Cute Wife Gourmet

Chapter 76 Well done

In the private room of Tianshangju Lanxuan Pavilion.

Liuli finished three glasses of ice drinks in one breath and sighed with contentment.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still tasting the drink slowly. Seeing her like this, he smiled and said, "Since you like ice drinks so much, why not invite this chef to the imperial kitchen so that you can eat as much as you want."

To be honest, this ice drink is very unique and tastes great. I believe it will be very popular in the palace.

Liuli pondered for a moment, with a special brilliance twinkling in her big almond-shaped eyes: "Good idea, recruit him into the palace, then I can torture him anytime, haha."

Originally, she wanted to teach Li Yao a lesson, but now she was a little reluctant to destroy him. The ice drink was so delicious, many times better than those made by the imperial chefs in the palace. She would detain him in the palace, make him cook when she wanted to eat, tease him when she was unhappy, and make him crawl at her feet like a dog, to see if he dared to be arrogant again.

The more Liuli thought about it, the happier she became.

After waiting for a while, the food started to be served.

Xiao Lu would loudly announce the name of each dish as it was served.

"Mandarin Duck Snowflake Roll..."

"Sizzling Mushrooms..."

“Abalone slices with oyster sauce…”

"Pouched yellow thorn fish..."

"Please enjoy your meal, gentlemen. A few more dishes will be served soon."

When the prince saw these dishes and smelled the fragrance, his expression became serious. He closed his fan and looked at them carefully.

From the appearance point of view, it is no less exquisite than the imperial cuisine. The presentation and decoration are novel and beautiful, especially the carvings, which are so lifelike that they make people hungry at first sight.

Liuli even picked up a radish flower and placed it in her palm, unable to let it go: "So beautiful, what was it carved from?"

Xiao Lu said, "To answer your question, this is carved from purple radish. Carving patterns on radish is our chef's specialty. He can not only carve patterns, but also anything flying in the sky or walking on the ground. Moreover, our chef can also carve patterns on tofu."

When Liuli heard that it was carved by Li Yao, her face darkened and she threw the radish flowers back: "It's just so-so, not bad, compared to Yu..."

The prince clenched his hollow fist to his lips and coughed twice, issuing a warning.

Liuli forced herself to swallow the word "kitchen" back into her stomach.

Xiao Lu felt contempt in his heart. He had clearly praised it just now, but when he heard that it was carved by Brother Yao, he said it was okay. He went back on his word. What kind of person is he!
Xiao Lu returned to the kitchen, and Ye Jiayao asked hurriedly: "How is it?"

Xiao Lu told the truth and imitated Liuli's disgusted expression and tone exactly.

Ye Jiayao was in a heavy mood. If someone wanted to find fault, they would always find a reason. They could always find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime.

"Take this up to that young master and tell him that I gave it to her..."

In the private room, Liuli ate with gusto while showing all kinds of disdain.

The prince laughed dumbly upon hearing this: "Since he is doing such a bad job, there is no way to recruit him into the palace."

Liuli said disapprovingly: "The purpose of inviting him into the palace is not to let him cook, but to make it easier for me to ravage him."

The prince coughed twice. The word "ravage" sounded strange.

"Liuli, I think you shouldn't make things too difficult for him. He doesn't know your identity, and ignorance is not a crime. Just let him give you a gift and apologize, okay?" said the prince.

"No, no one has ever bullied me like this in my life. How can I let him go so easily?" Liuli pouted.

The prince smiled helplessly.

The waiter brought a soup bowl made of half a papaya and placed it in front of Liuli: "Sir, this papaya stewed with snow clam is a gift from our chef. It's the first time we've introduced it, so please try it first."

The prince wondered, "Why did you send her off and not me?"

Xiao Lu said, "Sir, our chef said that this papaya stewed with snow clam is only effective for you. If you eat it, it will have the opposite effect. Our chef will make you another unique dish, which will be served later."

The prince still didn't understand. Why did they say that Liuli would only be effective after taking it?
Liuli blushed. Could it be that this dish was for women? That guy knew she was a woman.

Are you scared now? I did this on purpose to please her. Humph, this princess won't appreciate your kindness. Liuli wanted to take it down and throw it away, but seeing the crystal clear snow clam in the papaya carved with hibiscus flowers, it looked very tempting and she was reluctant to throw it away.

Never mind, just try it first and throw it away if it doesn’t taste good.

I scooped a small spoonful into my mouth and it tasted icy cool, sweet but not greasy. The snow frog had the aroma of papaya and melted in my mouth.

good to eat!

It was so delicious, it was infuriating! As a princess, she lived in a gorgeous palace and ate the most exquisite food in the world, but now she realized that she had never eaten any good food, but the common people were more blessed than her.

Xiao Lu looked at the young master expectantly and reminded him carefully: "Sir, you can eat the papaya too." Liuli rolled her eyes at him and said: "Go down, you don't need to serve here, call your chef Li Yao over to me."

Xiao Lu said cautiously: "The chef is still cooking. Do you want to call him now?"

Liuli said angrily, "Are you deaf? Just go and call me when I tell you to. Why are you talking nonsense?"

Xiao Lu was so scared that he quickly rolled out.

