Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1338 - 187, so expensive? _3

Zhao Hongsheng, who was sipping tea, set down his cup and gently pulled over Tang Ruyan’s delicate hand, tenderly stroking it, "Though it might be considered a shortcut, your contribution this time must be properly acknowledged."

Turning his head, Zhao Hongsheng’s eyes lingered affectionately on Tang Ruyan’s face without any regard for Yu Bin in the room, he hooked his fingers around hers with a meaningful lift of his eyebrows and whispered, "Tonight, wait for me."

A surge of joy bubbled up in Tang Ruyan’s heart, her face bloomed with a shy smile, and she bit her lip lightly, nodding coyly before excusing herself with embarrassment.

Only after Tang Ruyan’s figure had vanished from sight did the smile on Zhao Hongsheng’s face abruptly disappear.

Beside him, Yu Bin let out another harsh laugh, "Miss Tang is indeed a clever woman." freeweɓnovel.cѳm

"Hmph, is that so?" Zhao Hongsheng picked up his cup and took a sip, only to find the tea had gone cold, and he unceremoniously placed it back on the table, "What a pity, she’s too foolish!"

Yu Bin scoffed. She was indeed foolish, to get involved with the Second Prince before even marrying, she was either too foolish or overly confident. But he believed the former.

The reputation of the First Scholar was not for nothing; the news that Ma Junying had hosted a banquet in Dong Tian for his fellow townsmen spread throughout the Capital city on the same day, and of course, along with it the fame of Dong Tian and its unique and exceptionally delicious cuisine and pastries. The number of people coming to Dong Tian to dine was growing day by day, unprecedented, and even many affluent families from outside the city were coming by reputation.

Initially, they just wanted to bask in the good fortune of the First Scholar, but after tasting Dong Tian’s cuisine, their thoughts immediately changed, and they made plans to return for another meal.

These past few days, Lin Yuan had been busy entertaining customers from all over, and she had no spare time to dwell on the embarrassment of Ma Junying’s silver-paying incident, or rather, she hadn’t given Ma Junying’s matter a second thought at all.

"Hey! Yuanyuan!"

Lin Yuan, who was absorbed in her accounts, had her thoughts interrupted by this sudden exclamation; her intense concentration shattered, and with a gasp, she looked up to see the young girl before her, patting her chest, "Goodness! You really scared me to death!"

The girl in front of her was Ma Xiaonan, Ma Junying’s younger sister. Ever since that banquet, Ma Xiaonan had fallen in love with Dong Tian’s sushi, visiting almost daily. It had only been a few days, and she had already tried every dish Dong Tian offered.

Thinking of how all the tables full of food would eventually turn into a mess, Lin Yuan couldn’t help wondering if this slim and tiny girl carried some kind of magical treasure that allowed her to transform things. Just like the gourd in ’Journey to the West’, which once called upon, could store anything, she would shout, "Hey, delicious food!" and all those dishes would get stored inside her gourd.

With this thought in mind, Lin Yuan was somewhat relieved, glad that when the young lady called her name, she hadn’t responded reflexively, otherwise, might she too have been sucked into that gourd?

Of course, Ma Xiaonan didn’t possess such a gourd—if there was one to speak of, it would be her seemingly bottomless stomach.

"Hey, Yuanyuan? What are you thinking about?" Seeing Lin Yuan staring blankly and spacing out, Ma Xiaonan tilted her head and vigorously waved her hand in front of her.

Lin Yuan shook her head, dislodging the absurd thoughts from her mind, picked up her abacus, and began to clack it rhythmically, "Oh my, Xiaonan, I’m really swamped today, you scared me just now! You go sit over there for a while, let me finish these accounts, and then we can chat. Oh right, there are some freshly made pastries there, your favorite almond crisp."

Ma Xiaonan pouted, looked unwillingly at the empty table, "It’s almond crisp again, every time I come you’re busy, and every time I end up eating almond crisp, I’m tired of it. Hey? Yuanyuan, how about we go shopping? My brother has been busy lately socializing with officials and has no time for me, and father too, with all the people coming to give gifts at home, it just annoys me to no end. Yuanyuan, I’ve heard the rouge and face powder in the east part of the city are exceptional, and that jewelry shop, I heard that everything is handcrafted by a lady, each piece unique, shall we go buy some?"

Lin Yuan, flipping through the account book with her left hand and skillfully clacking the abacus with her right, replied to Ma Xiaonan, "But I don’t have time, you go by yourself," and continued with her accounting, not even lifting her head.