Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 282 I'll pick you up to cook for me another day, are you willing?

"Mother Feng, I don't need you to tell me, Miss Shen knows me."

Song Yuzhi said with a smile, still holding a small bowl of fish balls in her hand.

Shen Yu and Li had no choice but to pay their respects one by one.

Old Madam Song smiled and said, "Miss Shen, your fish balls are very well made."

"The fish balls looked plain and simple, with nothing special about them. They only smelled fresh and delicious, but I didn't expect to find something else when I bit into them."

"The meat filling in that little ball of stuffing was surprisingly delicious. I didn't expect that pork would be so delicious when it was cooked."

The second lady beside her also nodded in agreement and said, "I think it's good too. It's light and not greasy at all, but tastes good. It's better than those dishes that are always served with a thick layer of oil and soup. It's comfortable just to look at."

The second young lady next to her frowned when she heard that it was made of pork, and couldn't help but said, "So it's made of pork. If I had known earlier..."

Before she could finish her words, the eldest lady next to her secretly pulled her sleeve, and she shut up unhappily.

Old Madam Song was very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared. She frowned and said, "What's wrong with you, little girl Xuan? Didn't you just praise the deliciousness of the fish balls?"

The eldest lady smiled and covered up for her daughter: "No, mother, you heard it wrong. Xuan girl thinks the fish balls are delicious. Yuxuan, you can tell grandma yourself, right?"

As the eldest lady spoke, she tugged at the second lady's sleeve.

Maybe the second young lady was a straightforward person. She pulled her sleeves out of her mother's hands and said bluntly, "Grandma, these fish balls taste good, but they are made of pork. If people spread the word that our Song family eats pork, wouldn't that make people laugh?"

Mrs. Song was sitting there smiling. After hearing this, she glanced at the second young lady calmly and said, "Why, eating pork makes you inferior? Who taught you this rule?"

The last sentence was quite weighty. The eldest lady stood up a little nervously and whispered, "Mother."

Old Madam Song waved her hand: "Sixth Lady, don't always protect her, let her speak for herself."

The second young lady raised her head and said, "My sisters said that pork is only eaten by servants."

Old Madam Song was so angry that she laughed: "Oh, tell me, which families your sisters are from, let me see what kind of wealthy families they are from."

The second young lady then realized the mockery in Old Madam Song's tone, and her momentum lowered by three points, and her voice also lowered: "The third young lady of the Hong family in Jinxiufang, the second young lady of the Gao family in Tianyi Pavilion, and the second young lady of the Lu family in Zhenweilou."

Madam Song nodded and counted on her fingers, saying, "Jinxiufang is for embroidery, Tianyige is for making clothes, and Zhenweilou is for cooking. These families are good and have some wealth. Does this mean they are wealthy families?"

The Second Miss was puzzled: "Grandmother, isn't it? Second Miss Lu said that her restaurant only serves mutton and game, never pork, saying it's not good enough, rich people never eat it."

Old Madam Song looked at the eldest lady and said, "Sixth Lady, listen to me. The nanny I hired for you ladies was all in vain. What did she learn?"

Seeing Shen Yu sitting in the corner with her brows lowered, she sighed and continued, "I think you self-proclaimed upper-class ladies are not as knowledgeable as this girl from the Shen family who runs a small food shop and can only make some cheap dishes with pork."

"Forget it, I'm tired too, you all can go back."

As she spoke, Old Madam Song waved her hand impatiently.

For a moment, there was an awkward silence in the room.

When the second lady saw that the old lady was unhappy, she quickly stood up and signaled Song Yuzhi to put down the bowl of soup in her hand.

Song Yuzhi glanced at the second young lady with dissatisfaction and pouted secretly.

She looked at the snow-white fish ball in the bowl that she had not finished eating reluctantly, so she had to put down the bowl of soup obediently and stood up with her mother.

The eldest lady had already stood up, and brought the second and third young ladies with her. They all bowed to Old Madam Song and filed out.

Shen Yu and Li saw that everyone stood up, and hurriedly stood up as well.

When the second young lady walked out of the room, she looked at the little cook who was standing aside with her head slightly lowered, dressed in coarse cloth, and who had caused her to be scolded by her grandmother.

She glared at Shen Yu hatefully, then followed her mother with a snort.

When Song Yuzhi passed by Shen Yu, she whispered quietly, "Miss Shen, don't take it to heart. My second sister is just that kind of person. I'll ask you to cook for me another day. I'm leaving now."

Before he could finish his words, he was pulled away by the Second Madam.

As Song Yuzhi walked, she whispered to the Second Madam: "Mother, that fish ball is delicious. We can ask Miss Shen to make it ourselves some other time."

Shen Yu secretly groaned in his heart, he had offended the Second Young Lady now, he hoped that the Second Young Lady would not bear a grudge against him.

Mother Feng poured a cup of hot tea for Old Madam Song and whispered, "Don't be angry, Old Madam. The young ladies are still young. If there is anything they don't understand, just teach them slowly. Why get angry and hurt your body?"

Old Madam Song sighed, took the teacup from Mother Feng's hand, took a sip and put it on the table next to her. She wanted to say something, but looked at Shen Yu and the other person who were still standing silently, and stopped talking.

Mother Feng asked hurriedly, "Madam, Miss Shen's restaurant cannot be left without people. Do you think we should let them go back first?"

Old Madam Song nodded and waved to Shen Yu with a smile.

Shen Yu took a few steps forward, and Old Lady Song said, "Miss Shen, I'm sorry to show you a joke. My daughter Xuan is ignorant, so don't take it to heart."

"This bowl of fish balls you made is very much to my liking, light and delicious, I enjoy it very much."

"It's getting late today. Ah Zhen said your restaurant has a lot of customers, so I won't keep you any longer. Let Ah Zhen take you home."

"When I have free time some other day, I'll take you to my house to cook for me. Are you willing?"

Of course Shen Yu was not happy to come to this mansion again. Not only did he offend the cook, but he also accidentally offended the second young lady.

She is just a commoner and no one can afford to offend her.

Although he was not happy in his heart, he still had to put on a smile: "If the old lady likes it, how can I not be happy?"

"It's just that the snack shop is so busy that we can't leave without people. If my mother and I were away for half a day, I don't know how chaotic the shop would be."

When Li heard Shen Yu say this, she felt a little panicked, fearing that her direct refusal would anger Old Madam Song. If a wealthy family wanted to make things difficult for a snack shop, they had plenty of ways to do it.

Li quickly said, "Madam, Yuzhi didn't mean that. We are willing to come."

Shen Yu hurriedly tugged at Li's sleeve and interrupted her with a smile: "Madam, what I mean is that these fish balls are easy to make. If you like them, I am willing to teach the chef in the mansion how to make them."

"This way, whenever the old lady wants to eat, she can make it immediately."