107 Black-Hearted Boss (2/2)

She snorted. As if.

That night, the staff in Heavenly Residence finished work and went to bed. At midnight, someone quietly got up and dragged out a bag of stuff from the corner. He then opened the sweet rice flour bag, which Ye Jiayao prepared before, took a few spoons out, and put a different powder to mix in. After that, he quietly went back the room to go to sleep.

Wang Mingde opened his eyes in a daze and turned back around to continue sleeping.

Ye Jiayao spent two nights making a few tubs of ice cream as mooncakes should be prepared earlier. On the day of the feast, she would need to cook the dishes and she wouldn't have time to do these things.

The day after tomorrow would be the birthday dinner. After she finished that night, Ye Jiayao brought out a few helpers with her. Helian Jing had sent a horse cart for their transport and also to carry all the necessary cooking materials to the mansion.

”Yaoyao, I don't have any duty in the military department tomorrow. The King gave us three days of holiday so that we could prepare for the birthday party at home. If you need me for anything, just let me know.” Helian Jing said with a smile.

He just started working in the military department and he needed to familiarize himself with the business there. He had been too busy to meet Yaoyao. He could now finally understand why his brother didn't have that much freedom to do leisurely activities.

Ye Jiayao squinted at him and tried, ”Alright, you can be a kitchen helper. Make a fire for me.”

It was a joke, but Little Jing answered happily. ”Okay. Whatever you ask me to do, I will do it.”

He could watch the fire while chatting with Yaoyao. That was also a win-win because he enjoys watching Yaoyao cook.

Ye Jiayao raised a brow, surprised. She appreciated his eagerness, but if his mother and brother find out that she was ordering Little Jing around, they'd probably fire her on the spot.

”Don't worry. I was kidding. You have many things to prepare, you don't need to help me burn some fire,” Ye Jiayao told him.

”If you need me, I'm here,” Helian Jing told her seriously.

Ye Jiayao looked at him expressionlessly. ”If the servants from your mansion see you burning some woods in front of a stove, they will drop dead in surprise.”

Helian Jing laughed in agreement. ”Totally.”

The carriage suddenly stopped - they've arrived at the Helian Royal Mansion. The only ones who have been here before were Deng Haichuan and Ye Jiayao. The others were new to the mansion's lavishness. They looked around excitedly, not quite believing that they get to cook in here. Even Master Chef Niu had never been awarded that kind of chance!

Ye Jiayao coughed twice to get their attention. ”Everyone, stay calm. If we do our best here, there will be many opportunities like this in future.”

Cui Dongpeng moved closer to her and flattered, ”Following you, Brother Yao, can get us rich. Rest assured, I'll be following you in the future, no matter what.”

Ye Jiayao rolled her eyes. Kiss ass.

Together, they hauled their ingredients and materials into the kitchen. Helian Jing waved two people over and introduced, ”This is Manager Liu. If you need something and you can't find me, you can come to him. This one here is Manager Hu, the master chef in the royal mansion and the manager of the kitchen. He will follow your orders in the next days.”

Ye Jiayao greeted them politely.

Manager Liu and Manager Hu humbly returned her greeting.

Helian Jing turned to the two staffs of the mansion and said sternly, ”You will completely answer to Li Yao's orders for these next days. If you give him any grief, I will make you suffer.”

Everyone who works in the royal mansion, even the doorkeepers, think that they're superior to others. Li Yao was only a young chef and he wasn't famous just yet. Helian Jing was afraid that they would look down on Li Yao and make him feel embarrassed when he's not around.

”Yes, Young Royal Highness,” they acquiesced. No matter how contemptuous they might feel, orders were orders.

”I know that we can work together and make the birthday feast great,” Ye Jiayao told them with a warm smile.

Deng Haichuan came in to report, ”Brother Yao, we've already moved all the things here.”

Ye Jiayao nodded and turned back to the managers, ”We will use the kitchen tonight, but we don't need your help yet.”

They would start doing the mooncake and others were not allowed to watch.

Helian Jing persisted to stay and Ye Jiayao couldn't exactly make him leave, so she just let him watch.

Zhong Xiang dumped out sweet rice powder in a pan to cook. Wang Mingde mixed the milk and sugar with Deng Haichuan's help while Cui Dongpeng started with the fire.

”I heard from my mother that this ice cream mooncake is extremely delicious. I can't wait to taste it. Yaoyao, where is the ice cream you talked about?” Helian Jing asked, looking around.

Ye Jiayao opened a big ice cube and took out a scoop for him to eat. ”Try this. If there are leftovers later, I will let you have more.”

Helian Jing eagerly took it from her.

Ye Jiayao turned back and rolled her sleeves up to start working. She was busy arranging her materials when she saw Deng Haichuan made a face at her. She turned around and saw Helian Jing opening the ice cube where the ice cream was placed in.

This fat cat...