Cute Wife Gourmet

Chapter 55 Questioning
Ye Jiayao made the mushroom soup and beggar's chicken that Xiao Jing ordered, as well as three fresh vegetables, cold-mixed black fungus, pork belly and chicken, and shredded cabbage, and served the dishes herself.

Shopkeeper Li was waiting for her at the stairs.

"Li Yao, you can accompany the young prince for a drink later. You don't have to work in the kitchen for now."

Ye Jiayao was stunned. Damn, do you think I’m your mistress?
Shopkeeper Li didn't think there was anything wrong with this. It was such a great honor to have dinner with the little prince. Just thinking about it made him so excited that he burst into tears.

"Well, don't worry, the prince is not here."

The prince was well-known for his homosexuality. If Li Yao was asked to have dinner with him, it would be hard to say.

Ye Jiayao was stunned again. Why could she feel at ease when the prince was not around?

"Go quickly, don't keep the young prince waiting for too long." Shopkeeper Li urged with a smile.

Well, it’s just a little Jingjing, there’s nothing to be afraid of. I taught him a lesson this time and let’s see if he dares to cause trouble next time.

Ye Jiayao walked into Fuqiu Pavilion with high morale.

Helian Jing sat there alone, crossing his fingers. Zhao Qixuan's words made him even more confused. Could it be that he really had the potential to be a gay man? He was worried about a man, felt sad when he couldn't see him, and was ecstatic when he saw him. Is this love? Is it? Is it right? However, in the past sixteen years, he had never been so concerned about anyone, whether it was a man or a woman. Helian Jing felt that his mind was in a knot and he was about to go crazy.

"Young Prince, the dishes you requested are here." Ye Jiayao placed the dishes on the table.

Pick up a small hammer and knock open the beggar pigeon wrapped in yellow mud. A burst of meaty aroma accompanied by lotus fragrance wafts to your face.

Seeing that little Jingjing didn't react and just sat there blankly, Ye Jiayao was a little confused. What was the little brat upset about?
She tore off a pigeon leg and put it in his bowl: "Didn't you ask for beggar's bird? I guarantee it's authentic. Try it!"

Helian Jing smelled the fragrance and remembered the first time he shot a bird. He was so happy that he jumped into the lotus pond happily to pick lotus leaves, dug a hole vigorously, and then lay on the ground excitedly and curiously to watch Dayaoyao beg for bird.

He was born into a wealthy family and had everything he wanted since he was a child. He had never felt hungry, nor had he slept in a pavilion in a dilapidated temple with his head covered with mosquito bites. He had never experienced any hardship and had no idea that there were so many people in this world who had a hard life.

Therefore, the beggar bird that he had obtained with great difficulty was the most delicious thing he had ever eaten in his life. The fragrance was integrated into his bones. The scene of the two of them sitting on the mound of earth and wolfing down the food was also integrated into his mind and could never be erased.

He just ate silently, thinking about the past, and didn't care that Dayaoyao was still standing beside him.

Ye Jiayao patiently watched him with an expressionless face as he ordered flowers and birds and sipped mushroom soup slowly and leisurely, completely ignoring her. She thought: The little brat has learned to play serious games. He has made progress.

Helian Jing finished a whole pigeon and half a bowl of soup, then wiped his hands and mouth with a tissue, looking at Ye Jiayao with his slender phoenix eyes.

"Why don't you keep your word?"

Finally, he started questioning! Ye Jiayao pouted and said, "No, I don't keep my word."

There was a hint of anger in Helian Jing's eyes: "You promised that you would come to find me, and we even high-fived each other as an oath."

Ye Jiayao said confidently, "I will come to find you, but a little later. I want to find a job and settle down before I come to find you. Who knew I would run into you by chance?"

Anyway, I didn't say at that time that I would go find him as soon as I arrived in Jinling.

"You lied, then why did you get off the boat in Zhenjiang? Do you know that I waited at the dock for a few days, waiting for Li Mao's boat, but you were not on the boat. Do you know how I felt at that time? Okay, you get off the boat in Zhenjiang, and I will go to Zhenjiang to find you. Do you know that my people almost turned Zhenjiang upside down, but there was still no trace of you. Do you know how I felt? Just last night, I asked Zhao Qixuan to ask his brother-in-law to look for you in Jiangxi. Dayaoyao, how can you not keep your word and still quibble now? I hate people who don't keep their word the most." Helian Jing's emotions finally exploded. He was worried here, but she looked like she didn't care. He was about to explode.

Ye Jiayao wanted to scold him, but why was he so fierce? Was he so great because he was a little prince? However, after watching him scold him fiercely, her eyes became wet first, with tears in her eyes and she looked extremely aggrieved, as if she was the one who was scolded just now. It made her want to get angry but couldn't.

"Young Prince, you think too much. I have some things to do in Zhenjiang. As for going to Jiangxi, I really wanted to go, but then I thought about it and decided not to. Jinling is a prosperous place, and it should be easier to find a job. Besides, I have an appointment with you! Although I'm not sure if you still remember this appointment, I am not a person who doesn't keep his word!"

