Chapter 173: Scram Back

“Jinxuan, this spicy cabbage, and garlic eggplant take a lot of effort to make,” Xia Zhuofeng said.

Ye Jiayao merely told him, “I made it earlier and was preparing to bring it home. If Father likes it, I can make more.”

“Sure, sure. These dishes are best eaten with rice.” Xia Zhuofeng couldn’t wait to dig in.

Ye Jiayao poured some wine for him.

“Jinxuan, I know that you’re busy. There is no need to wait on me.” Xia Zhuofeng still has to lecture his bastard of a son later, and it wouldn’t be good for Jinxuan to witness that.

She caught the look that Manager Qian was giving her so she said, “Enjoy your meal, then, Father. If you wish to eat more, just let us know.”

She curtsied and walked out of the room with Manager Qian following behind her.

In a low voice, he said to her, “The Old Marquis knows that the First Young Master is treating some of his friends here.”

“You told him?”

“No, the Old Marquis asked about it himself. He seems to already know that the First Young Master is here today. He even told me to call the First Young Master over to him after they are done.”

Ye Jiayao finally realized what was happening and smiled. Her parents-in-law are finally intervening. “Just continue to serve the Old Marquis well. When the First Young Master is done, get someone to let me know. If the Old Marquis asks for his bill, tell him that it’s on the house.”

In the Orchid Suite, Xia Chunli burped loudly in satisfaction of his meal. He started boasting, “This restaurant is my brother’s, so when you come here to eat next time,  feel free to put it on my tab.”

Someone said, “Lord Xia is so generous! Rest assured, Lord Xia, for this year’s judging, you are sure to emerge the winner.”

“That’s right, that’s right. Lord Xia is full of knowledge!”

“Lord Xia, since Heavenly Residence is your brother’s restaurant, can you get the Heavenly Residence’s Head Chef to do my son’s one-month celebration in a few days?”

Xia Chunli waves his huge hand dismissively. “That’s no big deal. Tell me the specific date and time and I’ll make it happen.”

“Thank you, Lord Xia. I will inform you after I have discussed the details with my wife.”

After bootlicking each other for a while, everyone left and Little Lu went to hand Xia Chunli the bill. He glared at him and growled, “Are you blind? Don’t you know who I am? Get me your manager!”

Instead of Manager Zhao, it was Manager Qian who came. He smiled warmly at the pompous noble and said, “First Young Master, the Old Marquis happened  to be having his meal here and he asked you over to his room.”

Xia Chunli’s arrogance immediately dropped and he followed Manager Qian to his father dutifully.

Little Lu immediately ran over to the kitchen to inform the Second Young Mistress of what was happening upstairs. “Second Young Mistress, First Young Master is done with his meal and is now going over to the Old Marquis’ room.”

Ye Jiayao ordered, “Go listen in. I am not going up.”

She knew that the old man was going to be lecturing his son, it’s best that she wasn’t there to witness it.

Xia Chunli entered the room and saw his father drinking some wine.

“Father.”

Xia Zhuofeng pointed to the seat opposite him. “Sit.”

Xia Chunli sat down and with a smile, casually asked, “Father, what brings you here today?”

The Old Marquis glanced at him, “Why, are you the only one allowed here?”

“No, no! I just meant that if I knew you were coming, I would have asked you to join us,” Xia Chunli answered carefully.

“Oh? Are you treating here?”

“Yes, I treated some colleagues.”

Xia Zhuofeng nodded and puts his chopsticks down. “Then you should also buy my meal as well. Manager, bill please.”

Manager Qian said, “We will give a 30% discount, the total will be 36 taels.”

Xia Chunli wilted down. He was called here to pay for his father’s meal? This was their brother’s restaurant! They’re family! Why do they have to pay?

However, he couldn’t very well refuse an order from his father. He took his money pouch and was preparing to take his silver out when Manager Qian spoke.

“First Young Master, your table also has a 30% discount, it will be a total of 306 taels,” Manager Qian added.

