Chapter 102 Sudden Crisis

Although the reward of five hundred pounds is not much, it is also good to give the children a chance to earn some pocket money.

Cheng Yaoyao selected fifteen people who had outstanding training results and relatively stable personalities, and led the team herself to the Earl's Mansion for the birthday banquet.

This time, Grant celebrated his 60th birthday with a grand banquet attended by distinguished guests.

There were dozens of tables in the luxurious banquet hall to entertain more than three hundred guests.

In order to correspond to the number "sixty", there are a total of fifty Western dishes and desserts, while only ten main dishes are needed for Chinese food.

Cheng Yaoyao carefully prepared the menu, and also took into account the issues of separate dining and taste.

They each get a piece, and it would definitely not be appropriate for you to bring a plate full of pork elbows and trotters.

Not to mention that it was not easy to divide, and letting each of these nobles grab a pig's trotter and chew on it, everyone's face was covered with grease and their hands were sticky, and they couldn't help laughing.

Moreover, they cannot eat spicy food very well. If the food is too spicy, it will make them feel spicy, which is not good.

Based on the above considerations, we finally decided on ten Chinese delicacies, including secret spare ribs, braised pork, pepper and salt chicken wings, lion head, dry-fried fish cubes, sweet and sour pork, garlic vermicelli shrimp, stir-fried beef, matsutake chicken soup, and sausage fried rice.

Cheng Yaoyao handed the list of ingredients to the steward of the Earl's Mansion two days in advance. On the day of the birthday banquet, after breakfast, she took her fifteen children to prepare for the dinner.

Linchuan County was extremely lively that day. Horse-drawn carriages and cars from other places were everywhere, lining up all the way from the gate of the Earl's manor, and it was unknown how far away they were.

The manor was filled with well-dressed guests, gathered in groups of three or five.

A large band is playing in the yard, and they will play cheerful songs from morning till night.

Cheng Yaoyao was blanching the pork ribs to remove the fishy smell when the maid from the Earl's manor came over to chat.

Ever since Feng Qi showed off her skills in front of these people last time, the people here have been extremely respectful to them.

They didn’t believe how powerful Chinese Kung Fu was before, but when they saw that day that this guy could fly over rooftops and walls, he probably also knew some spells and talismans.

Therefore, they dared not offend the mysterious Chinese and were extremely friendly to them.

"Ms. Yaoyao, do you need help?"

"We can do it." Cheng Yaoyao declined with a smile.

"After you finish this, can you go to the front? I envy you. It must be very lively tonight. I heard that even the monastery choir has been invited."

Choir? Something flashed through Cheng Yaoyao's mind, but before she could ask in detail, Zhu Jiumei came over to remind her, "Third Master, the garlic paste is ready."

"Okay, I'll be right there." Cheng Yaoyao shook her head, thinking that she was probably overthinking it and it wasn't that coincidental.

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In the evening, the Earl's manor was brightly lit.

All the guests rushed into the banquet hall under guidance. Luo Jiu went to the kitchen to find Cheng Yaoyao, while Zhong Jialing took a piece of cake and stood in the corner, admiring the murals on the wall while tasting the soft snack.

Suddenly, a man in military uniform patted her shoulder, "Ms. Zhong."

Zhong Jialing turned around and her expression froze for a moment.

She knew the man. He was Captain Will of the Liverpool Labour Camp and Jones' confidant. Why was he here?

Zhong Jialing's brain was working rapidly. Thinking of the fact that she had dyed her hair blonde, put on makeup, and wore blue contact lenses, she calmly said, "You've got the wrong person. My name is Amanda."

"No, you are Zhong Jialing, although you look different. But I can recognize your voice, there is no mistake.

You Oriental women, you actually fled here. Come on, follow me back to Liverpool to see Commander Jones. "

Go back? Going back will only lead to death.

He grabbed Zhong Jialing's wrist and held her tightly, refusing to let go.

The two men spoke in loud voices, which soon caused a commotion in the crowd.

As soon as Luo Jiu and Cheng Yaoyao came out, they recognized Will from afar.

"Something bad is happening." Luo Jiu quickly glanced at the crowd, whispered something in Cheng Yaoyao's ear, and then quickly ran in another direction.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, unable to take any action, Zhong Jialing could only argue: "Don't talk nonsense, I don't know you at all, I don't know what you are talking about. Look at my eyes, am I an oriental woman?"

Will frowned. In his impression, the pupils of Oriental people are all black.

Although he had heard that hair color could be changed using hair dye, he had never heard of how to change pupil color.

Could it be that I really made a mistake?

While he was stunned, Zhong Jialing decisively shook off his hand, "You are so rude."

Will stared at her intently, still somewhat skeptical.

At this time, Charlotte ran over breathlessly, "Amanda, what happened?"

Zhong Jialing pretended to be confident and said, "You ask him."

Will was stunned, "Miss Charlotte, what did you call her?"

Charlotte said, "This is my friend Amanda, a mixed-race girl. Are you... the guest who came with Mrs. Polly?"

Will nodded, “Yes, Mrs. Polly is my aunt.

Miss Charlotte, with all due respect, how long have you known this friend of yours?

She looks like a Chinese female worker who escaped from a labor camp. Don't be fooled by her."

Charlotte's face darkened. "This is ridiculous. Amanda and I have known each other for many years, and she has never been to the labor camp you mentioned. She is my most honest friend. You are slandering and defaming her."

She spoke so righteously that Will began to doubt himself again.

Could it be that I really made a mistake? But how could there be two people in the world who look so alike?

Just as he was hesitating, a black nun came over.

"Miss Charlotte, Miss Amanda, the tree you planted in our monastery last spring has grown up. You are welcome to visit it again when you have time."

Zhong Jialing clasped her hands in front of her chest and said respectfully, "Sister Ruby, long time no see. Are the children all right?"

Ruby said, "Everything is fine. The Earl invited the choir from our monastery today, and the children missed you."

Last spring? That wasn't it, Will thought with a thunderbolt.

Zhong Jialing and her friends left on Christmas Day, so they should still be far away in the Qing Dynasty in spring. How could they possibly go to the monastery to plant trees?

Besides, as a Chinese woman, it was impossible for her to let the count's daughter and the nun lie and cover up for her. It was obvious that she was really wrong.

Wilton felt so embarrassed that he had to bow his head and apologize, "I'm sorry, I recognized the wrong person."

Zhong Jialing glared at him and said, "Look more carefully next time."

The three women of three different skin colors walked away arm in arm, and Will was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

"Amanda?" Fred was watching the whole process silently from a distance, muttering to himself.

He couldn't help but become suspicious. Although he didn't know if Zhong Jialing was the Ms. Zhong that Will was talking about, he usually heard Charlotte call her by her Chinese name, as if she was calling Jialing.

They had known each other for many years? Impossible. He came to Linchuan County two or three times a year and had never seen these oriental women before, nor had he ever heard Charlotte mention them.

Fred became suspicious. He greeted the people around him and was about to go up to talk to Will to find out the reason, but suddenly he found that Will was missing.