Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 1251 - 158 Tenfold Bridal Price

Chapter 1251: 158 Tenfold Bridal Price

After everything was ready, Lin Yuan signaled to Xia Zheng that Lin Yi and the two Hidden Guards could come in.

It was not until then that Xia Zheng understood Lin Yuan’s intentions, and he couldn’t help but admire her meticulous thinking even more.

The paint and water on the mirror quickly dried. Lin Yuan randomly picked one of the dozen or so frames, placed it on the mirror, and then used her charcoal pencil to draw its outline on the rice paper, thus determining the needed size of the mirror for each frame.

Lin Yuan needed to make many mirrors; for Tian Hui’s wedding, her mirror was definitely essential. Having one for Tian Hui meant that one for Tian Xuan was also necessary. Apart from the two sisters, mirrors were also required for the four Lin Yuan Sisters, Lady Liu, Liu Limin, Zhao Suxin and Jeng Ruyue, Lady Fan, and, of course, Princess Anle. Not just for the women, she had also promised to give one to both Xia Zheng and Lin Yi.

Roughly estimating, there were about ten mirrors to give away. However, on the three-foot square mirror in front of her, she could only make six mirrors at most.

Lin Yuan shrugged her shoulders and could only ask Xia Zheng to call the deaf-mute blacksmith another day. Since she now had so much glaze, why not make some additional mirrors? Apart from those given away, the extra mirrors could be placed inside her Dongtian Restaurant. As for the remaining glaze, she would meticulously ponder over what shapes would be both delicate and beautiful.

Although the two Hidden Guards were curious about what lay before them, as Hidden Guards, their primary duty was to obey orders. Without commands from Xia Zheng and Lin Yi, neither spoke out of turn nor secretly peeled away the rice paper to see what was inside.

The tool used to cut the mirrors was a very intricate device with a strange shape, but it seemed like there was something special installed at the part that touched the glaze. The Hidden Guard gently pulled, and a faint mark appeared on the mirror. Then, with a clever twist, the circular mirror separated from the larger piece.

Seeing Lin Yuan curiously staring at the cutting tool in the Hidden Guard’s hand, Xia Zheng finally found his pride and smirked, "Are you curious about what that is? Come on, beg me, and I’ll tell you."

Lin Yuan glanced at him sideways and indeed saw the "beg me, beg me" smug look on his face.

With a smirk, Lin Yuan dismissively said, "Isn’t it just a diamond?"

A diamond? What is that?

Xia Zheng blinked in confusion, but his expression quickly turned ecstatic, almost breaking his voice from excitement, "Hahaha, finally there’s something you don’t know! Haha, it’s not a diamond, not a diamond!"

"It’s a diamond."

"Gah!" Xia Zheng, who was in the midst of a hearty laugh, choked on those light words and nearly coughed up blood. He coughed vigorously for a while before glaring at Lin Yuan as if she was a bizarre creature.

Meanwhile, the Hidden Guard cutting the glaze also couldn’t help but pause his work and curiously watched Lin Yuan, for in Dayong, there really weren’t many people who knew what tool was used for cutting glaze. Glazed products from the Western Region were usually completed crafts; there were few like Lin Yuan who sought only the raw materials.

One reason was that it was hard to obtain, and another was that even if obtained, not everyone knew how to cut it. If Xia Zheng hadn’t preemptively thought of this issue, they would have been at a loss today.

Seeing the strange looks from everyone, Lin Yuan chuckled and quickly came up with a lie, "Oh, I just read about it in a book."

"What book? I want to read it too." Xia Zheng patted his chest and took a few deep breaths, looking very seriously at Lin Yuan, like a studious little child.

Lin Yuan twitched her mouth and said, "Well, it was when I was at the Lin family’s place that I saw it at... Chen Zhuzi House next door."

"Stop! Don’t say anymore, I don’t want to read it!" Upon hearing the three words "Chen Zhuzi House," Xia Zheng’s serious expression immediately changed, and the jealousy was successfully triggered once again.

Smelling the strong scent of jealousy in the cellar, Lin Yi and the two Hidden Guards prudently continued their work.

Lin Yuan touched her nose; she hadn’t intentionally brought up Chen Zhuzi. It was just that she had been nearly inseparable from Xia Zheng since she met him, and she could only speak of things before knowing him.