Adorable Food Goddess - Chapter 135

Chapter 135

“Who else entered my room?”

“Just me and my mum . My mother was beside herself when she saw you like that . Even when I was sick, I never saw her that worried . She sat on your bed and cried as she talked to you for a long time,” Jiang Yue told her .

Oh . . . it was Auntie Jiang .

“Sister Yaoyao, are you hungry? My mom made some porridge for you . Wait here and I will bring it . ”

Ye Jiayao nodded and touched her stomach . “Thank you, Yue-er . After I eat, I need to make some ice cream, too . ”

Jiang Yue smiled and shook her head . “My brother and I already made it with your recipe . ”

“Really?” Ye Jiayao was a bit surprised . She had thought Jiang Yue how to make it ages ago, but she didn’t expect her to take the initiative like this .

“I’m just not too sure if it tastes good . I made the same quantity as we did a few days ago . ” Jiang Yue wasn’t really confident in her work yet as it was her first time making ice cream without Sister Yaoyao’s guidance .

Ye Jiayao encouraged, “You need to trust yourself . In the next few days, when I am less busy, I can teach you how to cook . When I open my own restaurant, I will make you my manager . ”

She actually had already planned this before . If she opened her own restaurant, she would need people she could trust . Jiang Yue, who was also gifted in cooking, was the ideal choice .

“Really?” Jiang Yue was elated .

“Of course!”

Jiang Yue said happily, “I will bring the porridge to you now! I will even add two eggs . ”

“Ah… no . People who catch a cold can’t eat eggs . ”

“Huh? Why?”

Ye Jiayao couldn’t really explain the risks of foods with high protein to sick people without revealing her modern knowledge so she just said, “I don’t know either . I just heard it from a doctor . ”

After she ate, Ye Jiayao went back to sleep . When she woke up the next morning, she was refreshed and all better . She dressed in a set of moon-white gown because she wanted to look her best when she meets Liu Yiyi tonight .

Little Jing was waiting for her outside .

“Yaoyao, are you better now?” Helian Jing looked horrible . He had bags under his eyes and his mouth seemed to have been permanently set into a worried frown .

“I am fine! What about you? What is wrong with your eyes? You look like you haven’t slept in a week . ”

Little Jing rubbed his eyes and said remorsefully, “I’m the reason why you were sick . ”

“Tsk, tsk . What were you thinking? You don’t know how to swim and yet you dared to jump into the water to save people? If I wasn’t a good swimmer, we would’ve both drowned,” Ye Jiayao told him seriously . She really scared him that night . If anything had happened to him, she would’ve never been able to live with herself .

Little Jing defended himself awkwardly, “I was in a rush . ”

“Well, next time, rush your head to think first!”

“I know, I know . Don’t be so mad!” Helian Jing looked at Yaoyao with sad eyes .

“Whatever . I need to go now and you need to go to the military, too . ”

“Yaoyao, are you still going to see Liu Yiyi tonight? I can rent a more luxurious boat this time and take you to see her,” Helian Jing offered graciously, hoping to please her .

Ye Jiayao dragged Little Jing to the side and asked softly, “Will you still say those weird stuff?”

Helian Jing shook his head . He would lay off of her for now . That doesn’t mean that he was giving up, though . Now that he knew that Yaoyao was really a girl, he’d double his efforts to woo her .

Ye Jiayao patted his shoulder . “I will go after I finish work . ”

Tonight’s show was much more lively than the night before . It was definitely a ‘hunting chick’ party . There were all kinds of rich kids in Jin Ling City joining in the festivity .

As Ye Jiayao finished work late, when she arrived, the boat could only hang around the outside .

“So I can’t see anything more?” Ye Jiayao went on her toes, craning her head to look above all the things blocking her way .

“Don’t worry, I will ask the boat in front of us to move . ” Helian Jing said to the boatman, “Boatman, raise the lantern of the Helian Royal Mansion and ask the boats in front of us to move . ”

As expected, when the people saw the lantern of the Helian Royal Mansion, they gave way for them . Their boat moved forward all the way until they were close to the water platform .

Suddenly, a voice called loudly, “Little Jing!”

Ye Jiayao looked towards the sound and saw Xia Chunfeng waving at them . She looked more closely and saw that Zhao Qixuan was with him as well . Well, it looks like the honeymoon is over for the couple .

Little Jing pretended not to hear them and even hid behind a curtain .

“What are you doing? Chunfeng is calling you!” Ye Jiayao looked at Little Jing, baffled at his weird actions .

