Adorable Food Goddess

Ye Jiayao was speechless, it seemed like this was the case.

"Anyway, I won't just let this matter go. We'll see." Ye Jiayao snorted angrily.

Xia Chunyu suppressed a smile and said, "I'll wait." He slowly approached her and pushed her to the wall. He held her in his arms with his hands, his eyes darkened, and he suddenly said in a deep voice, "Now, then, Can you explain what happened when you fell into the water?"

Now it was Ye Jiayao's turn to be embarrassed. She should have thought that she was surrounded by his eyeliners, and even the slightest trouble could not escape his eyes.

"What about falling into the water? I want to swim, can't I?" Ye Jiayao rolled her eyes and said angrily. Xiaojing's confession has already happened, so it's better not to let him know about it, so as not to create any complications.

"Really?" He narrowed his eyes and his eyes became sharp.

"You and Xiao Jing went swimming in the river, and then you swam into the river? Are you so interested?"

"I still got sick when I came back. Xiaojing asked the imperial doctor and sent supplements. He was very attentive. Do you really think you don't need to explain to me?"

Uh...he knew it in detail. She was betrayed by Aunt Jiang's family.

Ye Jiayao bluffed: "Why should I explain to you? Who are you?"

After his face was stunned for a moment, it turned back to calm and calm.

"Don't you know who I am? Or do you mean you don't care about my feelings at all? Or do you really enjoy the feeling of two men hanging around you?"

When he said this, his voice was gentle and his tone was calm, but Ye Jiayao could still feel his suppressed anger and disappointment.

But how should she answer these questions? To be honest, she was not optimistic about their prospects. Leaving aside Liu Yiyi, Liuli's existence was the biggest obstacle between them. If the emperor granted a marriage, would he still be able to resist for her? In feudal society, royal power is supreme. A single word from the emperor can change the mood of the world. Not only is it a gift of marriage, it is also a gift of death. If the king wants his subjects to die, they will have to die.

Besides, Xiao Jing is her little brother and a good friend. Could it be that she broke up with Xiao Jing just because Xiao Jing had such thoughts about her? She can't do it. She is trying to find a balance. Is this wrong?

The pain in my lower abdomen became obvious and throbbing.

"Are you too worried? Xiaojing is still a child?" Ye Jiayao said weakly.

He lifted her chin with one hand, forcing her to raise her eyes: "Yao Yao, look into my eyes and see the guilty look in my eyes. You know that Xiao Jing is not a child. Many people are already engaged at the age of sixteen. If you really like him, then make a decision now, I don’t want to compete with a child for a woman, and I won’t force you, because I don’t allow my woman to think about other men when she’s by my side.”

This was his bottom line. He could let her do what she wanted, whether it was working as a cook or opening a restaurant. Only emotionally, absolute loyalty and single-mindedness were required, which was also a matter of a man's dignity.

She hates forcing people like this. She has a stomachache and a headache now, and she can hardly hold on.

Xia Chunyu saw that her face was getting paler and the sweat on her forehead was seeping out at a visible speed. He had seen such a situation before.

"Yao Yao..."

Ye Jiayao was in so much pain that she could not speak. It seemed that this attack was worse than before.

Xia Chunyu hurriedly picked her up and shouted: "Song Qi, drive."

Ye Jiayao curled up in his arms, clutching the lapel of his clothes, clenching her teeth to prevent herself from crying, Damn, why does it hurt so much? Is it okay to stop being a woman?

Xia Chunyu felt her uncontrollable trembling and was anxious: "Song Qi, hurry up, hurry up."

Finally arriving home, Aunt Jiang was relatively experienced, so she immediately drank some soup and let Ye Jiayao hold it to warm her belly. Jiang Yue got some brown sugar water, and Ye Jiayao's face finally regained some color.

Xia Chunyu called Aunt Jiang aside: "Aunt Jiang, is there no cure for her problem?"

Aunt Jiang said: "I don't know much about this. I just heard people say that after giving birth, take good care of the baby during the confinement period and it will get better."

Xia Chunyu frowned. There were so many women in the family, but no one was as powerful as her. No, I had to ask the imperial doctor another day. Even if it couldn't be cured, some adjustments could alleviate the symptoms.

Ye Jiayao felt dizzy and curled up holding Mrs. Tang.

Xia Chunyu sat beside the bed and watched over her.

"Do you feel better?"

Ye Jiayao hummed drowsily.

"Go to sleep, you'll be fine when you wake up." Xia Chunyu sighed. He couldn't stay here. Otherwise, he would help her cover her stomach and she would feel better. She remembered that it was like this on the mountain.

After sitting for a while, he saw that she seemed to be asleep. Xia Chunyu carefully tucked the blanket for her. From the corner of his eye, he saw a tassel exposed under her pillow. Afraid of catching her, Xia Chunyu took out the tassel and wanted to Put it somewhere else.

When I pulled it out, I saw it was a jade pendant, huh? This jade pendant looked familiar. Xia Chunyu turned it over. The dragon tablet... He finally remembered that this jade pendant was an ancestral heirloom of the Helian family. He Lianxuan and Helianjing both had one. Helianxuan's was with the dragon's head pointing upward. , Xiaojing's is downward.

This is Xiaojing's jade pendant.

