Transmigrated into a farmer's lucky charm, all the villains in the family panicked.

Aunt Liang gritted her teeth inwardly, but dared not say anything.

Who doesn't know that Fifth Concubine used to be a foot-washing maid in the First Madam's household? She's only been a concubine for a few days, and she's already acting like she owns the place. It's just that last time she wanted fish and I didn't prepare it for her. She's already holding a grudge and deliberately chose today to cause trouble.

Who doesn't turn a blind eye to someone stealing things from the kitchen?

As long as you don't go too far, nobody cares if you're carrying an egg or a piece of meat, but this fifth concubine insists on making a big deal out of nothing.

Aunt Liang suppressed her anger and forced a smile, saying, "Fifth Aunt, today is the master's big day. If we make too much noise and disturb the master and the guests, we won't be able to handle it."

Fifth Aunt's eyelids twitched.

This is the day she's been waiting for.

Normally, if things escalate, the master would simply brush it off with a "family scandal shouldn't be aired in public" statement. But today, with guests all around, things have blown up, and the master, for the sake of his reputation, will have to severely punish the kitchen staff. She, however, is determined to cause trouble today.

Fifth Aunt waved her hand, and two burly women behind her immediately rushed into the kitchen and began searching. Actually, they didn't need to search much; they just stared at the cooks and helpers, looking them up and down to see who had a bulging physique.

Several helpers' expressions changed, and they quietly shrank back.

This shrinking back is practically a case of trying to hide something obvious.

The two old women went up and groped around, quickly finding a little salt wrapped in oil paper and a small piece of lean meat on the two men.

Aunt Liang glared at the helpers, thinking to herself, "It's all over, it's all over."

Just as things were in chaos, the steward walked in happily, his joy still radiant. He first bowed to Fifth Madam: "The master is happy today, everyone will be rewarded!"

He then handed a bag of reward money to Aunt Liang, asking her to distribute it.

Fifth Concubine immediately retorted, "The steward has arrived just in time! Someone is stealing from the master's house."

The steward's eyes flashed, and the smile on his lips froze. He had worked in the mansion for over a decade and knew all the shady dealings in the kitchen like the back of his hand. Just as he was about to speak up and smooth things over, Fifth Madam didn't give him a chance and directly ordered the old woman, "Go to the front and fetch the master. Tell him there's been a thief in the kitchen."

It was just a coincidence that the guests had just left. If the master had been summoned a moment earlier, he would have exploded on the spot.

However, the master's expression wasn't very good at the moment.

As the patriarch, in his fifties, stepped into the kitchen, his fifth concubine immediately threw herself into his arms like a wronged kitten, her voice soft and trembling: "Master, this kitchen really needs a good overhaul! Look at these people, taking our money and stealing our things!"

The three who were arrested immediately knelt down, their faces almost touching the ground.

Fifth Concubine's eyes darted around, and she added insult to injury: "Master, I've only searched five people and caught three. The rest haven't been searched yet."

She turned and glared at the two old women: "What are you waiting for?"

Seeing that their master had come in person, the two old women became even more confident and puffed out their chests as they searched the remaining people one by one. Fortunately, they only found four people in the end; if there had been more, the master would have truly lost face.

In the corner, Gan Yuwan's legs went weak, her lips turned pale, and her heart pounded.

Luckily, she put the lard back then, otherwise she would be kneeling at the master's feet right now, utterly humiliated. Stealing and being fined is a minor matter; being caught in public like that, who would dare to bother her again?

The old man frowned as he looked at what the men had stolen—a little salt, a small piece of lean meat, a bit of soybean paste, and a little bit of lard. It wasn't a huge amount, but it wasn't insignificant either.

"Throw them out." The master waved his hand. "Don't let them into the mansion again."

As for the money for helping out, there's definitely no more.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something, turned around and asked Aunt Liang, "Who made that pork rib soup today?"

Liang Dahua's eyes lit up, and she was about to speak when she suddenly realized that the person was talking about pork rib soup, not pig's trotter soup, and her face immediately darkened.

Aunt Liang pushed Gan Yuwan forward and quickly said, "Reporting to Master, this is the lady!"

The master nodded, a smile finally appearing on his face: "The soup is good; all my guests praised it. Manager, give her an extra half a string of cash."

Seeing the large string of copper coins the steward placed in her hand, Gan Yuwan almost lost her balance. She thanked him repeatedly, her voice trembling – this time she was happy.

The master glanced at the others, then turned and walked away. The steward quickly followed.

Seeing that she had not achieved her goal, Fifth Aunt snorted angrily and swayed away.

After everyone left, Aunt Liang's expression immediately changed. She scolded everyone and chased the thieves out before distributing the reward money.

He then took out another 100 copper coins and stuffed them into Gan Yuwan's hand: "Thanks to your soup today, which brought honor to the kitchen, otherwise this matter would not be over."

Gan Yuwan quickly returned the money, saying, "Aunt Liang, if it weren't for your help, I wouldn't have this job! Next time there's a good job, please remember me!"

Aunt Liang smiled, clutching the copper coin. This woman was indeed honest and hardworking; she never shirked her duties, and she generously shared her recipes with others. She also made excellent pork rib soup.

"Okay, I'll call you again next time."

Liang Dahua stood in the crowd, her eyes blazing with fury.

She'd been busy for days! Only now had she learned how to make that soybean and pig's trotter soup! Her daughter had clearly said she'd get double the reward today! And what happened? The master hadn't even mentioned it once.

No, it must be Gan Yuwan's doing. If she hadn't interfered earlier, my soup would have been ready long ago.

Ah, just you wait and see...

The manager came over again, carrying the pot of soybean and pig's trotter soup. He shared it with Aunt Liang and the chefs. Seeing that Liang Dahua hadn't left, he casually asked, "How did you make this soup? It tastes really good!"

Seeing that the soup she had painstakingly prepared was almost untouched by the master and had all ended up in the servants' stomachs, Liang Dahua became even more furious.

"I forgot," she said, and stormed off in a huff.

The housekeeper frowned, glanced at Aunt Liang, and whispered, "She's too petty. She's not as open-minded as Sister Gan."

Aunt Liang nodded, thinking she would never call that person again!

On their way home, Gan Yuwan and Yun Qiaoqiao were overjoyed with their large reward. They were already imagining how to spend all that money.

Only Yun Shengsheng remained silent.

[Wait, this plot isn't right. Originally, my mother was supposed to steal a lot of things. In the end, the master found out, got angry, beat her, and threw her out of the mansion. Not only did she get no money, but she also lost all her reputation.]

But today, my mother didn't take anything at all?

Is this still my mother?

Gan Yuwan was disheartened. In her little girl's heart, was she really a thief?

No, she'll never steal again. She can't let her little girl look down on her.

Yun Qiaoqiao had originally brought a duck leg with her today, but she put it back because of her sister's feelings.

She decided that she would never steal other people's things again.

Not only did my mother not take anything, but she also received an extra reward because of a bowl of soup. That's really strange.

Sigh, even though that incident is over, the parents of those five brats came to our house to cause trouble around 5 PM tonight. Mom even broke one of the parents' heads, and we have to pay a huge sum of money in compensation…