Drop of Cinnabar in the Heart (7) (1/2)

Yu Xiaocao was enjoying the treatment of a national treasure——her husband supported her, and her two younger brothers guarded both sides like fierce bodyguards. The guards of prince residence protected her in the center, like a myriad of stars surrounding the moon. Even her four-year-old son was ‘protecting’ her. For a moment, she felt as if she was the queen of the universe…

“Alright, Your Highness, wake up from your daydream. We have arrived at Medicinal Cuisine House!” Zhu Junyang had long been used to the ‘nonsense’ that his wife said from time to time.

“Humph! It doesn’t cost any money to daydream, yet you’re not even going to let me do it for a little while? Stupid male chauvinism——not considerate at all!” Under the head manager’s hospitality, Yu Xiaocao slowly walked up to the second floor.

Medicinal Cuisine House was already packed with people even before mealtime. Especially the private rooms on the second and third floors, they had long been reserved. Had it not been for the fact that Yu Xiaocao was the owner of Medicinal Cuisine House, they would not have been able to reserve a good room for this sudden trip.

The head manager of Medicinal Cuisine House had forethought and saved the room with the best view in advance. See, didn’t it come in handy now?

The head manager followed his masters up to the second floor with a smile on his face, “Yesterday, Medicinal Cuisine House ordered pastries from The Yu’s Pastry Shop, and they just arrived. Masters and Young Master, what pastries would you like?”

When Little Baozi heard The Yu’s pastries, his eyes lit up and he looked eagerly at his lady mother. Little Baozi was very well-behaved——he let his lady mother order first.

After thinking about it, Yu Xiaocao didn’t have anything special she wanted to eat. So, she lowered her head to look at her son, “Little Baozi, haven’t you longed for The Yu’s pastries for a long time? What do you want to eat? Order some.”

Little Baozi reached out his chubby little hand and worked hard to count three fingers. He said in a babyish tone, “Lady Mother, you promised Baozi yesterday that I can eat three kinds of pastries.”

“It’s three pieces, not three kinds!” Yu Xiaocao corrected.

“I want to eat egg tarts, caramel pudding, and…” Little Baozi bit his fingers with a troubled expression. ‘There are so many delicious pastries at Lady Mother’s pastry shop. I want to eat them all. What should I do?’

That’s right! His two uncles hadn’t said what they wanted to eat. They were his elders, so they should take good care of him, their little nephew. Baozi should just order for them too!

An angelic smile appeared on Little Baozi’s tender face, “And also a piece of cream cake…Uncle Shitou, Uncle Lin, do you guys want to eat pork floss Beckham and animal crackers?”

Seeing them nod, he quickly interjected, “Then let’s order a serving of pork floss Beckham and crackers for my two uncles!”

Yu Fan rubbed his nephew’s head——this clever boy. Both of these were foods that he liked to eat, yet he had to insist that he was ordering for them. Needless to say, he had inherited his intelligence from Second Sister. Second Sister had a weak constitution when she was a child, but she was very smart. She made all the decisions in the family!

Yu Xiaocao had sent down instructions in advance, so Little Baozi only noticed that the pastries had shrunk in size when the pastries were served. Originally, the normal size of an egg tart was about the same size as his palm, but it was now about half the size of his hand.

Also, the cream cakes that he saw at the pastry shop were even bigger than his small hands. However, he could finish the one in front of him in two or three bites. The pork floss Beckham that he ordered for his uncle was also only one-third of the size of the original…what was going on?

“Lady Mother, it’s time to change the people at the pastry shop! How can the pastries become smaller and smaller? If the customers get cheated once, they won't buy our pastries next time!” Little Baozi scooped a mouthful of cake and put it into his mouth. ‘Well, the taste hasn’t changed——it’s just as delicious! But isn’t it too small?’