Crystal chandeliers hung in the center of the dining room, and the shimmering crystals refracted the morning light, casting speckled spots of light onto the off-white long dining table.

The bone china tableware was arranged neatly, the edges of the plates were lined with gold, and even the dishes holding the side dishes were a matching blue-and-white porcelain set.

The table was filled to the brim.

The soup dumplings in the steamer baskets were emitting white steam, and their wrappers were so thin that the soup inside could be seen; the crystal shrimp dumplings were piled into a small mound, translucent and crystal-white; the fried eggs were soft-boiled with golden edges; next to them were dried scallop and corn porridge, a few plates of refreshing side dishes, and warmed fresh milk giving off a faint heat.

【Ding! Congratulations to the host for arriving at the 31st world!】

The familiar system voice sounded.

【Plot summary: Aunt Liu, the nanny's daughter, Liu Sisi, was left uncared for after her father passed away early. Mother Yu was kind-hearted and allowed the mother-daughter pair to live in the Yu Family home. The Original Host treated her as a good friend, and out of consideration for her self-esteem, never exposed her pretenses of acting like a wealthy young lady outside. However, Liu Sisi secretly spread rumors, implying for classmates to isolate Original Host. Original Host had a simple mind and merely thought that her own personality was bad and unlikeable. Over time, melancholy settled in her heart, and she died of depression. Deeply saddened, Mother Yu recognized Liu Sisi as her goddaughter. In the end, not only did she take over the Yu Family's company, but she also ended up together with the boy the Original Host secretly had a crush on.】

【Mission requirement: Avoid the Original Host's predetermined ending and protect the Yu Family's assets.】

Yu Wantang felt this plot was very familiar upon hearing it; wasn't this just a gender-swapped version of that certain story?

It's just that the other one was the driver's son, while this one is the nanny's daughter. It's the same old story in a new bottle; they all rely on the kindness of the master's family, only to turn around and try to swallow the master's property whole.

They are all playing the game of the magpie nesting in the dove's home.

She picked up her chopsticks and reached towards the plate of crystal shrimp dumplings.

A hand reached out from the side and moved the entire plate of shrimp dumplings to the other side.

"How can the young miss fight with a guest for food?"

Aunt Liu was wearing her nanny uniform, and her tone was as familiar as if she were the master.

She pushed the plate towards her daughter Liu Sisi with a somewhat justified smile on her face, "Sisi loves eating this, let her eat more. Going to school uses up brain power, she needs to nourish herself."

Yu Wantang's hand was still suspended in mid-air.

She slowly withdrew her hand and tapped her fingertips on the tabletop.

"Aunt Liu." Her tone was very flat, showing neither joy nor anger, "When masters are eating, is it your turn as a servant to point fingers and meddle?"

The smile on Aunt Liu's face instantly collapsed.

She had worked in the Yu Family for almost ten years. In the past, Original Host had a soft personality, and the Madam was easy to talk to, so she had long been accustomed to putting on airs. Being publicly rebuked right now, she couldn't save face.

Shen Manyun, sitting in the main seat, frowned, put down the spoon in her hand, and her tone carried a trace of her habitual gentleness and accommodation.

"Since Sisi likes to eat it, let her eat it. It's not like there isn't any left at home, Tangtang, it's the same for you to eat something else."

As she spoke, she even picked up a piece of side dish and placed it into Liu Sisi's bowl. The gentleness between her brows and eyes was even a few shades more than what she showed her own biological daughter.

Clack!

Yu Wantang directly slammed her chopsticks onto the table.

The porcelain chopsticks collided with the bone china plate, making a crisp clinking sound that was exceptionally loud in the quiet dining room.

Shen Manyun's spoon hovered in mid-air, her brow furrowing. "You child, did you eat gunpowder early in the morning? Speak properly if you have something to say, who are you slamming chopsticks for?"

"Who am I showing it to? To people who don't understand the rules."