Xia Chunyu held the dragon tablet, his eyes gradually became cold, and his heart sank little by little.

Xiaojing gave her an ancestral item, but she actually accepted it. Doesn't this explain the problem?

It's funny that he has always been sentimental. It turns out that the person she likes is Xiaojing.

Ye Jiayao didn't sleep well that night, and her body felt uncomfortably tight. When she woke up in the morning, her whole body ached, as if she had been beaten.

Every time relatives visited, she would be sick for two days.

She couldn't go to Tianshangju, and she didn't dare to say that she was sick, otherwise a group of brothers would definitely come to see her, so she had to ask Jiang Li to take a leave for her when he was delivering ice cream, and just said that she was going out to visit someone from out of town. chef.

I hid at home and rested for two days. During this period, Xiao Jing came over once, but was dismissed by Jiang Li without saying she was at home.

There was no news from Xia Chunyu, and he didn't come to see her even though he knew she was sick. Ye Jiayao couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, a stingy man.

When she returned to Tianshangju again, Tianshangju had undergone earth-shaking changes.

As soon as Ye Jiayao arrived, she was told that the restaurant had been bought by someone. Shopkeeper Li had left yesterday. The new manager was a manager named Zhao. She didn't know who the owner was yet.

Ye Jiayao was shocked. Tianshangju was Lao Li's hard work. Why did Lao Li sell it just when he said it would be sold? Moreover, Tianshangju’s business is so good now. It’s no exaggeration to say that every day is making money. Is Lao Li just showing off his brain? Maybe Lao Li had no choice but to do it. Maybe it was someone powerful who forced Lao Li.

Could it be Liuli? Thinking of this possibility, Ye Jiayao broke into a cold sweat! So she still has a good life?

No, she had to go to Laifu Inn and ask Li Erniang.

Ye Jiayao was about to leave when Steward Qian came down from upstairs. When he saw Ye Jiayao, he hurriedly said, "Li Yao, you're finally here. The new steward is looking for you! Come up with me quickly."

Zhong Xiang saw something wrong with Li Yao's face and thought she was timid, so he said: "The new steward looks quite kind, go ahead, it's okay."

I'm either scared or think this is weird. Ye Jiayao followed Manager Qian upstairs.

The new manager Zhao is a lean middle-aged man with bright eyes, and he is a shrewd businessman at first glance.

"Are you Li Yao, the chef here?" Manager Zhao asked with a smile.

"Yes, I am Li Yao." Ye Jiayao bowed her hands.

Manager Zhao said slowly: "I heard that you took two days off?"

"Yes, for the cooking competition, I went to another place to ask for advice from an old chef."

"Although the cooking competition is related to the reputation of the restaurant, the restaurant is very busy now, and you are the chef of the restaurant. You should not be too casual about asking for leave. In the future, you must ask for my permission for leave." Manager Zhao road.

Ye Jiayao had a very bad feeling. Manager Zhao was definitely not as amiable and easy to discuss as Zhong Xiang said.

"Yes, I will definitely ask for permission in the future." People under the eaves had to bow their heads.

"Well, that's right. You must know that most of the guests are here for you, Chef Li. If you are not here, the guests will have no way to explain. There is no 20% bonus for the private rooms on the third floor these two days. Come on, we can’t deceive customers, so 20% of the profit will be deducted from Chef Li’s salary.”

Ye Jiayao cursed in her heart, a profiteer and a vampire.

"Manager Zhao, it turns out that shopkeeper Li said that the 20% bonus will be mine."

Manager Zhao chuckled: "But you signed a contract? I didn't see this clause in the contract. If it was said verbally, it would be impossible to do. This is not in compliance with the regulations."

Ye Jiayao choked. It was true that Lao Li only made a verbal promise and it was not written into the contract. It seemed that he could only break his teeth and swallow his blood and admit his loss.

"The other two are also very unreasonable." Manager Zhao added.

Ye Jiayao seemed to have seen the silver in her pocket grow wings and fly away in rows.

"First, the sharing of mooncakes. Although you developed this mooncake, the chef's original responsibility and obligation is to continuously develop new dishes and attract more customers. There is commission and so on, but I have never seen it. If it’s 37 or 7, the maximum is 10%, so we should follow the rules.”

"Second, if you accept private work, according to the rules, you must hand over at least 40% of the profit. This also needs to be changed. I have already drawn up the contract. Take a look. If you have no objection, just sign and fingerprint it. This way, it will be valid. According to this, no one will suffer." Manager Zhao handed over a contract.

Ye Jiayao was so angry that her stomach ached. Damn it, as I said before, if you don't count anything, how can you live?

Ye Jiayao almost burst into tears when she saw the contract. She even canceled 20% of the private room on the third floor. Her money, her plan to open a restaurant... When these three incomes were reduced, her wallet was depleted.

"Manager Zhao, I won't sign this contract. It doesn't make sense." Ye Jiayao protested.

Manager Zhao seemed to have expected that she would protest, and he took out another contract and said with a smile: "Chef Li, we are doing things according to the rules. Look at this, all the staff in the restaurant must completely obey the arrangements of the restaurant. If not, you will be punished as a breach of contract. If you don't sign, then I will treat you as a contributor to the restaurant."