Chapter 167 Banquet

"Madam, this is the portable packaging we made. Covering the pastries with this small bag can ensure that the pastries will not spoil within three months." Xu Miaomiao looked at the woman and said.

The woman picked up another packaged Lion-awakening Cake and looked at its appearance: "You said this thing is called Lion-awakening Cake?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"It's a really good name." The woman said slowly, "To tell you the truth, I am a member of General Gao's wife's side. If you have any good things, just bring them out. If you think they are good, the general's wife will naturally reward you."

Xu Miaomiao bowed his head slightly, picked up a cake beside him and handed it to the woman: "Madam, why don't you try this one too. This is our new cake called Dragon's Beard Pastry. Madam, try it."

The woman gently picked up a little and put it in her mouth: "Hmm, this is delicious too."

After tasting all the cakes in front of her, the woman looked at Xu Miaomiao in confusion and said, "Since your cakes are so delicious, why don't you open a cake shop instead of running a department store?"

"My lady, you don't know this." Xu Miaomiao explained: "Although the cakes are good, they take a lot of time and energy to make. This department store is better."

"I see." The woman waved her hand gently. "I will go back and ask the lady today. I will take a portion of your cakes. I will come back and give you an answer tomorrow whether it is successful or not."

"My lady, take care." Xu Miaomiao said, watching the woman go away.

Song Weiwei, who was standing by, looked at the woman's figure walking away and asked in confusion, "Is this person reliable?"

"That's right." Gu Yuanniang echoed from the side: "This girl looks very young, can we trust her?"

"We have to believe it even if we don't want to." Xu Miaomiao said, "Now if we find a life-saving straw, we must hold on to it and never let such a good opportunity slip away."

When Gu Yuanniang heard this, she nodded in agreement.

"Xuguo, I'll take you to see your room." Xu Miaomiao said as she looked at the boy who was counting the bills nearby.

“I want to go too!”

Song Weiwei started talking as well.

"You little girl, what are you doing in a man's room?" Gu Yuanniang said to Song Weiwei while embroidering flowers on her hands.

Song Weiwei blushed with embarrassment after hearing these words. She patted Xuguo's head and said, "I treat him as my younger brother. Why should I be ashamed of my younger brother's room?"

Sticking out her tongue at Gu Yuanniang, Song Weiwei followed her up to the room.

Pushing open the door to the second floor, the decoration inside was no different from the previous room. Xu Miaomiao looked at Xuguo and explained, "This place is almost the same as before. When you move in, let Lan Yin live next door so that you two can take care of each other."

Xu Guo bowed slightly to Xu Miaomiao and said, "Thank you, Sister Xu."

"Why don't you thank me?" Song Weiwei, who was standing beside him, jumped out and said, "I was the one who came up with this idea."

Song Weiwei took a step forward and approached Xuguo. The distance between them was so close that Xuguo could only turn her head to the side to avoid the breath of the person coming. Her cheeks turned red and Xuguo closed her eyes and took a step back.

But the word "thank you" was stuck in my throat and couldn't come out.

"Okay, stop teasing him." Xu Miaomiao didn't continue watching and stopped Song Weiwei, telling her not to go too far.

Seeing that Xu Miaomiao had spoken, Song Weiwei didn't know how to continue. She glanced at Xuguo before leaving.

After arranging accommodation for the two, everyone left.

The next morning, Xu Miaomiao and everyone else were waiting in the store.

"Didn't he say he would come today?" Song Weiwei propped up her head and said, "How come it's been so long and there's still no sign of him?"

Gu Yuanniang was not in a hurry and was still embroidering flowers: "No hurry, it's not over yet, let's wait a little longer."

After drinking the tea in the cup, Xu Miaomiao looked at the sky and said, "I'm afraid he won't come today. Let's pack up and go back."

"Hey." Gu Yuanniang took Xu Miaomiao's hand and said, "Why don't we wait a little longer? Maybe someone will come."

Xu Miaomiao was about to refuse when she saw the woman from yesterday walk in.

"Oh, is it my bad luck that I came here? Is the shopkeeper planning to go home?" The woman looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "Fortunately, I came here at the right time, otherwise I would have missed you."

"I wonder if the lady brought good news today or..." Xu Miaomiao said as he poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of the woman.

"Of course it's good news." The woman grinned and said, "My lady ate your cakes and thought they were good, so I invited you to come to my house to give me a reply."

Song Weiwei, who was standing by, had already grinned: "Really?"

"Of course it's true." The woman took a sip of tea and said, "I can't lie to you, my lady."

Xu Miaomiao nodded and immediately followed the woman away.

"I wonder what the general's wife wants to talk to me about?" Xu Miaomiao asked.

The woman led the way and said, "Don't worry, Madam Xu. You will know when you get there."

Seeing that she couldn't get any answers, Xu Miaomiao kept silent and followed behind.

Originally, she thought Song Wushao’s house was big enough, but when she arrived at the general’s mansion, Xu Miaomiao was still shocked.

With every step he took, the sound of the abacus in his heart began to sound: ten taels, twenty taels, thirty taels...

The land in this capital city is full of gold and silver. Such a big house must have cost a lot of money.

Xu Miaomiao was muttering to herself as she was brought to the front.

"Meet the lady."

Xu Miaomiao bowed and said.

The general's wife looked young, dignified and elegant, and her every move exuded nobility.

"You must be Xu Miaomiao, Song Wushao's wife? I didn't expect that you can make cakes so delicious."

"Yes, ma'am." Xu Miaomiao said, "Thank you for the compliment."

"I wanted to hold a banquet recently, and I was worrying about what kind of cakes would be novel and delicious for the banquet. Who knew I would meet you? It was such a coincidence."

"You're too polite, ma'am." Xu Miaomiao said, "But if you want to use it at a banquet, I still recommend the Lion Waking Pastry, and forget about the Dragon Beard Pastry."

"Oh?" The woman frowned slightly and looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "Then why is this?"

"Although this dragon beard pastry tastes good, it is easy to eat it everywhere, which may be embarrassing. This awakening lion pastry not only looks good, but also tastes good. It is naturally the most suitable." Xu Miaomiao said and looked at the woman.

The woman nodded: "It seems that Madam Xu is really knowledgeable about these foods. Why don't you come and help me plan this banquet?"

"Since Madam has spoken, Miao Miao will not refuse."

(End of this chapter)