Chapter 249: You Don’t Have to Come Back Anymore (2) (1/2)

Chapter 249: You Don’t Have to Come Back Anymore (2)

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Could it be that Third Young Madam had hidden most of her secret recipes from them when she was back at Songtao Court?

No, that was impossible. Third Young Madam never evaded them whenever she cooked. She even taught them her secret recipes personally. She wasn’t silly, so she had earnestly remembered and picked up whatever Third Young Madam had taught them.

Third Young Madam was just a normal person, how could she have an endless store of secret recipes? Even if she had more than a few secret recipes, after all this time, she should have finished learning all of them. Why were there suddenly even more dishes that she hadn’t even seen before?

Actually, Mingyan had only learned about twenty or so dishes. That number was just a drop in the ocean for the great foodie Chu Lian, who had eaten most of the foods on either side of the Yangtze River.

It was only Mingyan herself who had thought that she had learned all of the secret recipes that Third Young Madam’s family had passed down.

Judging from the scene just now, Guilin Restaurant’s dishes had clearly stolen away Old Duke Zheng’s favour.

How was she going to gain a foothold in the Zheng Estate by Old Duke Zheng’s side from now on like this?

As she continued thinking, Mingyan’s mood worsened. She wasn’t satisfied. She had already bravely taken the first step away from Chu Lian. She definitely wasn’t going to return.

She paced about in the corridor outside the parlour, the handkerchief in her hands had already been wrung into knots. Finally, she abruptly made a decision and quickly strode out of the courtyard in the next second.

She asked directions from a manservant before moving quickly towards the kitchen. However, before she could enter, she was blocked by a tall server guarding the kitchen.

“Miss, please stop there. Outsiders are not allowed in Guilin Restaurant’s kitchen.”

Mingyan lowered her head and trembled imperceptibly. In the next moment, she had already made up her mind. She raised her head and met the server’s sharp gaze. She spoke confidently, “I’m Third Young Madam’s handmaid and I’ve come here with her orders to handle some affairs in the kitchen. How dare you stop me!”

The originally confident server froze for a moment and was at a loss for what to do when a familiar voice sounded from behind Mingyan. “Ah-zhong, go inside and help. Leave this to me.”

The speaker was Xiyan. Xiyan often came to Guilin Restaurant to teach the cooks new dishes, so the staff here were all familiar with her.

The server called Ah-zhong immediately saluted to Xiyan before entering the kitchen.

Mingyan’s body was rooted to the spot. She hadn’t expected Xiyan to come to the kitchen at this time.

However, her next thought calmed her down. She wasn’t doing anything against her conscience here. Furthermore, while serving Old Duke Zheng, he didn’t treat her as a maidservant at all. Even if she claimed to be Old Duke Zheng’s granddaughter, others might believe it. Her current status was higher than Xiyan’s, so she could hold her head high and keep her back straight.