Ahhh! Turn your head to the left! I'm begging you!]

Babe! The merchant lady is looking at you again! If you don't look at her, you're done for!]

Sob sob sob, every time I see my little darling like this, I can't help but feel heartbroken. I think I won't have kids in the future QAQ]

The person in front acts like you can have kids just because you want to~]

Darling, look, look at the direction of those fruits! The lady is watching you from inside the fruit pile! There's the food you really need!]

Forget the roast meat! Get the boxed lunch! Boxed lunch! Boxed lunch! Wake up!]

No matter how the barrage of comments tried to persuade Lu Xiaoyao to look at Mingmei, her first reaction was to take her plate straight to the roast goose and honey-glazed ham. When she got a roast goose leg almost as big as her face, Lu Xiaoyao smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into slits and were almost invisible.

"Wow, all meat! I love meat the most!"

Mingmei coldly watched the direction Lu Xiaoyao was eating meat, watching her happily devouring it. Mingmei simply shifted her gaze, deciding it was better to ignore it.

Then she looked towards the restaurant entrance again. The butler, who had his light golden hair combed back neatly, was watching everyone in the restaurant.

The emotions in those eyes contained far too much.

Mingmei thought about the subsequent plot and sighed softly to herself.

Who knew that becoming the heir was related to this butler?

"Excuse me, what is the food in these exquisite wooden boxes?"

Mu Chen was the first to notice Mingmei again. Mingmei raised her eyes to glance at him, not showing anything different, but her tone was slightly colder as she introduced, "They are boxed lunches. Do you need one?"

As Mu Chen nodded and said he did, the types of two boxed lunches appeared before his eyes.

"Please give me a potato and beef brisket boxed lunch." Although Mu Chen only wanted one, his gaze clearly fell on the other boxed lunch.

Seeing that boxed lunch, the corner of Mu Chen's mouth twitched almost imperceptibly before quickly returning to normal. Thinking about the designer of this game, Mu Chen felt it was quite bizarre that this kind of boxed lunch could be made.

[Potato and Beef Brisket Boxed Lunch: 1 credit point/portion. Effect: Can check the butler's favorability towards any player, can be used three times a day. Leek and Chicken Cutlet Boxed Lunch: 1 credit point/portion. Can avoid death once at night. The effect is valid on the day of consumption, for that night.]

Logically speaking, the very existence of the second boxed lunch's effect already indicated a certain fact, but... leeks + chicken cutlet, was this combination a joke?

Mu Chen couldn't understand. Even if that boxed lunch was also exquisitely plated, with bright green leeks topped with golden crispy fried chicken cutlets that looked pleasing to the eye, his intuition told him not to be curious about it. He probably wouldn't need it.

"Don't you want this one?"

Mingmei held up the leek and chicken cutlet boxed lunch and asked. Naturally, she received a rejection from Mu Chen.

Seeing this, Mingmei understood. Not to mention that the smell of leeks was sometimes a bit too strong and some players would refuse it, but crispy golden fried chicken cutlets paired with leeks?

Who came up with this combination?

Mu Chen and Mingmei's exchange naturally didn't avoid the others. Soon, the second customer came, Bai Xiao.

When she realized that Mingmei was the mysterious merchant, the joy and surprise in Bai Xiao's eyes brought some comfort to Mingmei's heart.

Mu Chen was too calm, Lu Xiaoyao was too silly. Whether or not they discovered her didn't make her as happy as seeing the expression others showed when they discovered her.

Mu Chen couldn't help but notice the delightful light flashing in Mingmei's eyes. Because of this, Mu Chen, who was eating his boxed lunch, felt a little frustrated.

Could it be that he didn't have the advantage of gender?

Otherwise, why was she so happy when she was discovered and bought a boxed lunch, but not so happy when she saw him?

"I just overheard the servants talking. They said the late Duke was particularly fond of eating. Do you think what they said was hinting at something?"

A player with an unfamiliar face sat there eating the food on his plate, whispering to Zhen Po. This person was Zhen Po's classmate. Since they were in the same game, they naturally planned to cooperate first and then compete.

