Chapter 96 (Greasy Noodles (Part 1)...)

Dongdong's eagerness amused the people eating the cake. The adults even teased him with cakes: "I have some here, Dongdong, do you want some?"

Dongdong pouted, wanting something but unwilling to give up, because they had already eaten it!

Xiao Huaiting looked at his mother with amusement as she decisively let go of the knife, and had no choice but to take the knife himself and cut it piece by piece with quick movements.

Pieces of cake were distributed and eaten by everyone. The ice cream that had not melted yet was still cold. The sweet milky taste prevented it from being so cold that it would chill their internal organs, but it still made them feel much more comfortable.

"This cake is really good, perfect for summer. I'll ask my son to make it for me on my next birthday!" A lady smiled and said, "You all can come then."

"That's definitely not as delicious as this. I've eaten a lot of cakes before, but this one is the best. It's so sweet and not greasy at all!"

"Yes, I think so too. Look at my old Xu, who usually doesn't eat cake, he ate up all the cake!"

Regardless of whether it was true or false, the joy on everyone's faces was obvious.

Putting aside other things, the future sixth daughter-in-law of the Xiao family is really amazing. At least this big cake looks quite impressive. It is made by hand. Even though her cooking skills are not that great, which daughter-in-law can make something like this by hand?

Especially since everyone used to think that this thing was quite common and could be made with just one or two ounces of silver. But now it turns out that it is not ordinary at all. First of all, you have to get a lot of ice cubes. Secondly, it is time-consuming and laborious. Not everyone can make it, let alone make it so delicious.

At this time they also remembered that the food court that made the Xiao family so successful seemed to have been brought out by this little girl who could make this kind of cake tower?

After all, after her appearance, the Xiao family produced various fresh foods, most of which became popular in Kyoto.

If it weren't for her, would the food court be able to open?

They are all officials, and they are all smart. Although they say they look down on businessmen, they all have many shops under their control. Who wouldn't be happy to have a food street with a large flow of people? But they don't have the ability to do so, so they can only envy. I heard that the Xiao family has opened a food street in the next city, and no one else can imitate it.

With this in mind, it doesn't matter whether Mrs. Xiao likes this girl or not.

Some people even grumbled, "Speaking of which, none of my son and daughter-in-law can compare to the Xiao family. They can't paint as well, they can't embroider as well, and they're not as good at cooking. They can only spend money to buy me gifts."

Everyone thought about it and nodded sourly: "Really? My son is the same. He just knows how to spend money, as if he doesn't have any money!"

"Mrs. Xiao has good taste. She chose her daughters-in-law well! Both her son and daughter-in-law are filial and obedient!"

Who doesn’t know how to make good things if they have money? But gifts made by hand are more pleasing.

Mrs. Xiao ate the delicious cake and was praised by everyone. She also showed some pride: "Yes, they are all good. All my daughters-in-law are good!"

If you ask her, why does she want to be so high-class?

Her Xiao family does not need the help of his wife's family to revitalize the family. All they need is their son's love. This is what she has always thought. Not only her, but also her parents-in-law think so. Liking their son is more important than anything else.

The rest were pleasant surprises.

The cake was big enough, and Xiao Waiting also controlled the portions very well, so each person only got a small piece, and it was passed around so that everyone who was close to the Xiao family got a piece.

Jiang Shengyun was also given a piece in the end, which was much smaller than others. She stared at the piece of cake in her hand and looked at the normal-sized cake in her sister-in-law's hand. She vaguely remembered that when the cake was divided just now, Xiao Huaiting seemed to look at her and cut it smaller on purpose?

When she reacted, she was so angry that she wanted to throw the cake away, but since it was the Xiao family's territory, she didn't dare to do so. She took a spoon and scooped a big bite into her mouth.

The soft cake was sweet but not greasy. When it came to her, the ice cream had melted a little and was not as icy anymore, but still had a delicate texture. There was no ice debris at all and it was sweet and delicious.

This tastes much better than any cake she has eaten before?

Jiang Shengyun was suspicious and took one bite after another. Suddenly, when she was using the spoon to scoop again, she heard a harsh friction sound on the porcelain plate. She shuddered all over and got goose bumps. Then she realized that she had already finished the cake in just a few bites!

After finishing the cake, Yan Qiushu sat back down.

Next it was Dongdong’s grandchildren’s turn to present gifts.

The gifts for children were much cuter. Dongdong gave an article he had written, and Shen Pingyu gave a portrait of Mrs. Xiao that he had painted himself. The adults were also very happy.

After the gifts were given, the opera troupe invited by the Xiao family began to perform. The young people who did not like watching opera were taken by Xie Qingyun to another place to play. Nowadays, the noble families have a lot of things to play with.

