Chapter 250: Chrysanthemum Tofu in Soup

Mr. Song looked at the others and apologized in the same way: "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, I'm really sorry for today."

Mr. Huang smiled and shook his head: "This is not your fault, no need to apologize."

Mr. Song's expression finally improved. He turned to look at Wen Zhenyi and Cheng Lesheng and said, "If you two don't mind, why not have dinner with us?"

Cheng Lesheng was a little hesitant, after all, this was someone else's wedding banquet.

Wen Zhenyi was quite generous: "Then we won't be polite." After saying that, he sat down first.

Seeing her like this, Cheng Lesheng had no choice but to follow her and sit down.

Madam Huang was the woman who had just come to her rescue, and she was also Song Yi's future mother-in-law: "Miss Wen, these dishes of yours look exquisite. You must have put a lot of thought into them."

"Today is a good day, and I just want to share in the good fortune and have a good start."

Mrs. Huang smiled and nodded: "Is this bowl really tofu?"

She pointed at the chrysanthemum tofu in soup and asked.

"Madam, why don't you try it yourself?"

Mrs. Song also hurriedly said, "Yes, everyone, don't just stand there, try Miss Wen's cooking skills. She doesn't make a move easily."

Mrs. Huang picked up a soup spoon from the side and scooped a spoonful of chrysanthemum tofu in soup to taste it. The bean fragrance and smoothness of the tofu, coupled with the deliciousness of the broth, made her want to swallow her tongue.

Others also started to eat their favorite dishes.

Mr. Song and Mr. Huang both liked the pickled fish very much. They kept sucking their lips and stretching their chopsticks, which made them sweat profusely while eating.

After this meal, the relationship between the Song and Huang families became closer.

Compared to the aggressive Li family, although the Huang family's family background is slightly inferior to the Song family, they are not flattering and are more measured in their dealings with others.

Mrs. Song and Mrs. Huang also had a pleasant conversation.

When Cheng Lesheng was eating, he was basically silent. You would rarely hear him say a word the whole time. He would only answer a sentence or two when someone asked him something.

The meal for twelve people was eaten up by them.

After finishing their meal, they looked at the decorative plating on the plates: "Miss Wen, what are these things made of?"

"It has everything: vegetables, flowers, and some real tree branches too."

"Miss Wen is very skillful. We are having a feast today."

When Wen Zhenyi saw that they still had things to talk about, he tugged at Cheng Lesheng's sleeve, motioning him to leave.

When they came out, Chef Zhang brought in the kudzu rice stewed with peach gum to the guests.

Cheng Lesheng followed Wen Zhenyi, fanning himself: "I'm afraid Song Huanhuan's marriage is going to be cancelled."

Wen Zhenyi didn't look back: "That's good. It would be a real pain to marry into a family like this."

"In fact, this marriage was not chosen by the Song family in order to get close to the Li family."

Wen Zhenyi had always thought that the Song family was trying to cling to the Li family, so he couldn't help but become curious when he heard him say that: "Why is that?"

"It was Young Master Li who requested it."

Wen Zhenyi stopped and turned to look at him: "How did you know?"

"This isn't a secret. One year, the Song family went to another state capital for business. When they attended a banquet at someone else's mansion, the Li family also went along."

Wen Zhenyi looked at him with a twitch in his mouth: "Isn't this some melodramatic plot?"

"What is a melodramatic plot?"

"It's okay, go on."

"Young Master Li unexpectedly met Song Huanhuan and fell in love with her at first sight. That's why they were forced to propose marriage to the Song family."

Wen Zhenyi smiled and shook his head: "That's why the Li family has always looked down on the Song family and found fault with them in various ways."

"Yes, but when the proposal came, the young master of the Li family also came. The Song family was not very willing to enter into this marriage. After all, the disparity was still a bit too big. But the young master of the Li family came with sincerity, and the Song family agreed to the marriage after seeing his sincerity."

Wen Zhenyi continued walking towards the kitchen: "I guess the Li family thinks the Song family is marrying up, so they are finding fault with them."

"That's right."

Wen Zhenyi didn't say anything else and went back to the kitchen to pack up his tools: "I'm leaving first."

"Do you need me to send you off?"

"No, you still have a lot of things to do. I'll just go shopping and then go back."

"By the way, Lei Jiayang came and took the ingredient list away."

"Well, can you buy pork in the county town every day now?"

"There are not many sellers every day. Occasionally someone comes to sell some. But they are gone very quickly. Today, I had to ask someone to wait for them to buy them."

"What's the price?"

"The price is about the same as beef. It's just that people want to buy the fat to make oil, so they don't mind how much more expensive it is. You still have a conscience."

"Don't flatter me." Wen Zhenyi said, then he picked up his toolbox and left.

Cheng Lesheng called out to her: "When are you leaving?"

"I'll take a look tomorrow. If nothing goes wrong, I should be back the day after tomorrow."

"Tell me in advance so I can send someone to take you there."

"Don't bother. I'll just hire a carriage when the time comes."

"Okay, I'll have someone send the money to your uncle's house later."

Wen Zhen nodded and left through the back door of the backyard. There were still many guests dining, so she was too lazy to go to the front hall.

She came out of the alley in the backyard, paused slightly, and turned to look at the shop next to her, which was a rouge shop.

She walked in without thinking, but as she walked in, she glanced around out of the corner of her eyes.

After coming out of the backyard alley, she clearly felt that someone was following her, but she didn't want to alert the enemy, so she chose a rouge shop to go into.

When the clerk saw her come in, he quickly came up to her and asked, "Girl, what do you want to buy?"

Wen Zhenyi turned his head and looked into the shop. The counter inside was filled with a lot of indigo, ointments, bronze mirrors and other things, filling the shop with various fragrances.

"Can I take a look first?"

"Of course you can. If you need anything, you can just call me."

Wen Zhen nodded slightly, picked up her suitcase and began to check the items on the shelf. There were lip balm, gouache, indigo, scented soap, and ointment. There were quite a few items.

Apart from having fewer varieties than now, it is quite complete.

She looked at the fragrant soap, which was about the size of her palm and had a faint magnolia scent. "Hey, little brother, how much is this fragrant soap?"

"Five taels of silver."

Wen Zhenyi was slightly stunned. The price was not low at all. She asked about the prices of powder, lip balm and rouge. The cheapest was 160 wen and the most expensive was three qian of silver.

The price is not cheap at all. No wonder only rich people can afford these things. Ordinary people really can't afford them.

She picked out a few pieces of fragrant soap and prepared to take them back to give to her grandmother and the others.