1 Year Of Beginning

It didn't take long before they arrived in Zhang Family Residence. Upon seeing the large building, Feng Mian was dazed. It was certainly something she could never imagine before. The vast land and also the decorations around made the place even more beautiful.

Compared to Zhang Liang's Residence, it was much larger.

The guards almost immediately opened the gate upon seeing Zhang Liang. If they couldn't recognize their young master, they would be certainly asking for a beating. Zhang Liang drove into the front door.

"Welcome back, Young Master," A servant hurriedly greeted Zhang Liang.

Zhang Liang merely nodded before he moved to the other side of the car. Before Feng Mian could open the door, Zhang Liang already opened it from outside. He stretched his hand and opened her seat belt.

"I... I can do it myself!" Feng Mian stuttered. He was too close!

"It's the failure of a man if he let you do it."

Feng Mian: "…"

Not knowing what she should say, Feng Mian just accepted Zhang Liang's gesture. As they walked out of the car, she had to do everything she could just to suppress her red cheek. She was so embarrassed.

Zhang Liang offered his hand and Feng Mian grabbed it.

'I need to act. I need to act. I need to act.'

Internally, Feng Mian chanted the same sentence over and over to remind herself that right now, she had to act loving with Zhang Liang. Even though she was not an actress, she needed to do it.

Bang!

When they came in, they could hear the sound of a door banging. Zhang Ai appeared before them in the next second with a wide grin on her face.

Upon seeing Zhang Ai standing up, Feng Mian was stunned. When she was sitting back then, it didn't look that way, but Zhang Ai is really tall!

How come she's called 'little?'

Feng Mian's brain was practically screaming at the thoughts. She definitely could never think of Zhang Ai as little.

Granted, compared to Zhang Liang, Zhang Ai was clearly much shorter. But compared to a short woman like her… uh huh, that would definitely be a giant and not someone little.

Zhang Ai didn't know what Feng Mian was thinking as she called out to her brother, "You're late, Liang Ge!"

"There's a traffic jam."

"Meh, that's what you always say. Come on, help me decorate the backyard along with Xue Ge."

Zhang Liang smiled bitterly. He turned to look at Feng Mian while Zhang Ai dragged him. "You can head to the kitchen and help Da Jie."

[Da Jie = oldest sister, in this case, it's referring to Zhang Xue's wife]

Feng Mian nodded. "Ok."

After the two siblings had gone, Feng Mian asked the servant nearby for direction to the kitchen. Her mind was also racking up everything she knew about Zhang Xue's wife.

Lu Di La.

She is a young woman around the age of 25 yet known for her capability in management. Lu Di La used to work in the hotel that Zhang Xue inherited and rose to the position of general manager. She was not sure regarding their love story, but she knew that after their marriage, Lu Di La was the one who handled the hotels while Zhang Xue became a patissier.

Their story was quite famous because there were not many couples who had the woman work in business while the man worked in the kitchen. Feng Mian only knew about this thanks to the newspaper that kept on giving updates of their relationship occasionally.

"It's here, Madam," the servant said politely as she made way for Feng Mian.

"Thank you."

Feng Mian entered the kitchen. Seeing 50 meters square wide kitchen, she was absolutely speechless. Just how many people were living in Zhang Family Residence to make this large kitchen. But recalling how Zhang Ai was a foodie while Zhang Xue and Zhang Liang worked in the desserts area, it was no wonder that they have such a grand kitchen.

In front of the stove, a woman was standing while holding a bowl. She had curly black hair and fair skin. Her dark brown eyes looked straight to Feng Mian's direction from the moment she entered the kitchen.

"Hello, I'm Feng Mian, Zhang Liang's wife," Feng Mian introduced herself.

The woman smiled. "I'm Lu Di La. Nice to meet you, Feng Mian."

"Nice to meet you too."

"I have heard a bit about you from Xue, but it sounded that your marriage with Liang is hidden from us." Lu Di La chuckled. She put the bowl down. "I'm really interested in how you meet with Zhang Liang."

As Feng Mian had talked about this with Zhang Liang, she smiled in response as she walked closer. "I can just say that it's similar to you, Miss Lu. I'm working in Zhang Liang's company."

"Oh." Lu Di La nodded. Workplace romance sounded interesting, but she didn't know much about Feng Mian yet. The details could wait for later. "There's no need to be so polite with me. You can just call me using my name directly or Da Jie."

[A/N: Da Jie usually refers to the oldest sister. In this case, both Zhang Ai and Feng Mian used this to call Lu Di La because Zhang Xue is the oldest among the three siblings.]

Feng Mian thought about it. Even though Zhang Xue and Zhang Liang were twins, Zhang Xue was still older. In addition, Lu Di La was older than her, so she preferred the polite way.

"I understand, Da Jie."

"Good."

Feng Mian looked to the bowl with interest, curious as to what Lu Di La made. "What are you making, Da Jie?"

"I'm making dough skin for dumplings," Lu Di La replied. "Do you want to help make the filling?"

Normally, the filling for the dumplings would be minced meat and vegetables. This time, they would be using chicken and fish plus some other vegetables. Feng Mian noticed that Lu Di La had prepared some of the vegetables chopped nicely on the cutting board.

"Sure. Should I fry the vegetables?"

"Yes. Don't fry too long, ok?"

"I understand."

With that, Feng Mian began to cook in the kitchen with Lu Di La directing the process.