Ye Jiayao was relatively calm. If there was no way to avoid the disaster, then go ahead! However, before going up, Ye Jiayao still gave Xiao Lu some instructions.

Standing outside Lanxuan Pavilion, Ye Jiayao straightened her appearance, knocked on the door and went in.

With a smile on his face, he said politely: "I am Li Yao, the young master, and I pay my respects to you two gentlemen."

Liuli said sarcastically with a fake smile: "Li Yao, weren't you quite arrogant yesterday? Why are you so obedient now?"

Ye Jiayao said indifferently, "You are joking, sir. I am always courteous and polite, especially to guests who come to show their support. However, if I encounter those who are looking for trouble out of nothing, I will naturally not be polite. As the saying goes, if others do not offend me, I will not offend others."

Ye Jiayao raised her eyebrows and looked at Liuli in confusion: "What did this gentleman say about yesterday?"

For some reason, when Liuli saw his confused and doubtful look, her heart began to beat fast and she had a bad feeling.

"Did I meet you yesterday? Impossible. You can tell from your looks and demeanor that you are one of the best. If I had met you, I would have been deeply impressed!" Ye Jiayao pretended to think hard, then shook her head with certainty: "I definitely haven't."

Liuli was angry: "Don't think I will let you go just because you pretend to have amnesia."

She thought that when Li Yao knew her identity, he would be so scared that he would wet his pants, kneel down and cry and admit his mistake, begging her for mercy. She never thought that he would pretend not to know her.

Ye Jiayao said innocently: "My dear, I have never seen you before. Did you remember it wrongly?"

The prince looked at the handsome cook with a smile, finding him interesting.

"You are still pretending. I talked to your manager yesterday, and all your guys here saw it." Liuli said angrily.

"Really? Then ask the manager and the clerk to ask?" Ye Jiayao asked.

Manager Qian and Xiao Lu were called in.

Ye Jiayao asked, "Manager Qian, this young man said he spoke to you yesterday. Do you remember? Xiao Lu, what about you?"

Manager Qian thought of Ye Jiayao's previous warning. This person's status was not trivial and he could not afford to offend him. Naturally, he could not admit that he had offended this important person yesterday. So he pretended to look at Liuli carefully and said, "I have no impression. I will definitely remember all the guests who have been here."

Xiao Lu also shook his head.

Liuli was anxious, and pulled the prince to his side, angrily saying, "They lied, they colluded with each other to lie."

Ye Jiayao said, "Sir, why would we lie? Yesterday, a young man about the same age as me came to our restaurant and made trouble. He started swearing because he couldn't get an ice drink. He was even more rude than a street scoundrel. I gave him a lesson. But he doesn't look like you. I am a very noble man. How could I be that kind of person? What do you think?"

"Yes, that young master had a very bad attitude, and other guests in the restaurant couldn't stand him anymore." Manager Qian echoed.

Liuli was stunned. Should she admit it or deny it?
She came to her senses and asked, "How do you explain what happened on the street yesterday? Xia Chunyu also saw you, how do you explain it?"

Ye Jiayao sighed, "I went out on the street yesterday and something unexpected happened. My wallet was stolen, and that person even cried thief, trying to slander me. Sir, are you trying to say that it was you who stole my wallet?"

Liuli was furious and pointed at Ye Jiayao: "You are talking nonsense, it was obviously you who stole my purse..."

Ye Jiayao raised her lips in a mocking tone: "If I say that I stole the purse, I believe no one will believe it. And if I say that I stole the purse, no one will believe it either. Manager Qian, do you think I am that kind of person?"

Manager Qian said, "Our head chef would share all the rewards he received with everyone. How could he possibly steal money?"

Xiao Lu also said righteously: "With our chef's skills, he can easily make a few ice drinks and make a lot of money. Why do we need to steal?"

Ye Jiayao kept smiling and said gently, "So, I thought the matter about the money bag was a misunderstanding, and you just wanted to play a joke on me."

Liuli thought she had caught Ye Jiayao's handle: "Oh, now you admit that you recognize me?"

Ye Jiayao asked back: "Don't you think my denial is for your own good?"

"What do you mean by good for me? You are a cunning and treacherous person, full of lies, a real troublemaker." Liuli pointed at him without any appreciation.

The prince signaled Liuli to calm down. He had been skeptical of Liuli's one-sided statement before. After all, Liuli was famous for playing tricks on people. Everyone in the palace had experienced this, and he had also suffered greatly from it. Now after hearing Li Yao's words, he was more willing to believe Li Yao. Although Li Yao had been denying it, he sang the same tune with the steward and told the whole story, severely insulting Liuli.

After knowing Liuli's identity, Li Yao was still able to respond calmly, and his meaning was very clear, it was your fault, I was too embarrassed to say anything, I could only pretend not to know her. Over the years, Li Yao was the first person who could get the upper hand from Liuli and make her so upset that she jumped up and down.

To be honest, Li Yao did a good job! He avenged those who had been aggrieved for many years.

He is not an ordinary person. He is brave and resourceful, and he can cook deliciously. He also has a handsome appearance. The prince couldn't help but feel a bit of favor towards him.

However, if he is not punished, Liuli will definitely not let it go. What should he do?
(End of this chapter)