Ye Jiayao made Xiao Jingyao's mushroom soup and beggar's chicken, as well as seasonal vegetables, cold fungus, pork belly chicken, and shredded cabbage, and served them herself.
Shopkeeper Li was waiting for her at the stairs.
"Li Yao, you will have two drinks with the young prince later. You don't need to be busy in the kitchen for now."
Ye Jiayao was stunned, Damn, you are my escort!
Shopkeeper Li doesn't think there's anything wrong with this. What an honor it is. Thinking about having dinner with the young prince makes him burst into tears.
"Well, don't worry, the prince is not here."
The prince was known to be a good man. If Li Yao was asked to accompany the prince to dinner, it would be a bit hard to say.
Ye Jiayao was stunned again, why could she rest assured that the prince was not around
"Go quickly, don't keep the young prince waiting." Shopkeeper Li urged with a smile.
Well, little Jingjing has nothing to be afraid of. I taught him a lesson once and let’s see if he dares to find trouble next time.
Ye Jiayao walked into Fuyu Pavilion with high spirits.
He Lianjing sat there alone and pointed his fingers. Zhao Qixuan's words made him even more confused. Could it be that he really had the potential to break his sleeves? You are worried about a man, feel disappointed when you don’t see him, and are overjoyed when you see him. Is this love? Is it? Right? However, in the past sixteen years, he has never been so attracted to anyone, no matter whether it is a man or a woman. He Lianjing felt like his brain was in knots and he was about to go crazy.
"Little prince, the dish you asked for is here." Ye Jiayao put the dish on the table.
Picking up a small hammer and cracking open the beggar pigeon wrapped in yellow mud, a burst of meaty aroma accompanied by the fragrance of lotus hit your face.
Seeing that Xiao Jingjing didn't respond, just sitting blankly, Ye Jiayao was a little confused. What mood was the little kid having
He tore off a pigeon leg and put it in his bowl: "Aren't you saying you want to eat the beggar? Make sure it's authentic, try it!"
Helian Jing smelled the fragrance and remembered the first time he shot a bird. He was as happy as anything. He happily jumped into the lotus pond to pick lotus leaves, dug the hole hard, and then lay down on the ground to watch with excitement and curiosity. Yaoyao was a beggar.
He was born in a wealthy family, and had everything he wanted from a young age. He had never experienced hunger, had never slept in a dilapidated temple pavilion and had his head covered in mosquito bites, had never experienced suffering, and had no idea that there was such a thing in this world. Life is not easy for many people.
Therefore, the beggar bird that he finally got was the most delicious thing he had ever eaten in his life. The fragrance melted into his bones, and the scene of the two of them sitting on the mound gobbling up the food also melted into his mind. I can't get it out of my mind anymore.
He just ate in silence, thinking about the past, and didn't care that Dayao Yao was still standing by.
Ye Jiayao watched him patiently and calmly as he called flowers and birds and took a sip of mushroom soup with no expression on his face. She completely treated her like a transparent child and thought to herself: This little kid can play more deeply and is making progress.
He Lianjing finished a whole pigeon and half a bowl of soup, then took a tissue to wipe his hands and mouth, and looked at Ye Jiayao with his slender phoenix eyes.
"Why don't you keep your words?"
Finally started questioning! Ye Jiayao pouted and said, "No, no words count."
There was a trace of anger in He Lianjing's eyes: "You promised that you would come to me, and we even high-fived."
Ye Jiayao said plausibly: "I will go find you, but it will be a little later. I want to wait until I find something to do and settle down before I go to you. Who knew that we would meet you first by such a coincidence."
Anyway, I didn’t say at that time that I would look for him as soon as I arrived in Jinling.
"You lied, then why did you disembark in Zhenjiang? Do you know that I stayed at the dock for a few days, waiting for Li Mao's ship, but you were not on the ship. Do you know how I felt at that time? Okay, you disembarked in Zhenjiang , I will go to Zhenjiang to find you. Do you know that my people have almost turned Zhenjiang over, but there is still no sign of you. Do you know how I feel? Just last night, I asked Zhao Qixuan, Let his brother-in-law look for you in Jiangxi, Yaoyao, how can you keep your words and still come to quibble now? I hate people who keep their words the most." He Lianjing's emotions finally exploded. He was worried here, but she looked like she didn't care. He was about to explode.
Ye Jiayao wanted to curse, but why was she so mean? Is it great to think that you are the little prince? However, after seeing him scolding others fiercely, his own eyes became wet first, filled with tears, and looked extremely aggrieved, as if he was the one who had just been scolded. It made her want to get angry but couldn't.
"Young prince, you are thinking too much. I have some things to do when I go to Zhenjiang. As for going to Jiangxi, I really wanted to go to Jiangxi, but after thinking about it, I forgot about it. Jinling is a prosperous place, and it should be easier to find a job. Easy, besides, I still have an appointment with you! Although I’m not sure if you still remember this agreement, I’m not a person who keeps my word!”
"I was sick for two days on the way to Jinling. I lay in a dilapidated temple and was in pain. I arrived in Jinling the night before. The shopkeeper of Laifu Inn introduced me to Tianshangju. I came here yesterday morning to apply for a job. Yes, you can ask Shopkeeper Du at Laifu Inn and Shopkeeper Li here if I have told any lies?" Ye Jiayao said calmly.
