Chapter 17 Business that comes to your door
Realizing this, Ji Zhisui straightened up in a panic and quickly stepped back, keeping a short distance as if nothing had happened.
Although she left, there were still water marks on her wet hair.
Looking at the wetness on Pei Yian's shoulder, Ji Zhisui's eyes were vague and he felt a little guilty. He was praying secretly in his heart, hoping that he would not find out.
Pei Yian had already known that there was an extra person in the room, but he didn't react at all.
But suddenly, she leaned over and felt a light pat on his shoulder. Pei Yian smelled the scent of soapberry, which was clean, and accompanied by a faint, light and fragrant smell.
Two smells entered his nose, making him lose his mind for a moment.
Soon, the smell disappeared, and Pei Yian came back to his senses in an instant.
He turned around and looked up, and saw Ji Zhisui standing at a certain distance from him. There was an unconcealable panic and helplessness on her face, and she seemed to be trying hard to reduce her presence.
She doesn't like herself?
Both times she deliberately avoided it, as if she were a monster.
They had never met before, so there was no conflict between them. Could it be that she blamed him for being a burden to her?
Yes, if there hadn't been that so-called engagement, she wouldn't have been forced by Weiyuan Hou to come here to suffer.
Even if she was not favored by Marquis Weiyuan, life in exile was incomparable to life in the Marquis's mansion. It was normal for her to resent him, and the slightly upset feelings in her heart were deliberately ignored by him.
"Thank you." Pei Yian thanked him politely and went to the bathroom.
Ji Zhisui looked at the figure as cold and clear as a cedar tree as it walked away, and felt somewhat relieved that Pei Yian probably didn't notice that he had wet his clothes and hair.
Why does it feel like the departing figure is even more distant?
Forget it, she needs to dry her hair quickly and have a good sleep later.
Ji Zhisui sat in Pei Yian's original position. His hair was half dry thanks to the breeze from the window and the friction of the towel in his hand.
I don't know how long it took, but the towel in her hand fell down, her head leaned against the window, and the sound of her shallow breathing could be heard.
When Pei Yian entered the room again, he saw the girl with her hair loose, leaning against the windowsill. The breeze outside the window blew up the girl's hair, and the hair seemed to be jumping with life.
When he walked forward, he found that Ji Zhisui's eyes were closed, as if he was asleep.
He half-closed the window, took out his robe, covered Ji Zhisui with it, sat on the couch, and slowly closed his eyes.
After a long and tiring journey, we finally found a place to rest and everyone slept soundly.
When Ji Zhisui opened his eyes again and saw the red glow half-appearing in the sky, he realized that he seemed to have slept for a little too long.
She stretched out her hand and yawned, and found that she was wearing a piece of clothing at some point. It was a men's robe with the cool smell of cedar.
The brilliant red glow in the sky makes people feel happy, and he is quite thoughtful!
She looked around the room and found the two little ones still sleeping on the bed. She tiptoed out of the room. It was already dinner time, and she planned to heat up the red mushroom porridge left over from lunch.
When she arrived at the back kitchen, she found that the red mushroom porridge she had placed on the stove was gone.
Not believing it, she looked around again but still couldn't find the red mushroom porridge. It was strange, how could a bowl of porridge suddenly disappear?
"Waiter, is there any more porridge? Give me another bowl."
"Waiter, did you change the chef? This rice porridge is really well made!"
"It's really delicious. Cook more and serve some good wine and food. I want to eat it with it!"
Everyone in the group was talking at once, praising the chef's cooking skills and wanting to continue drinking porridge.
Seeing how busy the business was, the front desk waiter walked towards the kitchen with a smile and said, "Chef Liu, please make more of the porridge you cooked up front. The customers are clamoring for it and say your cooking skills have improved!"
Chef Liu, who was chopping vegetables, paused and looked up at the waiter in confusion, "Brother Zhang, are you mistaken? I didn't make porridge today. I only steamed rice and buns."
"Ah! The guest said he wanted to drink porridge. I saw a bowl of porridge on the stove. Didn't you cook it?" The waiter was also confused. If this porridge was not made by Chef Liu, then who made it?
Ji Zhisui now understood what had happened. The waiter must have mistaken the porridge she made for the cook and served it out.
She reminded him, "Waiter, I cooked that porridge. It's like dinner for my family."
The waiter's eyes fell on Ji Zhisui. He remembered that this young lady had said not long ago that she wanted to borrow the kitchen to cook. It seemed that this might really be the work of this young lady.
The waiter looked at Ji Zhisui with a scrutinizing look in his eyes. This young lady looked so young, how could she possibly make such delicious food that all the guests were vying for it?
"Young lady, you may be mistaken." Chef Liu and the waiter had the same idea. They did not think that Ji Zhisui, with his small body, could make delicious food that would be sought after by customers.
"Excuse me, waiter, is the bowl of porridge you served light pink?" Ji Zhisui was not annoyed even though he was suspected.
"Yes..." When the waiter brought it out, he was curious about what new seasoning Chef Liu had added. It smelled good and looked good.
"That's right, I cooked some for lunch and planned to eat it in the evening."
The waiter also realized that he had made a mistake. Not only did he sell the customer's dinner as his own, but now it was difficult to explain to the customer who wanted to drink porridge.
He somewhat regretted that he acted too quickly and didn't figure it out, but after years of working, his mind was quick and he figured it out quickly.
"Young lady, can you cook?" the waiter asked tentatively.
"I know a little." Ji Zhisui still remembered that this was the kitchen of the inn and there was a cook here. She did not intend to show off her skills.
"My dear, I'm really sorry for what happened today. I will definitely compensate you, but I have one unwelcome request. I hope you can agree to it."
The porridge served was something new that he had never seen before, and Chef Liu didn't know how to make it. If he just casually served it to the guests, the guests might be dissatisfied, and it would also ruin the reputation of the inn.
Those people travel all over the country and have a wide network of contacts. If someone says something bad about their inn, it might affect the inn's business.
Ji Zhisui could probably guess that he had originally planned to find a way to make money after settling down in Qizhou County, but the unexpected surprise came to his doorstep.
"You might as well tell me."
The waiter explained her plan, which was exactly the same as Ji Zhisui's guess. She asked her to cook another pot of red mushroom porridge and would reward her.
Ji Zhisui did not refuse the business that came to his door. He cut the red mushrooms and prepared to cook porridge.
When she used the kitchen, she could clearly feel Chef Liu's obstructive actions and unfriendly gaze.
Cooking skills are the ones who feed them, so it is not suspicious that the other party would be on guard against her like this. She was also very tactful and just focused on doing her own thing, not disturbing Chef Liu who was busy on the side.
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