The wealthy daughter breaks through the situation with wisdom

Dai Shiya's sharp eyes stopped Wang Ma's ridicule. Wang Ma was shocked by her momentum. Dai Shiya, who was usually submissive, seemed like a different person today. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing and walked away in disgrace.

Dai Shiya looked at Wang Ma's back as she left, her eyes gradually becoming firm. She knew that in this family, if she wanted to be respected by others, she had to show her strength.

In the following days, Dai Shiya worked harder to learn various household skills. Wang Ma seemed to be at odds with her, always assigning her various tricky tasks in different ways. Sometimes she was asked to wipe the priceless antique vase, and sometimes she was asked to sort out the piles of clothes.

Every time Dai Shiya completed her tasks carefully, fearing to make mistakes, but Wang Ma always found faults, saying that she didn't clean it clean enough or that she didn't fold it neatly, and then she scolded her in front of the other servants, trying to embarrass her.

However, Dai Shiya was not discouraged by this, but studied harder. She humbly asked other servants for advice and improved her shortcomings bit by bit. Gradually, some servants began to change their attitude towards her and felt that she was not as useless as Wang Ma said.

"Hey, why do you do this, young lady? You have a good life but you have to do these rough jobs."

"Who knows? Maybe the young lady has her own ideas."

The servants discussed among themselves, speculating on Dai Shiya's intentions. Only Dai Shiya herself knew that everything she did was to gain a foothold in this family.

Early that morning, Dai Shiya got up early as usual and went to the kitchen to help. She was squatting on the ground carefully picking vegetables when she suddenly felt a shadow looming over her head. She looked up and saw Grandpa Dai standing in front of her with his hands behind his back and a serious expression. Dai Shiya quickly put down the vegetables in her hand, stood up, and respectfully called out, "Grandpa."

Old Master Dai ignored her greetings and glanced sharply around the kitchen, his tone carrying a hint of contempt: "Why? The eldest daughter of the Dai family has to cook these rough jobs herself?"

Dai Shiya knew that Mr. Dai always valued status and didn't like her to associate with servants, let alone do these "lowly" things. She tried to explain: "Grandpa, I just want to help..."

"Help?" Old Master Dai snorted coldly and interrupted her. "Do you think this is acting? Do you need to gain sympathy here?"

Dai Shiya's heart sank suddenly. She knew that in the eyes of Mr. Dai, everything she did was a hypocritical performance. She bit her lip and wanted to explain again, but was interrupted by Mr. Dai's impatient wave of his hand.

"Okay, no more words. Remember your identity. You are the eldest daughter of the Dai family, not a servant!" After saying that, Old Master Dai turned around and left the kitchen without even looking at her.

Dai Shiya stood there, looking at the back of Mr. Dai leaving, her heart filled with bitterness and helplessness. She knew that it would take time to change Mr. Dai's opinion of her.

"Miss, don't take it to heart. The master is just..." Aunt Wang carefully comforted her, with a hint of gloating in her tone.

Dai Shiya took a deep breath, suppressed her emotions, and said calmly: "I'm fine, Aunt Wang, you don't have to worry about me."

She bent down and continued to pick vegetables silently, as if nothing had happened just now. However, only she knew that Mr. Dai's words were like a thorn, deeply piercing her heart.

Wang Ma wanted to say something more, but when she saw Dai Shiya's expression, she shut up. She turned around and continued to do her own things, but the barely perceptible sneer at the corner of her mouth exposed her true thoughts.

Dai Shiya seemed not to notice Wang Ma's expression. She lowered her head, and her hands moved mechanically and numbly. Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, her eyes fell on the pile of vegetables next to her, and her eyes gradually became sharper.

She found that after washing the vegetables, they needed to go through a manual selection process to remove those that were not fresh or had insect holes. This process was tedious and time-consuming, and it was no wonder that the kitchen's work efficiency was not high.

An idea flashed through Dai Shiya's mind. She put down the vegetables in her hand, walked to the corner of the kitchen, and started searching. Soon, she found a discarded window screen and some wooden strips. She cut the window screen into the right size, fixed it with wooden strips, and made a simple screening net.

"Miss, what are you doing..." Xiaoli next to her asked curiously. She had just arrived at the Dai family and had not yet been completely assimilated by Aunt Wang. She still maintained a bit of kindness towards Dai Shiya.

"I want to try and see if I can improve efficiency." Dai Shiya didn't explain much. She placed the screening net above the sink and poured the washed vegetables into it.

Under the flushing of water, those unfresh leaves and impurities are easily screened out and fall into the pool below, while the fresh and complete vegetables remain in the net. The whole process is fast and efficient, saving at least half the time compared to the previous manual selection.