Yan Qiushu also breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, those people's attention was diverted away from her.

She was not used to being watched by so many people. Now that she was freed, she did not understand the show and left quietly. Xiao Huaiya saw this and followed her: "Lao Liu told me to follow you all day. When it's over, you can rest in the original yard."

Yan Qiushu smiled and said, "Okay."

With her status, it is easy for her to be bullied by someone like Jiang Shengyun, not to mention that there is also Yan Qiuyuan who is eyeing her covetously.

But surprisingly, Yan Qiushu was not bullied. After walking a few steps, she met two young ladies who were chatting and arm in arm on a small bridge over flowing water.

Originally, they could just nod and walk away.

Who knew that when they passed by, Yan Qiushu clearly heard one of the women with a flower ornament on her forehead say, "Miss Xiao Wu, I haven't seen you for many years, and you are still the same as you were back then."

Xiao Huaiya's face turned cold, he ignored her and just walked away.

The lady next to the girl smiled and said, "I think so too. We are all wives and mothers, but Miss Xiao Wu is still like this. By the way, Miss Wu, why haven't you gotten married yet?"

"Maybe you have too high standards. After all, our Fifth Miss was famous in Kyoto back then. What a pity." Madam Huadian covered her lips and said, "By the way, Fifth Miss, for the sake of our old acquaintance, how about I introduce you to a few young men?"

Xiao Huaiya couldn't walk any further. He clenched his fists and turned to look at the people in front of him. His gentle voice revealed a bit of coldness at this moment: "Qin Rou, Dai Zheng, you two really have the same interests. It's great that you can still be together after all these years."

Qin Rou didn't mind and smiled provocatively: "You are still so beautiful that you can't get married for so many years. In a few years, I will be a grandmother. I'm afraid the fifth lady will still be the same as today?"

Xiao Huaiya's eyes were slightly red, and her hesitant steps revealed her thoughts.

I wanted to rush over and beat her up.

Qin Rou and Dai Zheng also saw it, and took a step back instinctively, but Qin Rou soon smiled and said, "Things are different now, Miss Xiao Wu, don't act rashly, or else no one will dare to marry you with your reputation."

Dai Zheng: "Tsk tsk, Ah Rou, don't say anything. No one dares to marry her now. Miss Xiao Wu, do you really not want us to introduce you to two men? Although they are not as good as the ones who pursued you at the beginning, you also know that you are old now, and it is good enough for you to get married..."

The two sides seemed to have a grudge against each other, and their words were very harsh, but there was no one else around. It was the middle area between the two venues, and there was no one there for the time being, so they were particularly arrogant and spoke without any scruples.

Seeing Xiao Huaiya was so angry but didn't make a move, Yan Qiushu smiled coldly: "You're right."

The two were stunned, and then laughed so hard that they fell forward and backward: "Xiao Huaiya, did you hear that? Your future sister-in-law is like this--"

At this moment, Xiao Huaiya's face flushed red, and there was a hint of shame and anger in her eyes. If others insulted her, she would just be angry, but if her relatives did the same, she would really not be able to bear it.

Yan Qiushu interrupted her immediately, her clear voice clearly articulating the words: "I think what you said is really right, it fits your appearance very well, your mind is full of men, without men you are not even human!"

Xiao Huaiya was stunned, and the two people opposite her were also stunned. After a few seconds, they stared at her with red faces: "You——"

Yan Qiushu interrupted her again, hitting her hard and quickly: "Am I wrong? We just met briefly, and you kept talking about getting married. I'm afraid you two will only see men in your life! That's why you only talk about men. But I want to ask, what's wrong with not getting married?!"

"Xiao Huaiya is much more capable than you! You have been thinking about how to win the favor of men and how to compete with concubines all your life, but do you know how wonderful other people's lives are? Have you been to the border? Have you been on the battlefield? Have you killed the enemy? It is thanks to the several generations of the Xiao family who sacrificed to protect the Great Zhou that you, who only think about men, can survive. That's why you are here and give orders to the children of the Xiao family!"

Xiao Huaiya: “!!!”

She was stunned, and Qin Rou and Dai Zheng were speechless.

Unlike the tongue-tied Xiao Huaiya, Yan Qiushu doesn't like to argue with others, but living in the modern age of information bombardment, her non-swearing complaints can still kill these greenhouse flowers who have never experienced the wind and frost since childhood in seconds.

Not being able to fight restricted Xiao Huaiya's performance, but this happened to be Yan Qiushu's strength.

After she finished speaking, she sneered, like a general going to the battlefield to kill the enemy, her momentum was high, and she suppressed the two women in front of her, who were only in their early twenties but had been married for many years, and they were unable to talk back for a while.

She... is too much!!!