"I was sick for two days on the way to Jinling. I lay in a dilapidated temple in excruciating pain. I just arrived in Jinling the night before yesterday. The owner of Lai Fu Inn introduced me to Tianshangju, and I came here to apply for the job yesterday morning. You can ask Owner Du of Lai Fu Inn and Owner Li here. Have I told any lies?" Ye Jiayao said calmly.

When Helian Jing heard that she had been ill for two days on the road, he was no longer angry and only felt distressed. What disease did she have? He should ask an imperial physician to come and see her.

Seeing his expression eased, Ye Jiayao said again: "Xiao Jingjing, to be honest, if you were just an ordinary rich kid, I would definitely go to your house to eat and drink, but you are a little prince. For ordinary people like us, you are unattainable. This makes me hesitant and entangled. I don’t know whether I should go to you, but I think I will still go to you. When I make a name for myself in Jinling, I will meet you as an old friend, instead of begging you for a bowl of rice or a piece of soup. I don’t want to be looked down upon. Xiao Jingjing, can you understand my feelings?"

Helian Jing was so moved that he almost cried. In the past, he always disagreed when Dayaoyao called him Xiaojingjing, but now he felt more intimate. Dayaoyao had not forgotten him. Dayaoyao avoided him just because he was afraid of being looked down upon by him. Helian Jing hurriedly stood up and helped Ye Jiayao pull out a chair: "Dayaoyao, please sit down."

Ye Jiayao was forced to sit down by him.

Helian Jing pushed all the dishes in front of her: "Are you hungry? Eat quickly."

Uh... so attentive? Not angry anymore? So easy to please?
"You eat it. I'm not hungry. These are specially made for you." Ye Jiayao said politely.

"You eat, I'm full. Besides, if I want to eat the food you cook, you can come often, every day." Helian Jing said with a smile.

Ye Jiayao's scalp was numb. Why did he come here every day? The price of vegetables here is not cheap. Besides, this money is not a gift to her. It's okay to come here occasionally!

Ye Jiayao felt the need to have a good talk with him: "Well... Xiao Jingjing, listen to me, your family is rich, but this is not the way to spend money. Going to restaurants every day will not look good to others. They will think you are idle. A real man should do something to report to the country and benefit the people. Anyway, I have signed a three-year contract here, you can come here occasionally to show your support. If you have any social events, you can treat them here. When I open my own restaurant in the future, I have no objection if you come here every day to show your support."

Helian Jing laughed. Dayaoyao's words sounded very high-sounding, but it was because this restaurant was not opened by her.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

After thinking for a while, he said, "How about I invest and you do the work, and we open a restaurant together?"

The more Helian Jing thought about it, the better he felt that this was a great idea. This way, he could be with Dayaoyao every day. And with Dayaoyao's cooking skills and his connections, the restaurant's business would be booming, beating Xiangyilou, Tianshangju, and Man Kee.

Unexpectedly, Dayaoyao rolled his eyes and said, "What are you thinking? I just signed the contract, do you want me to break it?"

Helian Jing disagreed: "What's the big deal about breaking the contract? I'll go find Shopkeeper Li and see if he will let me go."

"You are not allowed to go." Ye Jiayao threatened. She had just arrived in Jinling and had not yet established a firm foothold. She still needed to learn a lot. Besides, it was the help of the shopkeeper Du and his wife that allowed her to enter Tianshangju. She had not had time to thank them enough, but they left without saying anything. What kind of person would she be? And the most important point was that it was true that opening a restaurant was her wish, but she wanted to open a restaurant that belonged completely to her. She did not want to rely on others or cooperate with them. When cooperating, they were happy, but if they messed up, they would become enemies. She had seen too many such things in modern times.

"Let's talk about opening a restaurant later. You want to run away before you even learn to walk. Do you think opening a restaurant is that easy?" Ye Jiayao lectured.

Helian Jing was disappointed, as his enthusiasm was dashed.

"Also, you can bring anyone you want, but you are not allowed to bring the guy who captured you in Yangzhou." Ye Jiayao suddenly thought of this important issue.

Helian Jing wondered: "Why?"

Ye Jiayao rolled her eyes and said through gritted teeth: "I hate him."

Uh... Helian Jing was confused. How did Chunyu offend Dayaoyao? They didn't know each other. Could it be that Dayaoyao hated Chunyu for forcing him to be taken back to Jinling, forcing them to separate?

Helian Jing's heartbeat quickened as he imagined it. Is that so? Is that so? That... That would be really great.

Ye Jiayao picked up a potato and saw Xiao Jingjing staring at her and grinning.

"You're smiling so foolishly, do you know that? Do you want to look at yourself in a mirror?" Ye Jiayao glanced at him.

Helian Jing tried to hold back his smile, but after a moment he couldn't hold it back anymore and started laughing. His eyes were sparkling and shimmering with endless light, like the rippling water on the Qinhuai River in spring.

"Da Yaoyao, I'm so glad to have found you."

Ye Jiayao couldn't help laughing, what a cute child.

"Well, I'm happy to see you too." Ye Jiayao nodded.

This is not a lie, she really likes this little brother.

Helian Jing smiled more and more brightly, and the joy in his heart was simply indescribable.

(End of this chapter)