He Lianjing heard that she had been ill for two days on the road. All her anger had disappeared, and she only felt distressed. What disease did she have? She should ask an imperial doctor to take a look at her later.
Seeing that his expression softened, Ye Jiayao said again: "Xiao Jingjing, to be honest, if you were just an ordinary rich kid, I would definitely go to your house to eat and drink, but you are the little prince, for us, For ordinary people, you are unattainable. This makes me very hesitant and entangled. I don’t know whether I should go to you or not, but I think I will still go to you until I get out of Aurous Hill. When the time comes, I will see you as an old friend, instead of coming to ask you for a bowl of rice or a cup of soup. I don’t want to be looked down upon, Xiao Jingjing, can you understand my feelings? "
He Lianjing was so moved that he almost shed tears. In the past, every time Da Yaoyao called him Xiao Jingjing, he had objections, but now he feels more cordial when he hears it. Dayao Yao did not forget him. Dayao Yao avoided him just because he was afraid of being underestimated by him.
He Lianjing quickly stood up and helped Ye Jiayao pull out the chair: "Da Yaoyao, sit down."
Ye Jiayao was forced to sit down by him.
He Lianjing pushed all the dishes in front of her: "Are you hungry? Eat quickly."
Uh... So attentive? Not angry anymore? So easy to coax
"You can eat, I'm not hungry, these are specially made for you." Ye Jiayao said politely.
"You eat, you eat. I'm full. Besides, I want to eat your cooking. You can come here often, every day." Helian Jing said with a smile.
Ye Jiayao's scalp is numb, why do you still come here every day? The food prices here are not cheap. Besides, the money is not given to her. She just needs to come here a few times now and then!
Ye Jiayao felt that it was necessary to have a good talk with him: "Um... Xiao Jingjing, listen to me, your family is rich, but there is no way to spend money like this. You go to restaurants every day, and others don't look good. I think you are so idle, a man should do something, report it to the country and benefit the people. Anyway, I have signed here for three years. You can come over occasionally to cheer me up. If there is any social entertainment, just put it here to treat me. I will treat you in the future. If you open a restaurant and you come here every day to support me, I don’t have any problem with it.”
He Lianjing laughed. Yaoyao's words were high-sounding, not because she didn't own this restaurant.
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
After thinking for a while, he added, "How about I contribute the capital and you contribute the effort, and we open a restaurant together?"
The more He Lianjing thought about it, the more he felt that this was a great idea, so that he could legitimately be with Dayao Yao every day. Moreover, with Dayao Yao's cooking skills and his connections, the restaurant's business will definitely be booming, and Xiang Yi Lou, Tian Shang Ju, and Man Ji will all be defeated.
Unexpectedly, Dayao Yao rolled his eyes and said, "What are you thinking about? I just signed a contract, do you want me to break the contract?"
He Lianjing disagreed: "What's so big about breaking the contract? I'll go to Shopkeeper Li to see if he will let him go."
"You're not allowed to go." Ye Jiayao bluffed. She had just come to Jinling and had not yet established herself. She still needed to learn more. Besides, it was thanks to shopkeeper Du and his wife that she could enter Tianshang Residence. She didn't even have time to thank her, so she just left. Then Who has she become? And the most important point is that it is her wish to open a restaurant, but she wants to open a restaurant that is completely her own. She does not want to depend on others or cooperate. She is happy when she cooperates. If he messed up, he would become an enemy. She had seen this kind of thing too much in modern times.
"We'll talk about opening a restaurant later. You want to run away before you even learn to walk. Do you think opening a restaurant is that easy?" Ye Jiayao lectured.
Helian Jing was resentful, and his enthusiasm was poured cold water on him.
"Also, you can bring anyone here, but you are not allowed to bring the guy who caught you back in Yangzhou." Ye Jiayao suddenly thought of this important issue.
He Lianjing wondered: "Why?"
Ye Jiayao rolled her eyes and gritted her teeth and said, "I hate him."
Uh... He Lianjing was confused. Why did Brother Chunyu provoke Dayao Yao? They don't know each other. Could it be that Dayao Yao hated Brother Chunyu for forcing him to take him back to Jinling, causing them to have to separate
He Lianjing figured it out on his own, and his heartbeat couldn't help but speed up. Is that so? is that so? That...that was such a joy.
Ye Jiayao picked up a potato and saw Xiao Jingjing staring at her and giggling.
"You smile so stupidly, do you know it? Do you want to get a mirror and look at it?" Ye Jiayao squinted at him.
He Lianjing hurriedly held back his smile, but couldn't hold it back for a moment. He laughed, his eyes shining with endless light, like the sparkling water on the Qinhuai River in spring.
"Da Yaoyao, I'm so happy to find you."
Ye Jiayao couldn't help but laugh, what a cute child.
"Well, I'm happy to see you too." Ye Jiayao nodded.
This is no lie, she really likes this little brother.
Helian Jing smiled brighter and brighter, and the joy in his heart could not be described in words.
(End of chapter)