Early the next morning, Ye Jiayao went to the dessert shop to make pastries, doing it herself with great sincerity.
A piece of washed and trimmed lotus leaves was spread on the white porcelain plate, and the crispy lotus cakes were placed on it, just like blooming water lilies.
The green lotus is cut into small circles and scattered on the fan-shaped porcelain plate, and the goldfish-shaped Dingsheng cake is placed on it, as if playing among the lotus leaves.
Use jelly to frame the shape of a tree on the plate, and decorate it with light yellow crystal osmanthus pastry, just like the fragrance of osmanthus on the branches.
"Second Young Mistress, this is so beautiful, you can't stop eating it." Xiang Tao, who came to help today, was dumbfounded and amazed when he saw Second Young Mistress's pastry skills.
Ye Jiayao smiled and said: "Making pastries is the same as cooking. Taste is very important, but appearance is also very important. Color, flavor, shape, both are indispensable."
"But this is too beautiful, I don't want to destroy it." Xiangtao's eyes almost fell off when she saw it.
"That's you. You can watch it later. The young prince and the others won't be polite." Qiao Xi brought the freshly baked silver rolls.
Ye Jiayao looked at the time: "We have to hurry up, they should be arriving soon."
Plates of pastries were placed on the table, and Ye Jiayao took out the luminous cup from his collection and would get everyone some wine to drink later. It's a pity that there are no coffee beans, otherwise pastries and coffee would be the best combination.
As soon as the place was decorated, everyone came in through the back door. This was to avoid being noticed. The dessert house did not accept male customers because it was a shop rule posted on the sign. If you want to break it, you can't break it too ostentatiously, not to mention this time. There's nothing wrong with keeping a low profile.
"Haha, I, Old Zhao, have finally come in. This mess of rules has made me suffocated to death." Zhao Qixuan laughed heartily.
"Today is an exception for us." Xiao Jing said.
Qiao Xi and Xiang Tao went to greet them and led them to the most luxurious private room.
The so-called luxury does not mean magnificent, but simple, elegant and Zen-like decoration.
Stepping into the elegant room, the first thing that catches everyone's attention is the meandering clear stream on the ground. The bottom is paved with pebbles picked up from the stream. A few small koi carps are swimming in the water. There are lotus leaves floating on it. water lily.
"Oh, what a unique design, it tastes like a meandering wine glass." Zhao Qixuan praised, and immediately fell in love with this place. The highest level of eating is to eat the environment, eat the atmosphere, and finally the taste.
"Not bad, a lot of effort was put into the renovation. It was specially used to entertain gold card members." Xia Chunyu said with a smile, Yaoyao had many ideas, and she made it look decent.
"My mother said she didn't want to leave even after she came here. Am I exaggerating that much? Now, I don't want to leave either." Xiao Jing said with a smile.
Even Su Yi, who doesn't praise easily, said: "Look back, let's get one in the village over there."
"Okay, we are of the same mind, and that's exactly what I meant." Zhao Qixuan immediately agreed, earning a faint eye roll from Su Yi.
The environment here is so quiet, elegant and pleasing to the eye. When they saw the pastries, everyone realized that their eyes were a little bit short.
"Is this... is this for eating? Are you sure this is for eating?" Zhao Qixuan looked at the plates of exquisite and picturesque pastries on the table, stunned.
"Of course it's food. Could it be that I invite you to come, just to have a look?" Ye Jiayao walked in with a smile.
Xiao Jing clicked his tongue and said: "Yao Yao, I think there is nothing you can't do in this world, only things we can't think of."
"Don't be so exaggerated, it's just a little thought." Ye Jiayao said modestly.
"That's not what you're saying. The imperial chefs in the palace are always thinking of tricks, but they can't think of anything good even if they think about it." Zhao Qixuan said. As he spoke, Zhao Qixuan frowned. : "No, Yaoyao, you have to get me a gold card, otherwise I will suffer a big loss."
Xia Chunyu was not happy: "Hey, how do you call someone? What a mess. Can you call me Yaoyao? From now on, you can't mess with the rules when calling me sister-in-law."
Yaoyao is his own, no one else is allowed to call her.
Chunfeng Shiran sat down and said, "Second brother, I have always followed the rules."
"If I want to call you, I have to call you sister, sister Yaoyao..." Xiao Jing said with a smile.
Zhao Qixuan curled his lips: "Well, when I call you sister-in-law, just call me sister-in-law. Who told you to be a few days older than me!"
Then he saluted Ye Jiayao upright: "Hello, sister-in-law! Please give me a gold card!"
Ye Jiayao couldn't help laughing: "What kind of gold card does my brother want? Why don't I entertain you personally when you come? I made these pastries with my own hands. Even if you are a gold card member, you won't be able to enjoy them." Such treatment."
"That's right, we are all brothers, come on, let's sit down." Xia Chunyu acted like a host and invited everyone to take a seat.
Qiao Xi brought the luminous cup and Xiang Tao poured wine for everyone.
"The luminous glass of grape wine, such an elegant environment, such delightful food, and the gathering of friends are truly a blessing in life." Su Yi raised the wine glass.
"Brother and sister, I'd like to toast you with this first cup."
Zhao Qixuan had an opinion: "Hey, why should I call you sister-in-law, and you call me brother-in-law? Isn't this a mess?"
