After having breakfast at Lin Yumei's house, Mrs. Ye Dasao and Mrs. Ye Sansao went outside the city gate to catch a ride back to Rongxi Village.
On the way back, Sister Ye said worriedly, "I always feel that what you said just now was not appropriate. After all, we have no evidence. It would be bad if we just speculate and cause a conflict in Yumei's family."
Sister-in-law Ye San said, "Sister-in-law, you are too kind-hearted and always think that everyone in this world is a good person.
"Little do people know that people's hearts are hidden, and not all mothers-in-law are as sensible as our old lady.
"And today when Yumei was arguing with her mother-in-law, I saw it clearly.
"That old lady looked guilty, with her eyes wandering. Something must be wrong here!
"Even if she hadn't given the money to her daughter, she would have spent it long ago.
"It's better to let Yumei figure this out sooner rather than later when it becomes a major issue."
Upon hearing this, Sister Ye was immediately persuaded by Sister Ye San and nodded, saying, "What you said does make some sense.
"If it really doesn't work, next time we go to the city for a banquet, we can accompany Yumei to visit her sister-in-law and help her out."
"That's for sure." Third Sister Ye rubbed her hands together and said, "We must support Yumei. There are so many of us. How can we let her be bullied?"
After returning home, they rested for a day and then went to the countryside to host two banquets.
This time when she was attending the banquet, Mrs. Ye clearly felt that she was more respected, and the name of Mrs. You gradually spread throughout the villages.
Many people wanted to ask her to book banquets, so as she had agreed before, she pushed all the matters to Lu Hongyun and was only responsible for preparing the food.
It was naturally impossible for Lu Hongyun to accept these rural banquets for Mrs. Ye anymore. After all, there was already a long line of people in the capital who wanted her to prepare banquets.
Although many people's real intention is not the wine, but Wei Yan.
But what does that matter?
Those people would never express their little thoughts out loud, so Lu Hongyun pretended not to know and acted as if they were all admiring You Niangzi's craftsmanship.
However, because Mrs. Ye had very limited time left before the New Year, Lu Hongyun had to reluctantly reject most of the appointments, leaving only three candidates who had the same time and a good reputation as the host family before the New Year.
As for arrangements after the New Year, there is no need to rush now.
Although the dishes cooked in the countryside and in Beijing are certainly different, the level of sophistication is even more of a world of difference.
But no matter where she holds a banquet, Mrs. Ye never does it in a perfunctory manner. She does everything seriously and has won praise from all the villagers.
It’s a pity that Lu Hongyun insisted that Mrs. Ye didn’t have time before February, so he sent away everyone who wanted to make a reservation for the banquet.
The two families who had previously discussed booking a wedding banquet at Ye Hua's house but hesitated and did not pay the deposit for various reasons are now regretting it.
"You may not know this yet, but Madam You first became famous in Shuanglin Village when she hosted a homecoming banquet for Ye Hua's daughter!
“I was at her house that day, and the meal surprised us all; it was so delicious.
"It was because Mr. Jiang went to attend the return banquet and tasted a dish made by Madam You that he was so amazed that he decided to hire her as the head chef for the flower viewing banquet.
"At that time, Madam You was not as busy as she is now. As long as her days were not repeated, she was completely open to taking on business.
"I had already asked Ye Hua's son to write down my name, date and address.
"It's a pity that I didn't have enough money with me. I wanted to buy some things to take home, so I didn't pay the deposit.
Otherwise, I would definitely be able to invite Madam You to prepare the banquet for my son’s wedding.”
"Well, after all this talk, I thought you had booked the banquet, but it all went to waste!"
"How can you say that in vain? You have no way of understanding my regret now. If I had paid the deposit back then...
"Oh, now I can't even hire anyone even if I spend money. The masters and children at home all blame me openly or secretly."
"How can I not blame you?" the person sitting next to her said, "You don't know how famous Madam You is in our county now.
"Those who paid the deposit earlier are so proud of themselves that their tails are about to rise to the sky."
"How can I not lift my head to the sky? If I could invite Madam You to prepare a banquet for my son, I would lift my head to the sky too, for everyone to see!
"Do you know how much Madam You is worth as a banquet host in the capital now?"
"How many?"
"At least ten taels of silver! That doesn't even include the final reward!"
"My goodness, even if Madam You is still accepting banquets, I can't afford it!"
After hearing this, the man felt so heartbroken that he almost died because he missed the chance to marry Miss You because he didn't pay the deposit.
"Back then, inviting Madam You to a banquet only cost two taels of silver, but now it's several times more!"
At this moment, someone came over to their table and asked mysteriously, "Do you know who Miss You's husband is?"
"Who her husband is has nothing to do with us. Just because we know who her husband is, can we invite her to the banquet?" This man was still brooding over it. The more he thought about it, the more heartbroken he felt, as if he had lost eight taels of silver or even more out of thin air.
But she was not interested, but others were interested.
At least it's better to hear who Miss You's husband is than to listen to her regretting it over and over again.
"Who is it?"
"Don't keep me in suspense, just tell me."
"Isn't he a gigolo?"
"So what if she's just a gigolo? With Madam You's current wealth, she can afford to support a few more gigolos."
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