Xia Chunli’s face turned red.  You sneaky, Manager!  He couldn’t pay for that since he only has a few money in his pouch!

Xia Zhuofeng saw his dried up money pouch and remarked, “You’re out of money already?”

“Father, I- I uhm…” Xia Chunli stuttered. “I didn’t bring that much money with me today.”

Xia Zhuofeng fixed him with a glare. “How can you buy people their meals if you know that you didn’t bring enough money?”

“I forgot, Father! I thought that I still have some. Besides, this is Chunyu’s restaurant. We’re family and we rarely eat here,  do you think they will accept our money?”

Xia Zhuofeng snorted and turned to the staff. “Manager Qian, how often does First Young Master come here to eat?”

“It’s not often, maybe just more than half a month every month,” Manager Qian answered.

The corner of Xia Zhuofeng lips twitched in annoyance.

“Did he pay for all of them?” Xia Zhuofeng asked, suppressing his anger.

Manager Qian glanced at the First Young Master before answering calmly, “It’s all on his tab  including today’s meal. It’s a total of 3448 taels.”

“Some of them aren’t mine,” Xia Chunli rebutted.

Manager Qian refuted, “First Young Master, you were the one who told us to put it on your tab.”

Xia Zhuofeng wanted to slap his son silly. When his wife told him about his embarrassing deeds, he didn’t think that it would be this bad. It was bad enough that he always gets a free meal, but to expect the restaurant to give free meals to his friends too? His firstborn son has no shame! He was just like his Third Uncle, just as Xia You told him.

However, Xia Zhuofeng knew that his brother was taking advantage of him. The only reason he was letting him was that his mother’s dying wish was for Zhuofeng to take care of him. He had already been taken advantage of, he will not let Chunyu suffer the same fate. He won’t allow Chunli to continue his sneaky and greedy ways.

“Manager Qian, get me the bill. If you can’t settle the bill, I’ll take care of it. We do not take advantage of family,” Xia Zhuofeng said in rage.

Xia Chunli wanted to cry out. What was wrong with his father? He can’t pay 3000 silvers, he just spent all his money on two  chrysanthemum stones!

“Father,” Ye Jiayao called as she entered. “Father, don’t worry about it. We shall absorb the bill.”

Xia Chunli’s eyes brightened but his father’s sharp look at him made him lower his head in fear.

“You are not taking that loss. The Xia family always pay what they owe. Give me the bill,” Xia Zhuofeng insisted.

Manager Qian handed the bill to the Old Marquis.

Xia Zhuofeng glared at his incompetent son. “Don’t ever show your face here again.” He then turned to his daughter-in-law and warned, “If he ever tries to eat inside Heavenly Residence again, throw him out. If I find out that you allowed him to stay for a meal, I will tear this restaurant down.”

Ye Jiayao agreed timidly.  Damn! The Old Marquis is brilliant! He’s forbidden his son to ever come here and has also threatened me against serving him. He just prevented any future awkward situations for the restaurant.

Xia Chunli followed the Old Marquis out of the restaurant meekly.

When Ye Jiayao returned home, she found out that the Old Marquis forced Xia Chunli to cough up the money he owed and punished him by making him kneel in the ancestral hall. Qiao ran over to You to beg for forgiveness but was chased away with a few words. Concubine Wei also went to the Old Marquis to ask for forgiveness but got a huge scolding instead.

After dinner, the Old Marquis announced, “Your big brother has made a mistake and must be punished. Anyone who dares to seek forgiveness for him again will kneel in the ancestral hall with him for three days and three nights.”

Xia Chunyu swallowed back his pleas for his brother and concentrated on eating his dinner. His father was the kind of man who always means what he says.

Xia Chunfeng, on the other hand, didn’t seem to care at all as he shovels food in his mouth. He was actually secretly elated that his father finally taught Big Brother a lesson.

Qiao was emotional as she ate her dinner, but she didn’t dare to let her tears flow. However, people weren’t sure if it was because of her husband kneeling in the ancestral hall or because of the money they just spent.

