Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 327: The Opening Day of Ma Xiaonan (7)_1

Chapter 327: Chapter 327: The Opening Day of Ma Xiaonan (7)_1

"How can this lowly village girl be so lucky!"

In fact, she didn’t know that Lin Yi had already briefed Li Chang on this story beforehand. Since the dead were all bandits deserving of their fate, picking up such a great bargain was certainly to his delight.

But Jin Lingling didn’t know that. She had sent Hong Mei to the prison to inquire about the news and spent quite a few dozens of taels of silver to find out that those bandits had already been summarily executed by the government officials at the time of their capture.

If she had known it would turn out this way, she would never have wasted those dozens of taels of silver.

"Lingling, is this the shop that supplies mooncakes to your family? It doesn’t look all that impressive. Compared to the Century-old Cake Shop, there’s no competition," said a woman with haughty eyebrows and eyes full of disdain, interrupting Jin Lingling’s thoughts.

Jin Lingling looked at her with approval. Among these close friends, her favorite was Meng Chunyan from the Meng Family Wine House. Not to mention a kindred spirit, she had the same discerning eye for people and things, immediately seeing that Rice Flower Fragrance wasn’t impressive!

Jin Lingling laughed, her hand covering her lips to hide the disdain at the corners of her mouth, "Really? But my sister really likes the pastries from this shop. Frankly, the mooncakes from the last Mid-Autumn Festival banquet were personally chosen and bought by her."

As soon as Jin Yuyu was mentioned, Meng Chunyan wrinkled her lips in impatience, "Your sister spends her days either in the vinegar workshop or in Jin Mansion, what does she know about pastries from outside, which ones are tasty and which ones are not? She’s gullible and even helps them count their silver!"

It’s no wonder Meng Chunyan disliked Jin Yuyu. Hardly anyone liked her. With Jin Yuyu’s proud and aloof nature, she looked down on everyone with an icy demeanor, as if they were all unworthy, rustic villagers in her eyes.

Remembering the way Jin Yuyu looked at people, Meng Chunyan would never admit to being jealous that Jin Yuyu was more clever and intelligent than herself!

A daintily dressed young girl, closer to Rice Flower Fragrance than they were, wiggled her cute little nose, her eyes sparkling with excitement, "Let’s hurry inside, sisters. I think I smell something really delicious. Let’s go see what tasty treats they have!"

With that, the young girl lifted her skirt and ran into Rice Flower Fragrance.

The other ladies were amused by the young girl’s playful and naive demeanor, and were just about to lift their skirts to follow when they heard Meng Chunyan snort with contempt, "The Ma Family really can’t make a good appearance. Obviously a legitimate young lady, but she looks just like a country bumpkin. Oh right, I forgot, isn’t Ma family Manor located in the countryside?"

The faces of the few young ladies who were lifting their skirts changed at once, their skirts falling back down, their expressions awkward.

Meng Chunyan looked at them disdainfully. Their family backgrounds were not as good as hers, and she didn’t take them seriously at all. Although Jin Ji Vinegar Workshop was developing better than Meng Family Wine House, Jin Lingling was only a daughter of the second branch of Jin Ji Vinegar Workshop, whereas she was the legitimate daughter of Meng Family Wine House, so on some level, they were equals. This was why Meng Chunyan had spoken a few more words with Jin Lingling.

"Hey Lingling, why did you even invite Ma Xiaonan? Being with her is a disgrace," Meng Chunyan curled her lip.

Jin Lingling chuckled softly, taking her hand, "In recent years, Ma family Manor has been rising quickly thanks to their brick-making skills. And this year they’ve done even better; their business has expanded to several adjacent towns. Trust me, it’s beneficial to be on good terms with Ma Xiaonan; you won’t regret it."

Having said that, Jin Lingling turned to call the other ladies before finally walking into Rice Flower Fragrance.

As soon as Ma Xiaonan entered, she was captivated by all sorts of pastries on display, and although she was already thirteen, Ma Xiaonan wasn’t like the other women who behaved so affectedly. Raised pampered and capricious, she liked to do things she enjoyed, more so, she loved to eat what she liked.

Lin Yuan didn’t expect the young lady dressed in a silk gown to also be a little foodie. She instantly took a liking to her and approached her personally, "Which of these pastries would the young lady like? We have samples for tasting here in our shop, and if the young lady fancies any, I will have the staff bring up the samples."

Samples? Tasting?

Ma Xiaonan’s eyes lit up, and pointing at the pastries on the shelf, she said cheerfully, "This one, this one, and this one, oh, and that one too. I want them all. Where are the samples? Can I taste them now?"

Lin Yuan’s face was marked by black lines as she facepalmed and called Liang Zi over. Was this really a rich young lady?