Chapter 84: Gambling (3) (2/2)

Fifth Miss Zou was so angry that her face and neck were flushed red, but she couldn’t say a word in retort.

Madam Huang glared at her daughter. With the situation as it was now, she could only agree to Chu Lian’s request.

If she didn’t give her this chance, then it would be Madam Huang and her daughter who were the discourteous ones.

“Alright, House Jing’an’s Third Young Madam. I’ll give you this chance today. However, if you don’t manage to make longevity peach buns that taste better than Mr Wang’s, even if Matriarch He is here, I won’t show you any mercy.”

Madam Huang was the madam in charge of the Dingyuan estate now, and she was used to dealing with the high echelons of society. Thus, she had a powerful aura about her. Any normal young lady would probably be shocked stiff by her threatening words.

However, Chu Lian was the one facing her!

The business dealings in the modern world were much more sly and craftier than this, and she had met all sorts of bosses before. How could she be afraid of someone like Madam Huang?

“Of course, Madam.” Chu Lian respectfully bobbed towards Madam Huang.

Her actions were completely in line with etiquette, and there was nothing to pick on.

Although Madam Huang was inwardly raging, on the outside, she maintained her elegant demeanour.

Her sharp eyes watched Chu Lian as she secretly harrumphed.

Inside the privacy of her mind, she thought, don’t think longevity peach buns are that easy to make! There must be something behind Mr Wang’s peach buns since his business has been doing so well! At least, up until now, all the nobles who ate Mr Wang’s longevity peach buns have had nothing but praise for them.

Child, be careful. It won’t be easy to clean up your mess if you’ve boasted beyond your abilities!

You might think it’s easy just by watching others, but when you’re really put on the spot, you’ll find that it isn’t as easy as you thought!

House Jing’an had managed to become popular amongst the nobles in the capital just by having a pastry chef who could make tasty snacks. That was how valuable secret recipes were. If House Ying had some secret recipe for longevity peach buns that was better than Mr Wang’s, they would have used it to gain popularity a lot earlier!

After thinking it through, Madam Huang was even more certain that Chu Lian was being too overconfident. She didn’t believe that Chu Lian could make anything close to Mr Wang’s longevity peach buns, never mind something better than them.

When Madam Rong, who was still standing in the crowd, heard that Chu Lian was going to suddenly make longevity peach buns of her own, she almost fainted out of shock. She had eaten Mr Wang’s longevity peach buns only once before. They were much tastier than House Jing’an’s pastries. Then there was Chu Lian, who hadn’t even entered the Ying Estate’s kitchen before her marriage. How could she possibly know how to make longevity peach buns?!