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First, she politely greeted Yun Shi, and then her gaze turned to Wei Ruo. The housekeeper Mo mo smiled and said to Wei Ruo, "Miss Wei, my young lady has asked me to prepare for you the most famous restaurant in the city, the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, and also the osmanthus wine from the Drunken Immortal Restaurant. Miss wants you to eat and drink well."
"Thank you very much, Mo mo. Thank you for your hard work." Wei Ruo said.
"It’s my pleasure. Miss Wei is our young lady's friend and a distinguished guest of our mansion. It is our duty to take care of our distinguished guests." The housekeeper Mo mo said with a smile on her face.
Under the guidance of the housekeeper, Wei Ruo, Yun Shi, and Wei Qingwan, who had been busy all day, entered the dining hall of the Bie Courtyard together.
Sure enough, the dining room was already filled with a sumptuous table of dishes. According to the housekeeper Mo mo, these were just delivered from the Drunken Immortal's Restaurant, fresh and hot.
In fact, today's meal was not arranged by Xie Ying, but by Xie Jue, but in order to avoid controversy, he specially explained to Mo mo that it was arranged by Xie Ying.
Yun Shi looked at the dishes at this table and once again felt that the Xie family was really kind.
Of course, Yun Shi was also aware that the preferential treatment given to them by the Xie family now came from the friendship between their eldest daughter and Miss Xie.
Wei Qingwan felt uneasy in her heart, as if all the preferential treatment they received now was given by Wei Ruo, and they all relied on Wei Ruo to get it. This feeling made her depressed.
Wei Ruo didn't think that much. Since it was the hot meal that was prepared by Xie Ying for her, she must quickly taste it while it was still hot.
She also wanted to know the level of chef’s expertise from the best restaurant in this city.
After tasting it, she was a little disappointed. To be honest, the level of this chef must be very good. Many dishes were well cooked, but some dishes were slightly inferior. The problem was not in the cooking skills, but in the seasonings and spices.
Some braised dishes, without high quality seasoning and spices, would eventually taste slightly bland.
This discovery flashed a thought in Wei Ruo's mind, and then she smiled. If there was enough time and the opportunity, she would go to this Drunken Immortal Restaurant.
Wei Ruo thought the taste was so-so, but Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan thought that the dishes made by Drunken Immortal Restaurant were very delicious, and their cooking skills were much better than the cook in their Colonel's Mansion.
Yun Shi even claimed that the cooking skills of Drunken Immortal Residence were of the same level as those of the capital's major restaurants.
Wei Qingwan repeatedly agreed to Yun Shi’s claim and told Wei Ruo that she would take her to taste the restaurants in the capital together in the future.
Wei Ruo just smiled. According to what they said, Wei Ruo felt that the restaurants in the capital were not as good as her Meimei's cooking skills, so there was nothing to look forward to.
After dinner, Wei Ruo went to rest in the room prepared for her. She needed to sleep to make up for the physical strength she lost on the journey.
Although Wei Qingwan looked much weaker than Wei Ruo, she didn't immediately rest after sitting in the carriage for a whole day, but asked her maid to enquire about the whereabouts of Xie Jue, the son of the Xie family.
Cuihe came back immediately, "Miss, the young master of the Xie family is not in this courtyard. Madam Xie arranged different courtyards for us and the young master Xie to facilitate our stay."
Wei Qingwan was a little disappointed after hearing this, and then she fell asleep after letting Cuihe help her bathe.
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The next day, Yun Shi took Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan out.
Because there were still a few days before the garden party, Yun Shi took her two daughters to explore the city, which was a rare opportunity that she didn’t have normally.
Author’s Notes:
Wei Ruo: I see a business opportunity!
Wei Qingwan: I want to see that young master again!
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Wait I thought the younger sister liked the prince, why does she want to meet Xie Jue.? What is she plotting.?
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CautiousCat8/29/2024
Clearly she's just trying to get a hold of Xie Jue's ear so that she can use his connection to that nosey young master to meet the 7th Prince. It's one thing to keep marriage in mind, but did it ever cross her mind that maybe this could put her family in a tough position?
Wait I thought the younger sister liked the prince, why does she want to meet Xie Jue.? What is she plotting.?