Su Yi glanced at him lightly: "I'm older than Chunyu."
Zhao Qixuan was depressed: "Isn't it true that the husband sings and the wife follows suit?"
Su Yi's fair face quickly became flushed, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I think your skin is itchy."
Zhao Qixuan quickly shrank his head: "Okay, okay, you can call me younger brother or sister, whatever you want."
Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter, and Su Yi's face turned even redder.
Xia Chunyu came out to smooth things over, raised his glass and said: "Come on, we husband and wife respect you all, good brothers, and we won't say anything outside of the house. Whenever you can use me Xia Chunyu in the future, just give me a shout, and I, Xia Chunyu, will go through fire and water." No excuses."
Xiao Jing echoed: "Come, let's drink to our good brother."
Everyone picked up their wine glasses and drank them all in one gulp.
Ye Jiayao greeted: "There is enough wine, but you are not allowed to get drunk. Everyone understands this is an emergency."
"Don't worry, even a jar of this wine won't make anyone drunk." Zhao Qixuan said with a smile.
While everyone was drinking wine and tasting cakes, Ye Jiayao thought of Master Jiu and asked, "Why didn't Master Jiu come?"
Zhao Qixuan said: "I've informed him and promised that he would definitely come. It's probably because of something that delayed him."
"Hey, sister-in-law, that Zuo Qingyun, you won't just let him go like this, will you?" Zhao Qixuan asked.
Xiaojing and Chunfeng looked at each other and ate in silence. Yaoyao had already slapped Zuo Qingyun hard. It is estimated that Zuo was very depressed these days.
Ye Jiayao sighed slightly: "Of course I can't let him go like this, so I decided to withdraw all the money stored in Datonghui tomorrow. It would be great if more people can be mobilized."
Xiao Jing took a breath: "You mean to incite everyone to cash in silver coins. If the amount is large enough, Datonghui will not be able to cope with it, and maybe it will collapse?"
Su Yi pondered: "It's not that easy for Datonghui to collapse. At that time, several major banks jointly failed to deal with Datonghui, which shows how deep the foundation is. However, it is still possible to create some trouble for Datonghui."
Needless to say, everyone knows well that Datonghui can be said to be King Yu's treasury. Forget it if you didn't know it before. Now that you know it, naturally you can no longer put money in King Yu's treasury to create points for Datonghui. Trouble, King Yu will be even more troublesome.
"No problem, I will contact my friends tomorrow and empty out the Jinling Datonghui first." Zhao Qixuan waved his arms and said with great momentum.
A cold smile flashed across Xia Chunyu's eyes. If it was only a few hundred thousand taels, it would be impossible to attack Datonghui, but Yaoyao had 3.6 million on hand, and Zhao Qixuan couldn't do it either. Young Master, Yaoyao also said hello to the catering merchant association. They have been running restaurants for so many years and have a lot of money. If they can mobilize more, they can collect tens of millions of taels, which will be enough for Datonghui to have a good drink.
A few people set off a financial crisis in Jinling City with an understatement.
Dong Dong Dong... Someone knocked on the door.
Xiangtao went to open the door, and it was Master Jiu who came.
When Master Jiu entered the door, he cupped his fists and apologized: "Everyone, I'm sorry, I'm late."
"Master Jiu is a busy man, come on, sit here." Zhao Qixuan patted the seat next to him and asked Master Jiu to sit with him.
Master Jiu said: "I'm afraid I'm going to disturb everyone's enjoyment today. The guys who set the fire as mentioned last time have been caught. The prince, the second young lady, are they..."
Xia Chunyu's eyes flashed: "What arson?"
Zhao Qixuan said: "You still don't know about this?"
Ye Jiayao pouted: "I haven't had time to say it yet."
"What's going on?" Xia Chunyu asked in a deep voice.
Ye Jiayao said: "Not long after you left, someone came to the training class in the middle of the night and set fire to Duan Qilin's old house. Fortunately, there were no casualties. I asked Master Jiu to help find the gangsters who set the fire. I found it, but it was a pity that they slipped away. Now I sneaked back to celebrate the New Year, and I was caught red-handed."
Ye Jiayao had a good impression of this forty-year-old man who was a prominent figure on the road. People in the world were loyal, so after so long, he still felt relieved about it.
Zhao Qixuan patted Master Jiu on the shoulder: "Master Jiu, that's interesting. However, since the people are in your hands, we are not afraid of them running away. Let's eat and drink first, and then go to interrogate them when we are full."
"Exactly, I'm not in a hurry. Master Jiu, thank you for your generous help. I won't say thank you for your kindness. I'll give you a drink with tea instead of wine." Ye Jiayao raised her glass with both hands to pay tribute to Master Jiu.
Master Jiu stood up hurriedly: "Don't dare, don't dare, Second Young Madam, don't be polite, Lao Zhao's business is my Lao Jiu's business, Lao Zhao's friends are my Lao Jiu's friends, it is my duty to do so."
Xia Chunfeng began to be absent-minded. Others didn't know it, but he knew clearly that Liuli ordered Zheng Sanduo from Fuji to do the arson. Those gangsters were paid to do things. Who knows if they would keep their word and confess Zheng Sanduo? , that Zheng Sanduo is also unreliable, he might bite Liuli out.
He didn't want to protect Liuli, it was just that something like this made him embarrassed.
(End of chapter)