In the afternoon, as the number of diners gradually decreased, Xiao Yunying went to the main kitchen and asked the less busy chefs to prepare the dishes she had taught in the morning for her to check.

From a professional standpoint, the chefs are professionals, while Xiao Yunying is an amateur, but in terms of the novelty and detail of their dishes, they really can't compare to her.

It's not that her cooking skills are unparalleled; she's just fortunate to have been born in the new society, where she learned the essence of history.

In terms of cooking skills alone, Xiao Yunying believed that she was no match for these master chefs.

Especially in terms of knife skills, she, who treats cooking as a hobby, is nowhere near as good as these master chefs who have been learning culinary skills since childhood.

In general, each has its own strengths and weaknesses. What she needs to do now is to get the chefs to integrate their strengths with her cooking methods and techniques.

Xiao Yunying tasted the dishes prepared by the chefs, and then let them taste each other's dishes, discussing the differences between them and hers.

I pointed out a few minor issues and let them go back and practice on their own.

She picked up her basket and said to Chen Yuancheng, "I'll leave the remaining seasonings for the chefs to practice with. Today's task is complete. I'm going back now. I'll come back tomorrow to continue teaching them."

"I'll have the driver take you home."

After watching Xiao Yunying leave in her carriage at the gate, Chen Yuancheng said to Ling Qi, "I've heard that there are porcelain kilns in several villages south of the city. Go and look for them tomorrow, and buy one if you see a decent one."

Ling Qi didn't react for a moment: "Young Master, didn't you say that the manor manages a porcelain kiln? Why do you need to buy another one? If the porcelain is only for Huiweilou, one kiln should be enough, right?"

"I told you, I wanted you to buy a porcelain kiln."

Ling Qi noticed that her young master's expression was a little unnatural, and then she realized what was going on: "Yes, Ling Qi will go tomorrow."

She muttered to herself, "No wonder I don't remember having a porcelain kiln in the manor. It turns out the young master was lying to Miss Xiao. The manor doesn't do porcelain business at all. He just said that to make Miss Xiao happy."

Chen Yuancheng returned to the counter and personally instructed the shopkeeper to keep the three cups safe and not to damage them.

On the other side, Xiao Yunying returned to the village in a carriage. Bored, she lifted the curtain and estimated how long it would take to get home. At a fork in the road, she saw Fang Rou not far ahead, carrying water home.

"Hey buddy, just stop here, I'll walk back myself."

The driver had never heard of such a term before and asked uncertainly, "Does the young lady wish to get off here?"

"Yes, I see someone I know. Let's stop."

Fang Rou had already walked far away when the carriage stopped. Xiao Yunying was anxious and shouted loudly, "Fang Rou, Fang Rou, wait for me!"

Fang Rou heard someone calling her name, so she stopped and turned around.

Before the coachman could put down the footstool, Xiao Yunying jumped off the carriage: "Wait for me, I have something to tell you."

She pulled out her basket and said to the driver who was carrying a footstool, "Thank you, sir. Go back now, don't be late for your meal."

Fang Rou called out softly, "Slow down, don't rush, I'll wait for you."

Xiao Yunying jogged over: "I have something to tell you."

Just then, a middle-aged woman carrying water passed by and said to Xiao Yunying, "Yunying, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but you're already married, you should know some manners. Even if you don't call her Sister-in-law Fang, you should at least call her 'sister' because she's several years older than you. How can you just call her by her name?"

Xiao Yunying was speechless, because she didn't know if Fang Rou also cared about this.

Fang Rou said to the woman, "No need for you to trouble yourself, Auntie. A name is just something people call me. Yun Ying can call me whatever she wants, I don't mind."

The woman said, "Alright, I was too talkative. If you don't care, what else could I say?"

The woman walked away down the side path, and Xiao Yunying said, "I'm sorry, I didn't notice this before. I called you by your name because I considered you a friend of the same age. I didn't mean to belittle you."

Fang Rou gave her a different feeling than Cheng Yue. Although Cheng Yue was only three years older than her, she had always taken care of her and gave her the feeling of an older sister.

Although Fang Rou is two years older than Cheng Yue, she is straightforward and a little naive, and getting along with her feels more like being with a friend of the same age.

Don't forget that she was already twenty-five in her previous life, three years older than Fang Rou now, so she wasn't really seventeen.

Fang Rou said, "Don't take what that auntie said to heart. You can call me whatever you want. It's just a form of address. Don't be so serious about it."

"Won't you get angry if I call you by your name directly? Won't you think I'm being rude?"

Fang Rou genuinely didn't care about this, and it wasn't just polite talk to outsiders: "A name is for others to call you. You said you consider me a friend of the same age, and I feel the same way. Please don't call me 'sister' or 'sister-in-law' or anything like that, it makes me sound old."

Xiao Yunying smiled contentedly: "Then I'll just call you by your name from now on."

"Call me anything. By the way, you said you wanted to talk to me about something. What is it?"

Xiao Yunying got down to business: "Do you know Huiweilou? It's the best restaurant in Donglin City. It's going to be renovated in a few days. Some of the doors, windows, tables and chairs need to be rebuilt or modified. I've designed some blueprints and have someone build them. I was thinking that Uncle Yang and his team have experience, so I wanted to ask if I could give them some pointers. They'll pay me eighty coins a day, and lunch will be provided."

The restaurant needed a lot of things, and in order to complete the repairs as soon as possible and reopen as soon as possible, we couldn't wait for the Yang family to take their time. We could only ask Chen Yuancheng to find more carpenters to work together and speed up the process.

She couldn't stay by the carpenters' side the whole time, answering their questions. After discussing it with Chen Yuancheng, she suggested that the experienced members of the Yang family come over to help. They could work together, answer their questions, and guide them on how to do things.

The two stopped at a small intersection between their homes. Fang Rou put down her carrying pole and bucket: "Did the big restaurant ask you to help design the renovation plans?"

Xiao Yunying did not mention her investment in Huiweilou: "The owner of Huiweilou is Chen Yuancheng. You should have met him. He came on the day of the warm house banquet. He is my friend."

Fang Rou's tone carried a barely perceptible hint of displeasure: "Is it that young master in the blue brocade robe riding in the carriage?"

"Yes, it's him."

"Yun Ying, how do you know him?"

"We met while selling things. He bought my snow fungus and worms."

What do you think of him?

"He's a good person, friendly and sincere, just like his name suggests." Xiao Yunying found Fang Rou's question a bit strange: "What's wrong?"

Fang Rou thought for a moment and ultimately decided not to repeat the nonsense she had overheard from the village women: "It's nothing. I was just worried that you might be deceived by those rich young men from the city, so I asked a few more questions."