"You! I want to tell my husband!" Qin Rou was furious.

Yan Qiushu showed a mocking look and patted her chest exaggeratedly: "I'm so scared, but when you were a child, you complained to your father, and now you're grown up, you complain to your man. Are you still breastfeeding, or are you unable to walk upright?"

Qin Rou and Dai Zheng: "..."

Xiao Huaiya: “Puff!”

You have such a sharp tongue!

But she likes it!

This laugh was like a fuse, and suddenly several more laughs rang out around.

The two people who were already extremely angry and thinking of fighting back suddenly had their minds go blank due to this sudden change.

When did someone come?

They turned around and saw several people coming from both sides, all of them were acquaintances from Kyoto. The two of them were even more stunned.

What to do?! They heard it?!

At this moment, one of the young men came over and bowed to Yan Qiushu and Xiao Huaiya, saying, "Your Excellency is right. We should all be grateful for the sacrifices made by the Xiao family. However, there are always people in this world who are heartless and can only see the palm-sized area of ​​the backyard. It's a pity that family education is not something that everyone has."

This sentence was the last straw that broke the camel's back. The two of them covered their faces and ran away crying. As they ran, they bumped into someone because they were in such a hurry, which caused a small joke.

Xiao Huaiya came back to his senses, looked at the smiling young man in front of him strangely, took Yan Qiushu's arm, and gave her an intimate smile: "Ah Shu, let's go."

Yan Qiushu didn't know this person either, so she just nodded at him and said, "Yeah."

The two of them left the vicinity of the small bridge, but found that the young man was still following them.

Xiao Huaiya frowned: "Ning Zhuo, why are you following us?"

The young man named Ning Zhuo said with a smile, "I'm hungry. I didn't eat enough at the banquet just now. I want to ask Miss Fifth for a meal."

Yan Qiushu looked at the two men silently, thinking that they were old acquaintances and that the man was helping them, so she said nothing.

Xiao Huaiya pointed in the direction of the kitchen: "The kitchen is over there."

Ning Zhuo sighed and said, "I have always heard that Mr. De'an is a great cook. I just took a bite of the cake and I found it extremely delicious. I wonder if Mr. De'an would reward me with some delicious food for the fact that I just helped you?"

Before Yan Qiushu said anything, Xiao Huaiya was already unhappy: "Not everyone can eat what Ah Shu makes! She is my future sister-in-law!"

Ning Zhuo pretended to be disappointed: "Fifth Miss, you are not still thinking about the wrong words I said a few years ago, are you? I have apologized so many times over the years, have you forgotten it?"

Hsiao Wai-ya smiled sarcastically: "I dare not forget, after all, I am ugly and it hurts your eyes."

Ning Zhuo really smiled bitterly this time: "We had a fight before, didn't we? I really didn't mean it at that time. When we were little, I even joked that you were ugly because of your missing front teeth, but you just beat me up and it was fine. I was just joking that time, but I didn't expect that you were really uncomfortable..."

At the end of his speech, his voice became much weaker, revealing guilt and regret.

He really knew he was wrong. He had been a bad-mouthed person since he was a child and had been beaten many times by Hsiao Wai-ya. He always thought that this was the way they got along with each other.

Who would have thought that when Hsiao Huai-ya came back that time, she was depressed because of the wound on her face, so he deliberately teased her, wanting her to beat him up to vent her anger. However, not only did she not touch him, she packed her bags and ran to the Taoist temple.

He had been there countless times over the years, but was always turned away, and all the apology gifts he sent were returned. There was really nothing he could do. Fortunately, Xiao Huaiya came back. He had been watching the banquet the whole time, and when he saw the two men come out, he told his father and brother, and then followed them out. He was a step late, and just happened to see that scene.

Ning Zhuo finally got the chance and felt that he could only follow with a thick face.

Upon hearing this, Yan Qiushu glanced at him. It turned out that this was the bad guy that Xiao Huaiya had beaten up when he was five years old and had good teeth. He looked good, tall and big, but a little stupid. He thought that something had happened to him when he was a child, which caused Xiao Huaiya to hold a grudge against him.

Hsiao Wai-ya did not reply. I don’t know whether he was still angry or had softened his heart.

Yan Qiushu said, "What do you want to eat? In consideration of your help, I'll make it for you."

Ning Zhuo didn't even think about what to eat, he just wanted to find an excuse to stay, so he said, "My lord, you can do whatever you want, I'm not picky!"

Yan Qiushu touched her stomach. Actually, she didn't eat much at the banquet. Although the food tasted good, she had no appetite because she was thinking about the gift. So she said, "Okay, I'll make some fried noodles."

Xiao Huaiya snorted, held Yan Qiushu tightly, and followed.

Ning Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief and followed closely behind.