Xiao Li was stunned watching from the side. She didn't expect Dai Shiya to come up with such an idea. She couldn't help but admire: "Miss, you are so smart! This way, we can save a lot of time."

Dai Shiya smiled faintly and said nothing. She knew that this was just the beginning and she still had a lot to do.

Wang Ma heard the noise and came over. When she saw Dai Shiya's "masterpiece", her face suddenly darkened.

"Hey, Miss, what are you doing? Inventing something?" Aunt Wang said in a sarcastic tone, her voice full of ridicule, "I see you are just bored and are deliberately putting on a show here!"

When Xiaoli heard what Wang Ma said, she was immediately dissatisfied. Just as she was about to open her mouth to refute, she was stopped by Dai Shiya's look.

Dai Shiya ignored Wang Ma's sarcasm and said calmly, "I just want to do my part to make the kitchen work more efficient."

"Efficiency? I think you have other intentions!" Aunt Wang sneered, "You want to take this opportunity to win people's hearts and consolidate your position in the Dai family, right?"

Dai Shiya took a deep breath. She knew that it was meaningless to argue with someone like Wang Ma. She ignored Wang Ma and turned around to continue working.

"You..." Wang Ma wanted to say more, but was angered by Dai Shiya's disregard. She slammed the table and pointed at Dai Shiya's nose and cursed, "Don't think..."

Dai Shiya suddenly turned around, staring straight into Wang Ma's eyes with a sharp gaze, and said word by word: "Think it through first!"

Wang Ma was shocked by Dai Shiya's sudden momentum. Her finger pointed at Dai Shiya and trembled slightly, but she still insisted: "You...what do you want? Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you are a daughter of the Dai family!"

Dai Shiya didn't say anything, just looked at Wang Ma quietly, her eyes were as sharp as a knife, piercing Wang Ma's heart. Wang Ma felt guilty, she unconsciously took a step back, avoiding Dai Shiya's gaze.

"I just want to do my job well." Dai Shiya's voice was soft but full of power. "If you don't like it, you can tell grandpa to transfer me out of the kitchen."

After that, Dai Shiya ignored Wang Ma and turned around to continue washing vegetables. She knew that it was difficult to completely change her image in the servants' minds, but she did not give up. She wanted to prove with her actions that she was not a young lady who only enjoyed privileges, but a capable and responsible person.

While working, Dai Shiya was thinking about how to gain a foothold in the Dai family. She knew that just relying on her little cleverness in the kitchen was far from enough. She needed a bigger stage to show her abilities.

At this time, Dai Shiya suddenly remembered that in three days it would be the birthday party of Mr. Dai. This was an annual event for the Dai family. Not only would relatives and friends come to celebrate the birthday, but also some business and political partners would be present. If she could perform well at the birthday party, she would definitely leave a deep impression on Mr. Dai and gain more voice for herself.

A bold idea gradually formed in Dai Shiya's mind. She wanted to use this birthday party as an opportunity to prove her worth to everyone and make those who once looked down on her take notice of her.

In the next few days, Dai Shiya began to rush around for the birthday banquet. She consulted a lot of information about banquet planning, learning how to decorate the venue, arrange seats, design menus, etc. She also went to the market to select ingredients in person and communicated with the chef about the dishes, striving to achieve perfection.

Seeing Dai Shiya being so proactive, Wang Ma became even more dissatisfied. She felt that Dai Shiya was deliberately stealing her limelight, so she spoke ill of Dai Shiya in front of Mr. Dai, trying to stop Dai Shiya from interfering in the birthday banquet.

However, Mr. Dai ignored Wang Ma's instigation. He knew that Dai Shiya really wanted to contribute to the family, so he acquiesced to Dai Shiya's behavior.

On the day of the birthday banquet, the old house of the Dai family was decorated with lanterns and filled with guests. Dai Shiya, wearing a simple and elegant long dress, shuttled among the crowd, greeting every guest with a decent smile on her face.

Before the banquet began, Mr. Dai gave a speech to thank all the guests for coming. Then, he turned his eyes to Dai Shiya and said, "Today, I want to especially thank my granddaughter, Shiya. During this period, she has put a lot of effort into my birthday banquet. I believe that today's banquet will be unforgettable for everyone."

Mr. Dai's words surprised everyone present. They didn't expect that Dai Shiya, who had always been indifferent to worldly affairs, would take so much trouble for Mr. Dai's birthday party.

Dai Shiya smiled slightly, walked forward, took the microphone, and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Grandpa. I just want to do my part and do something for the family."

Her eyes swept across the entire venue, and finally landed on an inconspicuous corner of the crowd. There, a man in a black suit was sitting, looking at her with interest.

The corners of Dai Shiya's mouth rose slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Today, I have prepared a special gift for you..."