Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 1040 - 013 Who reneges is a puppy! (Second update)_3

Chapter 1040: 013 Who reneges is a puppy! (Second update)_3

The sisters laughed out loud, prompting laughter from several other tables of diners around them.

Indeed, this matter was truly Cheng Yuexiu’s fault, and everyone present was astute enough to see that clearly.

Humiliated by the laughter, Cheng Yuexiu huffed in annoyance, "Fine! If you won’t go, I’ll find someone else!"

Having said that, Cheng Yuexiu had Ah Ling stand by the counter; as soon as a customer entered, Ah Ling would approach to sell their elegant room. Unfortunately, after asking several patrons, not a single person was willing to shell out twenty-five taels of silver for the room.

Not even for five taels of silver, let alone twenty-five. Those of status had already reserved rooms, and those without status didn’t mind whether they ate in the main hall or an elegant room. Cheng Yuexiu only thought of getting rid of her own room, never considering that it was nearly noon and unlikely anyone would want to take it.

What was more embarrassing was a few of the other young ladies she had invited had arrived; they just hadn’t entered, witnessing Ah Ling accosting people to ask if they wanted an elegant room, and they nearly laughed the powder off their faces.

Cheng Yuexiu was full of grievances she couldn’t vent. Her father had only been a minor local official, and their family wasn’t wealthy—especially after they arrived in the Capital City and had to ingratiate themselves with others, which meant she received even less pocket money each month. The twenty-five taels of silver were not a small sum; if not for inviting Su Qiuyu to dine, she would never have chosen Drunken Immortal Tower.

Seeing that no one wanted the room and unwilling to spend more silver on a meal in the elegant room, Cheng Yuexiu finally clenched her teeth and stamped her foot as she resolutely said, "It’s just twenty-five taels of silver, right? I’ll consider it as feeding a dog! Hmph, let’s go!"

After shooting Lin Yuan a scathing glare, Cheng Yuexiu stormed out first.

Butler Luo had been paying close attention to the situation and hurriedly stepped forward to inquire, "Miss Cheng, are you leaving? Should we keep the room for you?"

Your room had already become an unbearable sore spot for Cheng Yuexiu, and hearing Butler Luo mention it made her even more irritable, she snapped, "No need, no need! Give it to whoever wants it!"

She had said it in anger, but as soon as her words fell, someone immediately shouted, "Steward, if this miss doesn’t want the room, then let us take it!"

Pff!

Cheng Yuexiu felt like choking on blood; her neck stiffened as she stared at Lin Yuan’s smiling face and sputtered, "You, you said you didn’t want it, didn’t you?"

Lin Yuan spread her hands, "That’s right, I didn’t want it. You asked me to pay twenty-five taels of silver for your room; of course I didn’t want it. But now, since you’ve canceled your reservation, naturally I’ll take it!"

"I’m not canceling it!"

"Too late!" Lin Yuan interrupted her coldly, "I just heard the steward address you as Miss Cheng, didn’t I? Miss Cheng, you just said, ’no need, no need, give it to whoever wants it.’ Everyone here heard it. Surely you don’t want to be that dog that goes back on its word?"

And naturally, the others present, whom Lin Yuan had referred to, also started chiming in, "Yes, yes, we all heard it."

Lin Yuan’s eyebrows arched playfully as she tilted her head, her smile blooming beautifully. In contrast, Cheng Yuexiu’s fury made her turn red and white by turns, almost as if she was about to vomit blood from anger!

Watching how everyone in the hall was siding with Lin Yuan, Cheng Yuexiu grimaced and grinding her teeth, her eyes narrowed into a malicious glare, "Fine! Very well! You’re just a humble village girl daring to defy me like this, just you wait—I will make sure you regret it!"

With that, she turned and left, with Ah Ling tossing a vicious glare at Lin Yuan and her sisters before catching up with her mistress.

Lin Yuan was no stranger to such empty threats and didn’t feel she was in the wrong this time. The woman had been scheming to swindle them out of their room from the start, then had a change of heart, always thinking to benefit at their expense. Lin Yuan had only taken an extra twenty taels of silver, following Cheng Yuexiu’s words, and any subsequent remorse was not her concern.

If Cheng Yuexiu had sincerely inquired about the room from Lin Yuan at the outset, she might have even given it for free, but only the woman’s pride and disdainful attitude were to blame.

Dong Qing watched Lin Yuan and her sisters joking as they ascended to their originally reserved room upstairs, momentarily unable to grasp the situation—it all felt like a dream, didn’t it?

But, it was so thrilling, so enjoyable!

With a hee-hee, Dong Qing eagerly followed them upstairs, no wonder the master had not wanted to return to the Capital for over a year—with a woman like Miss Lin around, not even the Immortals would want to leave!

Everything that had transpired in the main hall had been keenly observed by certain individuals, missing no part of the scene.