(Thank you for the red envelopes from the two sisters, please call me Seventh Master and Ruanruan White Rabbit~)
Besides, the worst way is to give some recipes to the capable cooks in Zheng Guogong's house, and it happens that what she needs most is these secret recipes that others say.
Chu Lian smiled, "May I ask the old lady and Mrs. Zheng Guogong to wait a moment. I have something to discuss with my grandmother. As for the result, I will not disappoint you two."
The old lady and Mrs. Zheng Guogong looked at each other, but what they said before was a little too much, and they were already a little guilty, but now seeing Chu Lian give in, they quickly agreed.
The old lady also asked her close maid to lead their grandparents to the next room.
After entering the wing room and closing the door, Mrs. He took Chu Lian's hand and said angrily, "Lian'er, this matter is because their Zheng Guogong's house is wrong, you don't have to worry about them so much."
Chu Lian helped Mrs. He to sit on the yellow peach wood chair, and comforted her: "Grandmother, I know that you protect me and love me, but after all, you have an unusual friendship with Mrs. Zheng Guogong. The old lady is really worried about Mrs. Zheng Guogong. The body is understandable. Besides, this matter is not as serious as you think. If you want the old man to eat delicious food, the granddaughter-in-law has a lot of ways! You sit here and don’t worry about the granddaughter-in-law. The matter will be left to the granddaughter-in-law to arrange."
Mrs. He stared at Chu Lian's clear eyes, seeing her bright eyes blinking and blinking, indeed without the slightest bit of reluctance, she suddenly smiled.
She and Mrs. Zheng Guogong exchanged handkerchiefs, and she really wanted to make trouble, but no matter what, they are both old ladies in two houses. Sometimes conflicts of interest are inevitable. Their identities are different, and their interests are also different. , it would be good if it could be avoided, but neither of them would back down if it could not be avoided.
For things like today, if the roles were reversed, I believe Mrs. Zheng Guogong would do the same as her.
Now, though, it's certainly better to have the best of both worlds.
"Okay, grandma will listen to you this time." Mrs. He patted Chu Lian's soft little hand.
Chu Lian sat next to Mrs. He, this room was full of confidantes they brought out from Jing'an Bo's mansion, there was no one else, so there was nothing to shy away from.
Chu Lian glanced at Xi Yan and Ming Yan she had brought.
Both of them were startled, and understood some of Chu Lian's thoughts. In fact, after hearing what Chu Lian and Mrs. He said just now, they had a faint feeling in their hearts.
Xi Yan's face turned bitter, and her brows were tightly frowned, but Ming Yan stood beside her but had no extra emotions.
Chu Lian watched the reactions of both of them calmly, and she waved to them, "Xi Yan, Ming Yan, come here."
Xi Yan and Ming Yan bowed their heads and walked in front of Chu Lian, and said at the same time: "What orders does Third Grandma have?"
Chu Lian didn't like to play tricks, and said bluntly: "I think you all have guessed a little bit of my thoughts. The old Zheng Guogong is unwell and needs someone to take care of him. It is impossible for me to stay in Zheng Guogong's mansion, but you have always been by my side. I never shy away from you about the secret recipes of the dishes in the courtyard, I let you learn them, now, with this opportunity, is there any one of you who is willing to stay and take care of Old Zheng Guogong's diet?"
Sure enough, Xi Yan and Ming Yan more or less guessed Chu Lian's words.
As soon as Chu Lian finished speaking, Xi Yan looked at Chu Lian reluctantly, eyes filled with anxiety. Ming Yan was actually calmer than Xi Yan at this moment, she just lowered her head, bangs blocked her eyes, Chu Lian couldn't see her expression clearly. Mingyan glanced at Xiyan out of the corner of her eye, and she found that Xiyan was suppressing her emotions, so she didn't open her mouth to ask a word.
Chu Lian frowned slightly, and seeing that the two of them were silent, he continued: "After all, you are the first-class maids by my side. It is of course impossible for me to give you away like this. If any of you If you can stay, I will send someone to take you back when the old man is in better health. Of course, if you are not willing, I will not force you. People always come up with solutions. If one way fails, we will change the way. That's right."
Chu Lian never liked to force people. If the two maids disagreed, she would not feel anything. At most, she would just give up a few recipes.
But it is also a rare opportunity for Xi Yan and Ming Yan to stay and take care of the old Duke. The two girls are not stupid, so they must be able to think of many benefits after a little turn around.
Mrs. He didn't expect Chu Lian to be so condescending, she suddenly smiled meaningfully, and her shrewd eyes fell on Xi Yan and Ming Yan in front of her.
Hearing what Chu Lian said, Xi Yan was obviously relieved, but Ming Yan tensed up.
Chu Lian stared at them, the pressure on the two servant girls was not small, being stared at by these two pairs of eyes that seemed to see through people, both Xi Yan and Ming Yan were beating their hearts.
"You speak out your truest thoughts, no matter what your choices are, I won't blame you."
After a while, Xi Yan took a deep breath, and then mustered up the courage to raise her head, and said in a trembling voice: "Third Mistress, I don't want to stay, I just want to serve you by your side."
