342 Luring her with food (1/2)

For Ryn, why did they have to complicate so many things? The dress was good and in her opinion, just stick to a neutral make-up and simple half-bun.

But of course, the two women disagreed. They even gave her a horrific look seeing how casual Ryn was about her appearance for the wedding.

”But it's your wedding, Ryn. You are the main star that day. Don't you think so, aunty?” Ryn turned to look at Mrs Long, hoping for support.

But to her disappointment, Mrs Long was fully behind Mika. Everyone must look the best on that day, she decided firmly. And even waved away all of Ryn's excuses.

Hence, Ryn had to spend hours being a doll and even had to let herself being photographed by the two women. She had to do quite a lot of poses to satisfy them. At the end of the time, still in the dress, she lied on the long couch and whined about her exhaustion.

What did Mika and her mother do seeing how grumpy Ryn was? Just laughed. They just laughed at her and then pulled her into Mika's room to choose a shirt from Mika's huge closet.

When they went downstairs, with Ryn wearing one of Mika's shirt as her own was ruined by Mika's tears and snort, the butler was waiting for them at the foot of the steps, smiling politely.

”Madam, Young Mistresses, would you like to have lunch now or later?” the butler asked politely when they were close to them.

”Are you hungry, Ryn, Mika?” Mrs Long asked the younger women. She did not mind having lunch but she wanted to eat together with them.

Ryn looked at Mika. She was tired, to be honest. She just wanted to go home to have a short rest before she went to meet Mei Li for work discussion.

”I am a bit hungry. What's for lunch?” Mika asked the butler. She wanted to eat pasta. ”Is it pasta?”

The butler looked at Mrs Long immediately. How could he answer Young Mistress's question? The menu for lunch today was decided by the Long Dowager. Well, actually, the menu was decided by the eldest Madam the moment she returned. No one could say anything to change the menu. What the Dowager wanted, the Dowager would get. Even if she was not around to have it, everything that was happening in the house must follow her rule. Of course, this 'rule' only mattered when she stayed in the house. But when she went to another place for more than a week, she did not mind what they were eating as long as once she returned, none of them suddenly has sickness because of eating too much fast food or fattening food.

”You mean the menu is decided by grandma again? But she's not here,” Mika whined. She was getting sick of eating Chinese traditional food three times a day every single day. She could not even do her diet, preparing her body for the wedding, because grandma did not want her health to be affected and in her own words, ”I want my great-grandchildren nine months after you get married. Your hips are not big enough to hold my great-grandchildren.”

The only time she managed to eat whatever she wanted was when she went to the office. She could eat what she wanted, which was toward reaching her dream weight. Nothing fattening, oily and too delicious. But, to her sadness, she knew she would not be able to lose weight when her breakfast and dinner were full of delicious food, no thanks to her grandmother.

Mika looked at Ryn for help. Please, Ryn, said something about the menu. Surely Mother would allow Ryn to eat her favourite. Right now, with mother was so excited with Ryn is heading toward becoming their real family member, surely mother would change the menu for Ryn, right?

”Actually…” Ryn paused. She did not notice the hoping look from Mika. She was scratching her nape as she tried to find suitable words to tell them she wanted to leave now.