The meal ended in silence.

The Old Marquis puts his chopsticks down and said, “Chunyu, Chunfeng, follow me to the study.”

It was only when Xia You left that Qiao let her tears fall.

“First Sister-in-law, let me help you,” Ye Jiayao offered, reaching out to her.

Qiao flung her arm away. “I don’t need you to play the good guy.”

Ye Jiayao rolled her eyes. Your husband comes to my restaurant  for free meals and yet this is my fault?

“I don’t play games. If I am nice to you, it’s because I want to be.” With that, Ye Jiayao walked away.

She finally understood Big brother and First Sister-in-law’s deal. She was sure that once Liu Li joins the family, they will be following her like a dog.

Ye Jiayao walked straight to Xia You’s room. She said, “Mother, I have come up with the dishes for the wedding and all the necessary tools for it. Please take a look.”

Granny Sun passed the list to Xia You.

Xia You reviewed it for a minute and was extremely satisfied. As expected from someone who runs a restaurant, this menu was completely different from those made by others. The food was wide in variety and novel and all the dishes have auspicious names. The list was very detailed, from the drinks to dessert, plating, and cutleries for male and female, madams and ladies, they were all different.

“The Empress Dowager still has to take a look at the list so I shall make a trip to the palace tomorrow. Granny Sun, go instruct everyone to listen to the orders of the Second Young Mistress with regards to the wedding feast. Anyone who dares to go against her or slacken, the Second Young Mistress has the authority to set out punishment,” Xia You relayed. She wanted to give Jinxuan this opportunity to practice.

“Of course, Madame!” Granny Sun responded with an excited smile.

Xia You continued, “I believe your Big Brother has learned his lesson and will not dare take advantage of the restaurant anymore. However, you live under the same roof so it is unavoidable for some conflicts to arise. Chunyu is the heir and he is going to inherit the family business. As Chunyu’s wife, you need to be more accepting.”

Ye Jiayao replied humbly, “I will bear Mother’s teachings in mind.”

Just as Chunyu said, his mother didn’t have any other problems aside from being snobby.

“mother, can a daughter-in-law open a small kitchen in the yard?” She hesitated

Xia You’s way: “Hou Fu rules, we eat with the same kitchen, there is no separate small kitchen rules, Liuli Princess and you are not the same, you do not look at people open small kitchen on Hot Eyes.”

“the daughter-in-law doesn’t want to start a new business. The reason why the business is so good is that the daughter-in-law has always introduced new dishes. The daughter-in-law needs a small kitchen to study new dishes. Moreover, the daughter-in-law also wants to get some delicious food to honor her father and mother. Also, the Crown Princess wants her daughter-in-law to send fresh snacks from time to time… it’s not convenient to do these things in the big kitchen after all,” ye Jiayao said tactfully.

Xiayou hesitates, the second daughter-in-law’s reason is very legitimate, business needs, and the crown princess side… and the Prince’s house good relations, also good for the Hou House, also, the Lord came back today, said, second daughter-in-law gave him pickled what spicy cabbage, garlic eggplant, deliberately.

Ye Jiayao looked expectantly at Xia you.

“then you will be allowed to open one,” he said, “but as you said, the kitchen is for research purposes only, and the family will eat together.”

Ye Jiayao exultation: “Thanks Mother.”

“the matter that opens small kitchen, you say with clock butler, did together.” Xia You’s simple good person does in the end.

Ye Jiayao got a small kitchen than pick up what treasure are happy, content to return to their own yard.

Joe-xi brought in some pieces of material.

“second young lady, this is the material sent by the sewing room. They say it’s for you and the prince to make new clothes. They want you to pick out a piece of cloth. Tomorrow a sewing room will send someone to measure you. The prince’s sewing room already has it.”

Ye Jiayao see those colors are very festive, he asked: “is for three young master Big Wedding?”

“Yes.”

Er… She just got married, Princess Yi de long prepared for her new clothes are still several clothes do not wear, this festive color does not suit her at all, show old, wear like twenty-seven or eight years old.

