72 Dine And Dash (2/2)

Last came Fu Ji all happiness soup. It contained black chicken, freshwater soft-shelled turtle shell, prawns, hoof tip, the core of Jinhua Ham, shiitake mushroom, and many more. There was an abundance of ingredients and the fragrance was strong and rich, a little like the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

After she has cataloged how all the dishes looked, she then began to dig in leisurely.

The various stripped ingredients in the brewed stew consisted of carp, prawn, and pork meat. They were chopped till mushy and mixed together with some pepper. The texture was soft, chewy, and smooth.

Five points.

The sauce meat melted in her mouth almost immediately. She had nothing else to say.

Five points.

For the soup, she could only say one word: fresh.

Ye Jiayao silently cheered in admiration. Despite how divine the food tasted, she knew that all the dishes in the main hall were only made by the first-class kitchen hands. The head chef and master chef were usually only in charge of the food for the customers in the suites.

The standard of this first-class kitchen hand was higher than that of Zhong Xiang's. If the kitchen hand's skill was already of this caliber, Ye Jiayao could only imagine how formidable the head chef and the master chef must be.

If it was just a competition of culinary skills, she doesn't have that high of a chance of winning. Her only chance was to impress with novelty. However, she has yet to try Zheng Fugui or his son's skills, so she really couldn't come to any definite conclusion.

Ye Jiayao savored every bite of her meal as it was not every day that she gets to have free meals this exquisite. Ye Jiayao ate so much that she felt like her stomach was going to burst. Although she has yet to finish all of the food, she could not eat another bite. She was just about to settle the bill when she thought of a very serious problem.

Her money pouch got swiped by the little beggar upon the orders of that unruly princess, and she has already returned the princess's money pouch.

She was currently penniless.

Ye Jiayao broke out in cold sweat, looking timidly at the waiter. The waiter smiled and quickly walked over to her. He asked, ”Sir, do you want to pay the bill now?”

Ye Jiayao quickly replied, ”No, not yet. The food in your restaurant is too good, I feel like I won't do the chef justice if I don't finish them all.”

She picked her chopsticks back up and started eating the broccoli.

The waiter smiled again. ”Enjoy your meal, sir.”

What to do? What to do?

Was she just going to dine and dash? No, that was not possible. She was sitting at the innermost part of the hall and she would have to pass around six waiters and a doorman in order to get to the exit.

There were no phones in this era, she couldn't just send a message or call someone to ask for help.

Ye Jiayao furiously tried to come up with a plan as she ate. She has already finished all the raw vegetables and broccoli but she still hasn't come up with anything. She was now only left with the remnants of the all happiness soup.

The waiter seemed to have noticed that something was wrong. He still smiled at her, but his eyes revealed his cautiousness. He also has started to whisper to another waiter, making that waiter take note of her, too.

Ye Jiayao wished that the ground would just open up and swallow her whole.

Could she just tell the waiter to get someone from Heavenly Residence?

No. That would expose her identity. It was a taboo for people in this industry to spy like this.

Could she get Little Jing to save her?

What if his brother finds out? It would look bad to the already suspicious Helian Xuan if she gets Helian Jing to pay for the food she ate.

No, no.

Look for Manager Du?

This is the time where Manager Du and Er Niang are the busiest!

Look for Dumb Donkey?

I think I'd rather get beaten up and humiliated.

Ye Jiayao scooped the remnants of the soup hopelessly.

”Are you the reincarnation of a hungry ghost? Are you going to lick the plate clean, too?” a cold voice mocked from behind her.

Ye Jiayao dropped the spoon in her hand and closed her eyes in despair. F*ck! I just had to invoke his name, didn't I?

”Took you long enough. Reluctant to part with a certain someone?” Ye Jiayao derided, trying to calm her emotions down.

She could not let Dumb Donkey know that she did not bring any money with her. He could not know that his arrival has just saved her.