Chapter 271 – Battle of Words
“Don’t exaggerate so much, ok? If Zhenxiu Restaurant collapsed because of one dish, then it’s better to just close it down earlier!” Could Yu Xiaocao still not understand him? One point was exaggerated into ten by him, wasn’t it just to get recipes from her?
Third Young Master Zhou laughed and smiled, “Some of the older stores in the capital have started joining hands to go against Zhenxiu Restuarant. If we don’t show some creativity, we will be dragged down by those old crafty guys one day! Xiaocao, you said that you know how to make floral-scented flaky roasted duck and vegetal crispy roasted duck. Teach Yang Feng how to make them!”
Yu Xiaocao hesitated slightly but she didn’t persist. She also taught Yang Feng how to make two kinds of roasted duck, reminding Third Young Master Zhou that he could launch them later on to keep the novel feelings and attract customers. Third Young Master Zhou had a talent in business that surpassed a lot of people. Even without the reminder from Xiaocao, he would’ve done as she said.
When they came out of the Zhenxiu Restaurant, Zhu Junyang, who had kept silent and pretended to be cool, suddenly said to Third Young Master Zhou, “There are still a few roast ducks made by Yu Xiaocao in the kitchen, pack all of them and have them taken with us. Put it on Yu Xiaocao’s tab!”
Yu Xiaocao yelled on one side, “Young Royal Prince, aren’t you being unfair? Let’s not talk about how these two days, you’ve been freeloading off of me. Why are you packing the roast duck and letting me pay for it? How much money is the third young master of Imperial Prince Jing’s estate and the favorite of the emperor, Royal Prince Yang, lacking?”
Third Young Master Zhou was surprised at Yu Xiaocao’s manner of speaking in front of Royal Prince Yang. The cold-faced prince was young but he had a strong atmosphere. Even he had to be careful in front of him in fear of saying the wrong word. The other party gave him a look and he immediately became as quiet as cicadas in the winter. This lass was really brave, treating the cold faced prince like she treated him, becoming angry and yelling whenever she wanted.
What surprised him the most was that although the cold faced prince’s voice was still cold, he didn’t seem to be getting angry. He just glanced at Yu Xiaocao, who was hopping around full of vigor and expressionlessly said, “Just think of it as payment for my company today!”
Yu Xiaocao immediately rolled her eyes in an exaggerated manner, ‘Who let you follow me? Wasn’t it you who was bored at home and insisted on following me? You ate quite a bit of the food at Zhenxiu Restaurant, and you even ate most of the roast duck. What do you mean you are accompanying me? Young Royal Prince, can you confuse right and wrong anymore and be any more shameless?’
“Alright! I’ll pay, I’ll just think of it as showing filial respect to the Princess Consort!” Yu Xiaocao knew that Princess Consort Jing liked osmanthus duck. The fruit-scented roasted duck was fatty but not greasy, crispy and delicious; Princess Consort Jing should like it too, right?
After leaving Third Young Master Zhou, on the way back to the compound, Zhu Junyang, who had nothing to do, quarreled with Yu Xiaocao, “The roasted duck is in your hands now. If someone’s going to show filial piety then it would be me, what does it have to do with you?”
Yu Xiaocao rolled her eyes again and said, “If I didn’t make the fruit-scented roasted duck, what would you use to show filial piety to the Princess Consort?”
“The fruit-scented roasted duck you made wasn’t for my lady mother! Do you want my mother to accept your love? No way!” Where was the cold-faced prince character? If any of the rich playboys saw Zhu Junyang now, their chins would drop to the ground.
