Chapter 27: An Ordinary Person

  Ye took it over, looked at it for a few moments, and said: "Fang'er, from now on, the eggs should be left for your mother to eat."

  "Uh-huh, I know. Aunt Tang and the others sent some over earlier." Su Xiaofan knew she was worried that there wouldn't be enough food at home for her mother to eat during her postpartum recovery.

  "Really, how much did you send? Remember it, in the future when your aunt sits for a month after giving birth, we should return it if we have the conditions." Ye Shi held her bowl and stood there eating, she was really starving, but this ordinary child's cooking was truly delicious.

  Su Xiaofan furrowed her brow and thought for a moment, remembering that Eldest Aunt had lost her first child to illness shortly after birth, and hadn't become pregnant again in all these years. Now with Grandma saying this, could it be that Eldest Aunt was...?

  Ye Shi finished eating and put the bowl in the kitchen. Before entering the house, he said to Su Xiaofan: "Xiaofan, have you eaten?"

  "I'll go and do it now, Grandma you go in and take a nap, just right that my aunt is here to help." Su Xiaofan was thinking in her heart whether she should go into the city for once.

  "Uh-huh." Ye turned around and went into the inner room, but she didn't go to sleep. Instead, she sat down beside Yu Xiaohe and watched her little grandson who was sleeping. The child had been born now, and she didn't know how much longer Fan'er could stay at home. After all, she was considered a member of the village chief's family now.

  If this ordinary person leaves, Zhiyan will have to take care of the child again, and the livelihood of this family will become a problem once more.

  Around noon, the villagers also knew that Mrs. Jia had given birth to a child, and those who were familiar with her sent over some eggs, chickens, ducks and so on.

  Su Xiaofan also followed her grandmother's instructions and sent those people something one by one, making a record.

  After finishing all the busy work, Yu Xiao Xi was pulled over and asked: "Xiao Xi, do you have anything to do this afternoon? If not, come with me into town for a trip."

  "Alright, my sister said she won't do anything today, she wants to stay here with your mother, let's go." Yu Xiaoxi immediately knew what she meant.

  "Uh, wait a minute, I'll go in and tell Grandma and the others." Su Xiaofan gazed at the kitchen filled with all sorts of things that people had sent over, thinking about how many years it had been since this family had laid out so much food.

  After saying a few words to Ye Shi and Jia Shi, Su Xiaofan was about to leave with Yu Xiaoxi.

  As usual, as long as she went out, Xiao Yimeng would definitely follow behind her. Today was no exception. The two had just stepped out of the gate when Xiao Yimeng caught up with her, trotting along on his short legs.

  Su Xiaofan smiled and looked back: "Little treasure, want a hug?"

  "Can you hold me, little master?" Xiao Yimeng replied while slowly walking to the front of the two women. Although his legs were a bit short, his walking speed was not slow at all.

  "Hehe, I think it's okay if we just hug a little." Su Xiaofan jogged two steps to keep up with his pace.

  The three of us slightly quickened our pace today, after all we didn't leave until noon, and if we want to make it back before dark, we have to hurry up, otherwise we'll end up walking home in the dark.

  An hour later, they arrived at Mingyuelou.

  In front of the Mingyue Building, there is a constant flow of customers coming and going, with many luxurious cars parked outside that seem to belong to wealthy families.

  It seems that the last game brought a lot of passenger flow to it.

  As soon as Su Xiaofan entered the Mingyue Building, the shopkeeper came up with a smile, and on the day of the competition, he was also at the scene, but because the boss was present, he did not come forward to talk to everyone, and silently observed from behind.

  "Sister Su has arrived." Deng Nai can be considered a distant relative of the owner of Mingyuelou, Deng Shoucai, and has been working as a shopkeeper in Mingyuelou for decades.

  "Ah, shopkeeper, where's Old Deng?" Su Xiaofan smiled politely and guessed that he was the shopkeeper of this wine house as soon as he walked out from behind the counter.

  "Come on, I'll show you the way." Deng Nai's face was plastered with a professional smile as he led Su Xiaofan into a private room upstairs.

  Deng Shoucai was originally calculating accounts, saw Deng Nai leading Su Xiaofan in, his old face instantly filled with smiles, stood up and welcomed him: "Su Xiaofan, Deng has been waiting for you for many days, come, please sit down."

  Su Xiaofan smiled shallowly and replied: "Sorry, there are many things at home, I can never get away."

  "So, about that matter I entrusted Su Bing to pass on to you last time, how's your consideration going?" Deng Shoucai was a businessman after all, and he got straight to the point.

  "Hmm, I've heard that, but I don't know what price Mr. Deng is willing to offer. Naturally, I will set the signature dish according to the price you offer." Su Xiaofan asked calmly.

  Deng Shoucai's eyes narrowed slightly, and after a moment of contemplation, he stood up and walked to the nearby drawer, took out two 100-tael silver notes, and placed them in front of Su Xiaofan, smiling as he said: "For the first time, I want to test the effect. If Miss Su's dishes can boost business in the building, then next time I will definitely offer a higher price."

  Su Xiaofan lightly lifted her slender fingers, tapped the silver ticket in front of her, furrowed her brow and thought for a moment before saying to Yu Xiaoxi and Xiao Yimeng beside her: "You two wait here first, let the shopkeeper take me to the kitchen."

  Deng looked at Deng Shoucai and saw him nodding before responding: "Alright, this way please."

  Su Xiaofan had just walked into the kitchen when Su Bing put down what he was doing and came over: "Xiaofan, you're here."

  "Hmm." Su Xiaofan responded lightly, casually glancing around the kitchen's facilities and staff. Everyone seemed to be busy, it looked like today's business was really good.

  Ji Yun finished stir-frying a dish in the pot, arranged for someone else to take his place, and then walked over with a bright smile: "Miss Su, are you here to teach everyone how to cook today?"

  "Every ordinary person is here for the money, haha." Su Xiaofan smiled, revealing a set of neat and white teeth, with a hint of playfulness and innocence.

  "Haha, so everyone is a layman. What dish are we going to make today?" Ji Yun, as a chef, not only did it for a living but also truly loved this job. So when speaking to Su Xiaofan, who was better at cooking than him, he always showed a few points of respect. In front of an expert, there was no distinction between old and young, only good or bad skills.

  "Is roast duck made in the Mingyuelou?" Su Xiaofan glanced around a few times, and then saw something similar to a roasting oven placed in a corner of the kitchen.

  Ji Yun saw her looking at the abandoned barbecue rack and asked, so he smiled and replied: "A few years ago, a chef in the store had suggested to the boss that he would make roast duck himself, but after making it, it was not as delicious as the one bought from other stores specializing in roast duck and chicken. People who came to the restaurant didn't order much either, so it was abandoned afterwards."