Zhen Po, who was happily eating honey-glazed ham, looked up when she heard this and glanced at the other person. Then she asked, "Do you mean that these foods are also a kind of test for us?"

"Maybe? We are all the Duke's illegitimate children. The butler said that who would inherit and how they would inherit would be known in five days. Maybe we are being observed and tested at all times?"

What that person said sounded somewhat reasonable. The others also noticed Zhen Po and her classmate's quiet exchange, and were wary of them finding an ally so early in the game.

Bai Xiao, who had finished eating the potato and beef brisket boxed lunch, didn't choose to activate the boxed lunch's function immediately, but went to find Lu Xiaoyao.

"Huh?"

At this time, Lu Xiaoyao had already eaten a lot, especially with the greasy ring around her mouth. Bai Xiao didn't know what to say.

"Can you still eat?"

Bai Xiao asked with concern.

"Is there anything else good to eat?" Hearing Bai Xiao's question, Lu Xiaoyao didn't answer whether she was full, but asked if there was anything else good to eat first.

If there wasn't, then she was full.

If there was, she could barely eat a little more.

"Over there, the boxed lunches sold by that pretty lady are quite good." Because that player hadn't contacted the mysterious merchant yet, Bai Xiao was restricted and couldn't say it directly.

But she felt that her hint was already very obvious.

Oh my god! My darling is loved by everyone! There's support everywhere she goes!]

That's right, the boxed lunches are delicious. Trust this lady, darling, and you'll open the door to a new world!]

Faced with Bai Xiao's reminder, the entire live broadcast room became agitated, and even Mingmei was prepared.

As a result, Lu Xiaoyao slowly moved to Mingmei's side after listening. The instant she saw Mingmei's face, she subconsciously mumbled something. Because Lu Xiaoyao's mumbling was too soft, the live broadcast room didn't hear what she said clearly.

However, Mingmei heard it.

"Hmm, familiar... can't say people are ugly."

She did remember those words Mingmei told her. But, couldn't she not say it in front of her face?

"Are your boxed lunches delicious?" Lu Xiaoyao looked at the delicate small wooden box, where the rice, main course, and side dishes were exquisitely arranged. Compared to the large plates of piled-up roast meat, bread, and fruit platters next to it, it looked especially different.

Suddenly, Lu Xiaoyao felt a chill in her heart, wondering if this was some kind of trap?

Like people said, the more beautiful and delicate things are, the more deadly they are?

Mingmei, seeing the constantly changing expression on Lu Xiaoyao's face, immediately understood that she had probably misunderstood again. So she immediately interrupted her thoughts and said, "The Duke also really likes the boxed lunches. Would you like to try one?"

Hearing Mingmei say this, Lu Xiaoyao shook her head in terror as if she had seen a ghost, shaking it like a rattle-drum. Then she turned around and ran away directly.

Her speed was as if someone was chasing her to take her life.

Mingmei's bewildered expression at this moment was very similar to the audience in Lu Xiaoyao's live broadcast room.

This is okay?!!!!!!]

Can someone tell me, what happened?]

Why can she still refuse?]

...

While everyone was speculating about various conspiracies, Lu Xiaoyao had already told Bai Xiao her thoughts.

"Think about it, the late Duke is dead. This is what he used to like to eat so it might be related to the Duke's death. What if I eat myself to death!"

Lu Xiaoyao's logic: The Duke likes to eat boxed lunches = The Duke died = Died from eating boxed lunches.

"Maybe the heirs might have a task to find out the truth about the Duke's death or something?"

Listening to Lu Xiaoyao's thoughts that had already gone off the rails, Bai Xiao's hand holding the boxed lunch trembled slightly, not from fear, but from anger.

Bai Xiao took a deep look at Lu Xiaoyao, didn't say a word, and turned around and left with the empty boxed lunch. She was wrong.

She should have known better than to believe Yuan Fang who said that Lu Xiaoyao seemed to have become smarter.

If she ever believed that Lu Xiaoyao had become smarter again, she would be a dog!