Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 1039 - 013 Who goes back on their word is a puppy! (Second update)_2

Chapter 1039: 013 Who goes back on their word is a puppy! (Second update)_2

Cheng Yuexiu’s repeated inquiries left Yaner with no inclination to explain further. With a quick "farewell," she turned and hurried back to the mansion, needing to promptly inform her mistress about Dong Qing accompanying Lin Yuan to dine out.

"How could she!" Watching Yaner’s retreating figure, which seemed to be fleeing, Ah Ling pouted and muttered to herself, "Just takes the silver and runs, how unprincipled!"

But Cheng Yuexiu’s eyes showed a glint of cunning. In the year she spent with Su Qiuyu, she had not been completely oblivious. She had heard a few things, it seemed that Miss Su’s beloved, Second Young Master Xia, had met a young woman in Zhuma Town and had even skipped returning to the capital during New Year’s because of her.

Could it be that the young woman who had come to the capital was this very person?

Who it was no longer mattered, for a more pressing issue loomed before her. Without Su Qiuyu’s presence, her banquet today was meaningless, and whether the other young ladies attended or not was of no consequence.

Yet, if she canceled the invitation, wouldn’t the twenty-five taels of silver she’d used to secure the room be wasted?

If she went through with it, then today’s loss wouldn’t just be twenty-five taels of silver!

She was indeed in a dilemma!

Cheng Yuexiu rolled her eyes again, devising a new plan involving Lin Yuan.

The moment Yaner entered, Lin Yuan had already noticed her, no wonder Cheng Yuexiu insisted on booking an elegant room—so it was to invite Su Qiuyu! Alas, it was a pity that the latter couldn’t make it today.

Lin Yuan concealed a smile by pursing her lips, already feeling a gaze fixed on her back and without looking, she knew Cheng Yuexiu must have regretted her decision.

As expected, Cheng Yuexiu’s voice, laced with a smile, rang out behind her, "My lady, it really isn’t appropriate for you and the other young ladies to be dining in this main hall. How about this—I no longer need the room, so why don’t you all move to the room to dine instead!"

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow but said nothing.

Xiao Linshuang, Lin Wei, and the others exchanged glances, chuckling quietly among themselves.

Cheng Yuexiu was so preoccupied with Lin Yuan that she didn’t catch what they were whispering. Ah Ling, however, heard something about a "puppy" which enraged her, making her little face twist with anger.

Seeing Lin Yuan unresponsive, Cheng Yuexiu thought she hadn’t heard and asked again, this time a bit louder.

Lin Yuan pressed her lips together, adjusting her expression before turning around with a look of flattered surprise, "Are you really giving up the room, miss? You truly wish to let us have it? That’s wonderful! Thank you, miss!"

With that, she moved to head upstairs.

Cheng Yuexiu was somewhat taken aback by her reaction, and it took her a moment to regain her senses before she quickly called out to Lin Yuan, "Wait, my lady, since you’ll be dining in the room, could you please return the silver to me?"

Silver?

Lin Yuan stopped in her tracks, turned around, and inquired with raised eyebrows, "What silver?"

Playing dumb!

Cheng Yuexiu inwardly cursed, but maintained a cheerful facade, "Why, the twenty-five taels of silver you took from me when you gave up the room earlier. Now that I no longer need the room, it’s only fair to return the silver to you, don’t you think?"

Lin Yuan let out an "oh" sound, chuckled and then shook her head, "No, I won’t return it."

Cheng Yuexiu had seen Lin Yuan’s smile and thought she agreed to return the silver, but she was taken aback when she was bluntly refused, almost choking with indignation!

"Why not return it? I’ve given the room up for you; you can’t possibly intend to keep my silver, can you?" Cheng Yuexiu’s smile could no longer be sustained, and her face darkened immediately.

Lin Yuan shrugged her shoulders, "Ah, I see. In that case, we won’t take the room. Let’s return, everyone. We’ll just dine in the main hall."

"Alright!"

Xiao Linshuang cheerfully agreed, pulling Lin Wei and Xiao He back to their seats, and sat down with glee. All three sisters looked amusedly at Cheng Yuexiu—thinking she could reclaim the silver so easily? They all knew better than to underestimate Lin Yuan.

Watching them resettle at the table, Cheng Yuexiu bit her lip in frustration, "How can you be so unreasonable!"

"Oh!" Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow, "Unreasonable? That’s something I should be saying about you, isn’t it? When you handed over the silver earlier, we had an agreement: money exchanged for the room. Oh, and what about the part where whoever reneges is a ’puppy’? Who said that again? I seem to have forgotten."

"It was this miss who said it," Xiao Linshuang helpfully reminded her.

"Oh! So it was this miss, huh! Thank goodness it wasn’t me, or else I’d have to become a ’puppy,’ wouldn’t I? Ha ha."