“you tell the sewing room, I do not have to do, new clothes and, do not waste.” Ye Jiayao Way.

“the second mistress is really thrifty,” said the peach, as soon as she heard that the house was making new clothes for everyone, she chose one piece of material instead of two

Peach straight-talking, Joe Xi horizontal her one eye, asked: “two young grandmother’s not to do, that son of the Lord?”

Ye Jiayao said: “put it first, wait for the son of the king to come back, let him pick his own.”

Joe Xi put down the cloth and retreated.

Ye Jiayao vaguely heard Joe XI in the Jiachang Peach: “Big Little Grandma is what people, I know in my heart is, have no mouth not cover up, let others hear, still think this is the second little grandma said, you this is not to give second little grandma trouble?”

Ye Jiayao nods darkly, this Joe XI pour is a careful sedate.

Not long, Xia Chunyu came back, expressionless. He had seldom been paralyzed in front of her since their marriage.

“was scolded?” Ye Jiayao personally makes tea for him.

Xia Chunyu is wringing an eyebrow to say: “the father lost his temper, say I this is in harm eldest brother.”

Ye Jiayao tut way: “Our Father Wise Ah, sometimes connivance is harmful ah! But unfortunately, our father see others in mind mirror like, things fall on their own body can not open.”

Xia Chun is in Mou Light clear and bright, permeate to judge ground meaning, say: “the thing of this son has so coincidence? Can’t Be You Arrange?”

Ye jiayao snorted: “who is our father? A little transparent, also need me to arrange? Seriously, I was scared to father.”

At best, she only cooperated a little. There was no arrangement.

Xia Chunyu shook his head wry smile, said is also, dad is an old fox, don’t look at him long rough, heart and eyes, stomach can not only have Thirty-Six Stratagems.

“I don’t think Dad’s going to let him up tonight.”

Ye jiayao smirked: “Don’t worry about it. Your Brother won’t treat you badly.”

Xia chunyu raises eyebrow way: “You know what? Dad every time punish kneel ancestral temple, will send a person to guard to stare, and mat all don’t let use, I was punished, know that taste.”

Ye Jiayao blinks big eyes, curiously way: “you incredibly also have been punished? Quickly say, what trouble did you make?”

Xia Chunyu is embarrassed to get up, murmur a way: “All is the old worn-out years past, don’t mention also.”

“come on, just satisfy my curiosity.”

Ye Jiayao shook his arm in coquetry.

Xia chunyu hurriedly gets up: “I still have a little matter in the study, I go first.”

“well, the sewing room has sent you some materials to choose from.”

“you decide good.” The Summer Chun at escape.

He’s not gonna tell her. He’s gonna give her something to laugh about.

Ye Jiayao see him run away like, angry wrinkled nose, let you run, I do not dig out your brilliant deeds, I will take your name.

Since let her be in charge, she gave the Summer Chun Yu to pick a piece of brocade of blue dark grain, his skin is fair-skinned, the aura is strong again, what color clothes can prop up. It’s not like her. It’s just plain.

Ye Jiayao called Joe XI again: “Joe XI, you talk to the bell housekeeper, I this yard also want to build a small kitchen, madam has promised, let the plasterer come over tomorrow morning, I personally told him how to repair, late I will go out again.”

Joe Xi has some accident, Madam Incredibly Promise 2 Little Grandma to build small kitchen? That’s a first.

“the maidservant delivers the material to the sewing room first, then goes looking for the bell steward.”

Order finished, Jiang month held Kokichi and Xiao Rui come over, two little guys long Tiger Head Tiger Brain, more and more lovely, the ability to sell cuteness is also growing day by day.

Ye Jiayao tease them to play for a while, only to let Jiang Yue hug away, ye Jiayao contentedly slanted in the big pillowcase, work and life are gradually on the track, this two little grannies when is more and more handy.

Why isn’t Chunyu Back Yet? You Don’t think she’ll be hiding in the study tonight?