“Come here and hide, too! Don’t let them see us . ” Little Jing dragged her in with him .

“Why? Do you owe Chunfeng money? Are you afraid that he will ask you to pay him back now?”

“No, no! I will tell you later . ”

“What – stop! Hiding is useless because your big lantern is still on display!” Ye Jiayao pointed at the lantern hanging high at the front of the boat .

“Get it down, get it down,” Helian Jing yelled .

The environment was too noisy and the boatman couldn’t hear him .

Ye Jiayao peered outside and said, “Stop hiding, Little Jing . They are already on their way . ”

Since the boats were close to each other, just a plank in between enabled Xia Chunfeng and Zhao Qixuan to cross over .

Little Jing frowned sullenly which made Ye Jiayao suspicious . “You’ve done something bad, haven’t you?”

“Little Jing, you lied to me . You told me you don’t have a boat! What is this?” Xia Chunfeng questioned . “I was lucky that Zhao got a boat, or I would have had to watch on the river bank . ”

Little Jing said evasively, “I wasn’t able to get one until the last minute . ”

Ye Jiayao suddenly understood what was happening . Geez! This kid is really trying hard .

Zhao Qixuan’s face looked better and he looked well-recovered . He greeted Ye Jiayao and said, “Li Yao, I wanted to ask you to come along, but Little Jing said you were sick . Are you better now?”

Xia Chunfeng smiled mischievously . “I think Yaoyao wasn’t really sick . Little Jing was just lying to us both . ”

“He was sick! If you don’t believe me, ask him,” Little Jing insisted, his cheeks red .

Ye Jiayao said, “I just caught the flu . I sweated it out last night so I’m better now . ”

Xia Chunfeng let it go and he and Zhao Qixuan sat down and helped themselves to some tea .

The topic went back to the competition of the most popular courtesan .

“Qixuan, who do you think will win the competition this year?” Xia Chunfeng asked .

Zhao Qixuan shook his fan and said, “Lady Xiao would have a greater chance since Liu Yiyi is going to help her with the votes . ”

“Yeah, I think so, too . However, the courtesan of this year is just a name since Liu Yiyi remains to be the real flower here,” Xia Chunfeng said .

Helian Jing wanted to jump in the discussion, but he thought that Yaoyao would like him better if he seemed a bit innocent in this area .

“Of course! I haven’t seen any girl who could look as good as Liu Yiyi,” Zhao Qixuan praised .

Helian Jing held in his snort of disbelief . Even Liu Yiyi couldn’t compare to his Yaoyao . My Yaoyao looks and cooks the best!

“Is she that pretty?” Ye Jiayao asked sadly .

Zhao Qixuan said thoughtfully, “She’s not just pretty . It’s her quality that makes her stand out . She just looks . . . pure . ”

Ye Jiayao has never had any problem with women like this who made a living by giggling . She knew that their life wasn’t easy as they would like others to believe . However, whenever she remembers how Chunyu spent thousands of silvers on Liu Yiyi, Ye Jiayao couldn’t help but despise the woman .

“Of course . Why else would Chunyu pay for her?” Ye Jiayao’s tone rang with jealousy .

Xia Chunfeng sneered . “You have heard of it, too?”

Ye Jiayao smiled coldly . “It is quite a story in Jin Ling City, it’s hard to not know about it . ”

“Since the ancient period, only lovers could imprison the heroes . Brother Chunyu clearly wasn’t an exception!” Zhao Qixuan said laughingly .

Prisoner? Lover? Ye Jiayao asked bitterly, “If he likes her that much, why doesn’t he just buy her out?”

Zhao Qixuan looked at Xia Chunfeng for an answer .

“I don’t know . My brother hasn’t even mentioned anything about this,” Xia Chunfeng responded .

“Maybe your mother would not allow him?” Helian Jing suggested .

“Yeah, maybe . After all, no matter how good Liu Yiyi is, her presence in our mansion would be bad for our reputation . ”

Ye Jiayao couldn’t help but wonder if the same held true for her . Xia Chunyu promised to marry her, but could she really believe him? Would he really sacrifice his family’s reputation for her?

Suddenly, the crowd went wild .

“Lady Liu! Lady Liu…”

Xia Chunfeng and Zhao Qixuan stood up, exclaiming excitedly, “Liu Yiyi is here . ”

She peered out at the incoming boat . All the noises of the night were washed away by the sound of the ethereal and sensuous qin . She was a bit stunned because the beautiful qin also seemed to conceal a faint tune of grief .

Ye Jiayao was brimming with curiosity . What does Liu Yiyi look like?