Chu Lian was slightly startled and then laughed, "Then just stay by my side. Ming Yan, how about you?"
When Xi Yan heard Chu Lian's words, the big stone she had raised in her heart finally fell to the ground. She glanced at her master with slightly warm eyes, and then stood aside.
After listening to Xi Yan's answer, Ming Yan was obviously more nervous than before. After a fierce struggle, Ming Yan still made the decision that was best for her. She raised her face and looked at Chu Lian, "Third Grandma , the servant is willing to stay and take care of the old Duke.”
Mingyan has big eyes with double eyelids. Compared with Fuyan's jumping off, she is much more silent. The original text did not focus on the maid beside Chu Lian. After observing these days, Chu Lian did not find her Lack of character, but Mingyan is her closest maid, she will always find an opportunity to test her, today is an opportunity, but unfortunately, Mingyan obviously let Chu Lian down.
However, this was her own choice, and Chu Lian would not blame her.
Chu Lian didn't see anything wrong with her face, she smiled sweetly, "Okay, then you will stay and take care of the old man, after all, you are the big maid by my side, so it's not easy to lose my face. Don’t be stingy about using the secret recipes I taught you on the old Duke, and you don’t have to worry about the rest, it’s all arranged by me and grandma.”
Mingyan didn't expect Chu Lian to agree so quickly, with a happy expression on her face, she secretly glanced at Chu Lian and carefully at Mrs. He, and finally she felt relieved.
The next moment, she yearned for life in Zheng Guogong's mansion.
In the final analysis, no matter how smart Mingyan is, she is just a little maid who has never seen much in the market, no matter how smart she is, her vision is always limited.
Now that the discussion was made, the other methods Chu Lian had prepared would naturally be useless, and she instructed Ming Yan to do some things, and then helped Mrs. He out of the wing.
Mrs. Zheng Guogong did not expect that a big maid beside Chu Lian would know so many secret recipes. She was astonished, but of course her eyes were full of disbelief. Now a secret recipe is so rare, even if Chu Lian can easily cook good dishes, she will not tolerate it. Until he taught these secret recipes to the big maid around him.
Seeing that they didn't believe it, Chu Lian smiled slightly and asked people to prepare ingredients, and asked Ming Yan to show his hands in front of everyone.
Mingyan makes dragon beard noodles, the kung fu of rolling noodles and the way of cooking noodles are not something ordinary people can have.
It wasn't until the noodles were made and brought to Mrs. Zheng Guogong that she had to believe that the maid beside Chu Lian was also a culinary expert.
Now that it was proved, Ming Yan was left behind to take care of the old man's food, and Mrs. Zheng Guogong also knew that this was the biggest concession made by Mrs. He. She took her daughter-in-law and sent Mrs. He and Chu Lian to the former hospital.
Just as he was about to get into the carriage, Zheng Shizi rushed over.
Zheng Shizi was young and sweet-talking, he greeted Mrs. He first when he came, and then thanked Chu Lian for his hospitality that day, and finally even asked about the opening of Guilinju.
Chu Lian was a little surprised, "How did Zheng Shizi know that I am opening Zhang Luo Restaurant?"
Zheng Shizi smiled heartily, "I heard from Brother He a few days ago that when the time comes, Lord Jinyi Township, don't forget to leave me an extra post."
"That's what it should be."
That was the case, Chu Lian laughed, and Zheng Shizi spoke frankly, which was really hard to hate.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chu Lian followed Mrs. He back to Uncle Jing'an Mansion.
Seeing the carriage of Uncle Jing'an's mansion leaving the mansion, Zheng Shizi turned around and asked his grandmother and mother curiously, "I heard that Xiangjun left her personal maid at our mansion, why is that?"
Mrs. Zheng Guogong glared at him when he heard his question, "You don't do business all day long, but you actually inquire about these trivial things, what do you want to do if you know these things!"
Zheng Shizi has always been good at coaxing people, especially the elders like his mother and grandmother.
He hugged Mrs. Zheng Guogong's arm, "Mother, you also said that this is a trivial matter. Since it is a trivial matter, tell your son, so that your son will not send someone to investigate."
Mrs. Zheng Guogong only had this son, but she actually loved her very much. She spoiled and helplessly looked at her son, then reached out and nodded at him, "The servant girl left behind by Mr. Xiang is good at cooking, and she takes care of your grandfather. Don't you Go make trouble."
Zheng Shizi was a little surprised, "If you are good at cooking, what about Mr. Bi Zhixiang?"
Mrs. Zheng Guogong glanced at her grandson, "How can you compare with Xiangjun? This girl was taught by Xiangjun. Didn't you say that you have eaten the dishes made by Xiangjun himself? If you taste the dishes made by that servant girl in the future, you will naturally be ashamed." Got it."
Hearing the words, Zheng Shizi felt a little more expectation and excitement.
In the afternoon, Mrs. He and Chu Lian returned to Jing'an House.
Chu Lian first sent Mrs. He back to Qingwei Hall. Before leaving, Mrs. He sent all the servants out, and took Chu Lian's hand to talk about himself.
"You child, you just sent out the maids around you. Now that there are few people around, how about grandma giving you Muxiang?"