Xia Chunyu at this moment is chagrined, for a while mouth quick, oneself to dig a pit, Hope Yao Yao hurriedly to forget this stubble.

Xia Chunyu’s expectations are good, but the reality is cruel.

When he returned to his room and saw the energetic and enthusiastic ye Jiayao, his head suddenly became big.

“Why are you still up?”

Ye Jiayao took the initiative to undress him: “this is not waiting for you?”

Xia chunyu thoughtfully said: “You also tired a day, early rest, I go to see a little book.”

Ye Jiayao grabbed his collar, his hands took advantage of the trend ring on his waist, leering waves, jiao said: “What good to read?”

Er… so active, the chest of soft against him, that faint fragrance straight into his heart drill, summer chunyu swallowed saliva, all over the dry heat up.

“Chunyu, take me to bed!” She rubbed and rubbed against his chest, her warm breath exhaled in his ears, and her fingers twirled gently against his shoulder blades.

Xia Chunyu in a stimulate spirit, this is he always used to tease her way, was she learned to, did not think of himself than she can not withstand the tease, the body of small flames into a flash, burning.

Son of a bitch, even if it’s a trap, I’m gonna Jump!

Xia Chunyu a hit her horizontal embrace, two people rolled in the bed, on.

With ease, she untied her clothes and kneaded her plump and soft wantonly, and her breathing grew heavy.

“Chunyu, tell me the story or I won’t be able to sleep tonight,” she said, holding his hand

Xia Chunyu pretends to be stupid to be stupid: “What Thing, tomorrow say again.”

Ye Jiayao moved his legs and deliberately rubbed against the hardness under his body, causing him to gasp.

“No, I can’t get up for anything unless you tell me.”

Xia Chunyu Gnash one’s teeth way: “You don’t need to move, anyway you also can not move, I Come Good.”

Nyima County, how Dare You Underestimate Me? Ye Jiayao Evil to Dan Bian Sheng, a roll over riding on his body.

“What are you talking about? I Can’t Move? Don’t move if you have the ability today.” Ye Jiayao is like a female rascal, domineering ground pulls open his skirt.

Do what he did to her, eat the little things on his chest..

Xia Chunyu is a little frightened, today little sheep is going to incarnate hungry wolf?

The shock was followed by surprise, not expecting his Yao Yao to be so playful. In the old days, I listened to my older colleagues joking about the pleasures of the boudoir. They said, with a big heart, that they would marry any well-to-do woman just to get a name. The boudoir was very prim and joyless. It was not as interesting as the women in the spring tower who knew what was going on, now, that’s a treat.

Hum, it is the man that a bunch of Playboy makes excuse just for his debauchery.

The first time by the woman so tease, Xia Chunyu is pain and enjoyment, body down to pain, desperately endure, would like to see her to do what step.

Ye Jiayao son today is a risk, I even use the honey trap, see you recruit or not.

His hand went down, holding him as hard as a hot iron.

“Chunyu, say it, say it quickly!” He said in a charming voice.

Xia chunyu difficult way: “do this kind of thing to concentrate on.”

“I am very dedicated AH, quickly say, said I will let you meet…” Ye Jiayao continued.

The Summer Chunyu Black Mou Sears, the feeling, the desire hot fire is burning, the Smelly Wench, the thief heart does not die! Laotse will be firm, let you all kinds of torture is also determined not to say.

“Oh, Yao Yao, is that all you have? It’s Not Enough!” Taunted Xia.

Ye Jiayao depressed pull back hand, gas drum ground climb down: “Don’t play, no fun.”

“Summer Chun is in the body to suppress her, Gnash the teeth way:” you set fire, you are responsible for putting out a fire

“put out my head, don’t play, I want to sleep.” Ye Jiayao pushes him, where can still push.

Xia Chun in three five divide two, strip off all obstacles, into, effortlessly on the Enemy at the Gates.

“If you can sleep you just sleep…” Xia Chunyu with a smile on her lips, waist a straighten, straight into.