Chapter 139 Baked Cake Sisters (2/2)
Lin Mengya was not a stingy person. She had bestowed some silver to each of the guards who had accompanied them on that trip, and she had instantly become their wealth.
”Take a taste of this, Master. These freshly baked butter pastries from this shop smell fantastic.”
Baizhi was the happiest among them. Having been cooped up in the mansion for so long, she was finally able to taste the freshly made delicacies outside.
They wondered if her stomach was made of stretchable rubber. She had downed seven to eight kinds of snacks so quickly and still kept going.
She continued to be excited about the food she saw.
”Shall we go to the Furong Restaurant to have some delicious pork shoulder? Master, we've been walking around the place and I'm famished.”
How could Baizhi have the guts for such a request? She was already caressing her bulgy stomach at the moment.
Dazed, Lin Mengya gave Baizhi a look, then reached out to pinch her cheek.
”Baizhi, are you a reincarnated hungry ghost?”
Lin Mengya felt full even from watching Baizhi eat. In fact, she had lost her appetite just by watching her.
How could she still want to eat pork shoulder?
”Indeed, don't you stuff your stomach. Haven't I been feeding you?”
Baiji tapped Baizhi on her forehead as if to tell her to stop. In fact, she had not stopped eating in the past two hours.
”Oh, just indulge me for this time, Master. Moreover, I haven't eaten much.”
Baizhi pouted, fearing that Lin Mengya would not agree to her proposal.
The other three blurted out in unison, saying, ”You haven't eaten much? If we pepper the floor with some salt, we bet you would eat it whole.”
At their teasing, Baizhi was finally feeling embarrassed about her acting pathetic.
She stuck out her tongue, tugged on Lin Mengya's arm and began gently swinging it.
”Alright, let's go to the Furong Restaurant then. Will the two guards take our shopping back to the mansion? We'll wait for you at the Furong Restaurant.”
Although Lin Mengya wanted to send the guards back there and then, they insisted on escorting them to the Furong Restaurant, before rushing back to the prince's mansion.
As the ladies approached the establishment, they eyed its name in large golden characters, engraved on the plate overhead.
From the look of it, the characters on the plate had obviously been engraved by someone with extraordinary talent.
The moment they had stepped into the restaurant, they could see that it was very spacious, with a dozen squarish tables scattered all around. They had apparently been cleaned to speckles by the waiters.
Below their feet, they were actually stepping on granite flooring, which was also spotless and free of any oil stains.
Upon their arrival, the waiter in grey immediately walked over to welcome them.
”Please come in. You must be from a noble family, being so elegantly dressed. Please come up to the second floor, where it's much quieter and befitting your status.”
The waiter treated them with such courtesy, as if the five ladies were some deities.
From the waiter's perspective, the head of the group was the young woman dressed in light purple.
Although he had seen much in life, he was still astonished to see such an exceptional and rare beauty.
All the beautiful things in the world paled in comparison with her pair of dark charming eyes.
He wondered what kind of family that elegantly dressed lady had come from, but he knew to provide the best service to her and her companions.
Each of the private rooms on the second floor were opened.
What took Lin Mengya by surprise were the varying paintings of flora and human characters on each of their doors.
Hanging on every door was a plaque which bore the name of the room.
It was interesting to note that the plaque hanging outside the room named ”Bamboo Room” was in fact made of bamboo.
The plaque for the room called ”Stone Room” was made of a slab of stone.
The waiter eventually led them to a room bearing the name ”Wind Room”.
The creativity of the restaurant owner could be seen in the hanging windchime, which when at rest, would spell out the words, ”Listen to the Wind.”
”This way please, our honored guests. The Wind Room is overlooking the streets and other beautiful sceneries, and it is very spacious. Are you satisfied with our arrangement?”
The waiter opened the door to the room and led Lin Mengya and her four maids inside.
Facing them was a low heated bed with a low redwood table sitting on it.
The windows, with a touch of antiquity, were wide open and engraved with the pictures of pine, bamboo, and plum, depicting three friends who stuck with each other through thick and thin in life.
”This is such a wonderful place. Your boss must be good at running this business.”
After Lin Mengya sat down at the head seat, the maidservants also helped themselves to their seats.
When they left the house earlier, Lin Mengya had told them to behave as if they were sisters who were crazy about baking cakes instead of a master and her servants.
Up until now, the four maidservants did not really understand why Lin Mengya used the analogy of baking cakes.
”Hehe, thank you for your compliments, madam. My boss was the one who designed every picture, down to their every detail. This was precisely the reason why the Furong Restaurant is the most popular restaurant around. What would you like to eat? Would you like me to make some recommendations?”
The waiter was accustomed to the customers' compliments, but he did not expect Baizhi to start ordering the dishes as soon as he finished speaking.
”Mr. Waiter, isn't 'boiled crispy meat' and 'seven connections elbows' the most famous dishes in the restaurant? We would like both of them. Also, please serve my master some honey fragrant tea, hurry!”