Yu Wantang stood up, her gaze fixed on Aunt Liu, and she said word by word:

"Since when did the Yu Family rules allow a servant to sit at the same table as the master to eat? How dare you move the dish in public and teach the master how to do things?"

Aunt Liu's face turned alternately red and white, still unconvinced: "Young Miss, I've worked in the Yu Family for so many years after all. If I haven't achieved anything, I've at least put in hard work. How can you..."

"What, did the Yu Family not pay you a salary, and you're working for free?"

Aunt Liu was choked into silence.

Seeing this, Liu Sisi immediately reddened her eye rims, bit her lower lip, and raised her head, her eyes covered with a layer of mist, looking pitiful.

"Tangtang, don't be angry. If I shouldn't sit here, I, I can just go to the kitchen to eat. It's my fault, I shouldn't have disturbed your meal..."

As she spoke, she wanted to get up and walk towards the kitchen, her shoulders trembling slightly, looking just like she had suffered a monstrous grievance.

Yu Wantang: "You don't have the fate of a princess, but you certainly have the disease of one. Your mother is the nanny of the Yu Family, and you are the nanny's daughter; recognize your own position. Eating my food and using my things in my house, yet you still dare to put on the airs of a young miss. Do you even deserve it?"

The trace of color on Liu Sisi's face faded completely clean.

She bit her lip, and tears fell with a patter, landing on the tablecloth and blurring into a small patch of dampness.

Shen Manyun couldn't bear to watch anymore and was about to speak when Yu Wantang had already turned her head and shouted.

"Butler!"

The butler outside the door immediately walked in, bowing to await instructions.

"Calculate Aunt Liu's salary, and have them pack their things and leave." Yu Wantang's tone was flat, yet without a shred of room for negotiation, "I don't want to see them in the villa again."

"Young Miss?!" Aunt Liu abruptly stood up, her voice changing pitch, "What right do you have to drive us away! The Madam hasn't even spoken yet!"

She hurriedly looked at Shen Manyun, her eyes carrying entreaty. "Madam..."

Shen Manyun also looked at Yu Wantang with a frown.

"Tangtang, stop messing around! Aunt Liu has worked in our family for so many years, and Sisi is a young girl, where are you telling this mother-daughter pair to go?"

"Where they go is their own business." Yu Wantang leaned back against the back of her chair, picked up the milk and took a small sip, "If you try to stop me, I'll call Dad."

Yu Mingyuan was a career-oriented man; most of the year he was either at the company or away on business trips.

The butler turned around to make arrangements.

Aunt Liu still wanted to throw a tantrum, but looking at Yu Wantang's chilled gaze, she knew that the young miss was serious this time.

If she made a fuss any further, she probably wouldn't even get this month's salary.

In less than half an hour, two suitcases were carried out the door of the villa.

Liu Sisi stood outside the iron gate, still wearing the designer dress given to her by Original Host, her hair somewhat messy from the wind.

She looked at the tightly closed carved iron gate, her nails digging fiercely into her palms.

That's not right.

It shouldn't be like this.

In the past, Yu Wantang clearly listened to her the most; as long as she reddened her eye rims, the other party was willing to give her anything.

Why did she suddenly seem like a completely different person?

Liu Sisi gritted her teeth, venom, unwillingness, and a jealousy hidden deep down that she was unwilling to admit churning at the bottom of her eyes.

She raised her head and glanced in the direction of the second floor of the villa, the corners of her mouth slowly pressing into a straight line.

Drive her away?

It's not that easy.

Inside the villa, Yu Wantang leisurely picked up her chopsticks, picked up a crystal shrimp dumpling and put it into her mouth.

The skin was thin and the filling was large, exceptionally fresh.

The system muttered in her mind: "Host, you made your move way too fast. I thought you would at least wait half a day."

"Wait for what?"

"Keep them for the New Year? Knowing the other party has bad intentions, you have to instantly nip it in the bud."