Chapter 1998: Chapter 1995: Giving Compliments

There were quite a few dishes in the kitchen, and the summer vegetables were fresh, with loofahs, pumpkins, wax gourds, eggplants, peppers, potatoes, and sweet potatoes.

Ye Muyu saw sweet potatoes and got a good idea. It seemed she hadn’t made caramelized sweet potatoes much before.

Chu Heng liked sweet dishes, but she herself didn’t care much for sweet tastes, so her cooking naturally leaned towards savory, even for sweet dishes, which were more often meat.

Ye Muyu prepared a rock sugar pork knuckle, Shredded Pork with Beijing Sauce, along with some flatbread, perfect for wrapping the Shredded Pork with Beijing Sauce, plus caramelized sweet potatoes and sweet and sour pork ribs.

Aunty Hu did well with the vegetarian dishes, making spicy potato shreds, which were great whether on their own or paired with Shredded Pork with Beijing Sauce.

Ye Muyu decided not to make any vegetarian dishes.

After all, she didn’t have much time.

But since these dishes were quite greasy, Ye Muyu planned to brew some barley tea for Chu Heng.

Barley tea was very cheap, but the effect of relieving greasy tastes was excellent.

Barley tea doesn’t have any stimulating effect, which makes it perfect.

Ye Muyu preferred to rest when tired, unlike Chu Heng, who worked hard.

While Ye Muyu was busy cooking.

Over here, Lady Zhou and Wang Yuanyuan had almost finished sorting out their luggage, and both brought some gifts, ready to give them to Ye Muyu’s family.

Of course, to avoid trouble, Chu Heng wasn’t included.

The two would wait until they returned to the residence and then have the servants deliver them to the Chu family in the name of the men of their households.

“Oh, Madam Xie, you’ve also prepared gifts. I was worried my preparations might not be appropriate.” Lady Zhou’s voice was soft, and Wang Yuanyuan’s personality was straightforward, making her embarrassed to speak loudly to her.

Surprised, she asked, “Oh, you brought gifts too? Actually, I just brought some beautiful jade; I heard Ah Yu quite likes these little things.”

Lady Zhou felt a bit startled by her way of openly revealing the gift contents, momentarily unable to react, and was slightly taken aback.

“You…” Lady Zhou, having spent some time with Wang Yuanyuan recently, knew she wasn’t the scheming type.

They hit it off at first glance.

She hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to remind her.

Although Wang Yuanyuan was straightforward and didn’t pay much attention to details, it didn’t mean she was oblivious or foolish.

“Xiaoyu, I’m going to call you that boldly. It’s because I feel relaxed around you that I speak directly; if faced with those snobbish ladies, no way would I speak like this.” Wang Yuanyuan rubbed her face helplessly, “You wouldn’t know, since arriving in the capital, I’ve had to think thrice before speaking, for fear of offending the wrong people. It’s so uneasy.”

Lady Zhou understood, seeing her frown in discomfort, couldn’t help but smile softly: “I see, then I’ll call you Yuanyuan too.”

“No problem, you can follow me and call her Ah Yu too. Ah Yu also came from Nanchang County with us. She’s a good person, easygoing and pleasant.”

“What impresses me most is that Ah Yu is clever.”

“Don’t know if you know, Ah Yu has done so many things, like the pastry shop of our Young Master Xie. It used to be in collaboration with Ah Yu, though that shop isn’t exactly run by Young Master Xie, it’s my Third Brother’s doing. Back then, Third Brother and Lord Chu were classmates, so my Third Brother collaborated with Ah Yu.”

Wang Yuanyuan praised Ye Muyu over and over.

Lady Zhou listened with her eyes shining.

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