"I don't say that doesn't mean I'm unprepared. I've already taken leave. From tomorrow until my grandmother's birthday is over, I won't go to Zhan Shifu." Duan Tingxuan looked at the sky and replied casually, thinking But it has already flown to the small kitchen of Chunfengyuan.
"Hehe, you don't need to be so serious, right? Although you are a talented person, there is Duan Houye and his younger brothers and sisters in the matter of celebrating your birthday. Do you need to intervene? It is all a matter of the backyard." Jiang Chang actually laughed. After saying a word, Duan Tingxuan said with a smile: "Who said I'm going to meddle in the affairs of the back house? It's Nuan Nuan, she wants to do a good job for the old lady's birthday banquet, and assigns me an errand to collect ingredients. Not to mention I’m so busy, I have to help her make a lot of cream the day before her birthday.”
"Cream? What's that?" Jiang Changning sat up at once. He had to say that this guy had a keen sense of smell in his profession. When he heard that it was a new word, he immediately thought of the strange book he was writing.
"The ice cream you are eating is made of cream. Otherwise, what do you think can make it so soft, smooth, sweet and delicious?" Duan Tingxuan smiled, thinking of what Su Nuannuan and he said would be presented on his birthday. The birthday gift for the old lady felt itchy in her heart, and she murmured: "Nuan Nuan also said that she would present a special birthday gift on the old lady's birthday. Not to mention the birthday gift, it is the menu she arranged... Let me tell you, that lion head, oh my god, I didn’t know that the meat can be made in this way. I can’t tell. Come down. Uh! I don’t think there’s anything wrong with me, His Royal Highness, then I’ll take my leave. I’ll go back now and complain to Nuan Nuan about my hard work. I might be able to grab a bowl of supper in the middle of the night.”
"Look at your potential." The princes all laughed, and Duan Tingxuan also laughed: "What's your potential? This is happiness, and you are only jealous, hahaha!"
Amidst the laughter, he left gracefully, leaving only the three princes looking at each other. After a long while, the fourth prince murmured softly: "This guy. It seems that what he said is quite reasonable."
"Yes!" The prince also sighed very much. Immediately, he straightened his face and said angrily, "That's why it makes people even more angry."
"That's right, we're obviously princes and elder brothers. How could this bastard take over all the good luck? God really favors him too much." The second prince was also resentful. But as Duan Tingxuan said, they are only jealous.
June 26th is the sixty-eighth birthday of the old lady Fang of Anping Houfu.
early in the morning. Before dawn, Su Nuannuan got up. First, I went to the kitchen to take a look. I saw Xue's daughter-in-law and dozens of cooks walking through the huge kitchen. Although the scene was lively, it was orderly. All kinds of ingredients are also brought in from the back door in an endless stream.
Seeing Su Nuannuan, Xue's daughter-in-law hurriedly came forward and said with a smile: "Don't worry, grandma, the servants know it well. Except for the four dishes you taught, the servants will cook the dishes themselves, and the rest will be handed over to the restaurant masters. Alright. Chef Cao of Swallow Tower dare not say anything else, but the rich and noble dishes are among the top cooks in the capital, so it is definitely right to entrust the four rich and noble dishes to him."
Su Nuannuan smiled and said: "Actually, I don't have anything to worry about. In terms of arrangements, you are better than me. That being the case, I will go back to work on my work. When I go to court, I still ask about birthday gifts. Until now I haven't started it yet, so I have to hurry up."
The daughter-in-law of the Xue family smiled and said: "Yes, yes, even though the eldest grandma is busy, she will not make any mistakes. I am afraid that Grandma Yun will come to see her in person later. Even if there are things that the slaves can't take care of, if she reminds her, she will be fine." That's all right."
Su Nuannuan looked at her in surprise, and smiled, "Are you sincere? Or are you just talking?"
The daughter-in-law of the Xue family smiled and said: "Of course it is sincere. To be honest, the servant girl let Grandma Yun go to the laundry room for no reason. I really have resentment in my heart. But we must distinguish between public and private. If Grandma Yun is picky, the servant girl will naturally deal with it." It's fine, but if she is really asked to pick out the real fault, is the servant still stubborn? That is not good for the servant."
When the words fell, Hong Lian laughed beside her and said, "I never believed that my sister-in-law could not be flattered or humiliated. I believed it after hearing this. No wonder grandma said hello. This is really learning the essence of our grandma."
The daughter-in-law of the Xue family also smiled and said: "Yes, when the servants are in the laundry room, they always think about how the grandma behaves now, so the more I think about it, the more I learn."
"Okay, okay, when is it? You are still here to brag about each other. It's good that you from the Xue family have such an idea, then you should be busy, and I will go back too." Su Nuannuan patted Xue's daughter-in-law on the shoulder with a smile , and Honglian walked away, on the way Honglian said with emotion: "Sister-in-law Xue was a snobby person in the past, but now she can reach this point, which shows the great charm of grandma."
Su Nuannuan smiled and said: "The country is easy to change, and the nature is hard to change. The Xue family's nature is not bad, so it is possible to get close to the red ones, the red ones, and the ink ones, the black ones. In the past, curry favor with snobbishness was just her way of survival, but now she has changed again. It’s just a way of survival, such people are really smart.”
As he spoke, he had already returned to Chunfengyuan. Duan Xinqi was holding Zhaocai Shunmao in the courtyard. When he saw her come back, he stood up and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law is back? Auntie went to the old lady's place to be with the ladies." Busy, I have nothing to do, thinking that my sister-in-law said that I will make a special birthday gift today, so I rushed over to see if I could help."
Su Nuannuan smiled and said, "Alright, I'm short of manpower now, have you had breakfast yet?"
Duan Xinqi smiled and said: "I came to my sister-in-law to help, so I ate breakfast first, isn't that stupid? I didn't eat it, I asked Xueer to bring all the clothes, and I will change at my sister-in-law's place when the time comes. Then go with you."
Su Nuannuan nodded: "In that case, let's go to the kitchen first. Your brother will come back after morning court. Before leaving, he specifically told him to wait for him to have breakfast when he comes back." After speaking, he went into the room and took a look at Duan Xinqi's new clothes. It was a goose-yellow thin satin dress with the scent of birds and flowers. After letting her try it on, Fang nodded and smiled: "Yes, only a bright girl like you can wear such a bright material, but this color is as good as it is." The silver hairpin on your head doesn't match well, just wait a moment, just the day before yesterday your brother gave me a set of ruby jewelry, and I'll try it on for you."
"Ruby jewellery?" Duan Xinqi shook his head in a panic: "That is too precious, not to mention it was specially given to my sister-in-law by my brother, I dare not take it."
"What's the difference between me and me?" Su Nuannuan smiled and shook her head: "What about the thick-skinned one who wanted to eat with me before? Why is it gone now?" Duan Xinqi is very measured, she can jump Bounce jumped to ask Su Nuannuan for some food, but never asked for fabrics, jewelry, or money. Su Nuannuan took the initiative to help. For this reason, Aunt Lin ordered her to send things every day, even though they were only worthless. Or a purse, or two-color needlework, or hand-made dim sum, but they are all very exquisite and show their intentions, which makes Su Nuannuan even more fond of their mother and son.