The Koi Wife of the Prime Minister

Shen Yan smiled, bent down, and squatted with Wang Lin. "Desserts are some small foods that taste sweet and delicious, such as cakes, biscuits, puddings, etc." She stroked Wang Lin's hair and explained gently.

Wang Lin's eyes lit up, and she asked expectantly, "Sister, what kind of dessert can we make?"

Shen Yan smiled and patted Wang Lin on the shoulder, "We can make blueberry shortbread, how about that?"

Wang Lin nodded immediately, "Okay, okay, I want to taste the blueberry shortbread!"

So, the family of three returned home happily.

Shen Yan took out the ingredients and tools that she had prepared in advance and began to prepare the ingredients for the blueberry shortbread.

First, Shen Yan took out some fresh wild blueberries, gently washed them and drained them.

Then, she mixed the flour, sugar, milk and eggs until a smooth batter formed. Then, she gently added the washed blueberries to the batter and mixed it evenly so that every blueberry was coated with the batter.

Next, Shen Yan greased the prepared cookie mold with a layer of butter, poured the blueberry batter into the mold, and tapped it a few times to evenly distribute the batter in the mold. She put the mold into the preheated oven, adjusted it to the appropriate temperature, and started baking.

While waiting, the house was filled with the rich aroma of blueberries, and Wang Lin and Wang Jun watched the baking process excitedly.

After a while, the golden shortbread was taken out of the oven, emitting an enticing aroma.

"It smells so good. It will definitely taste even better." Wang Lin is young and is looking forward to this kind of snack. "Sister, I want to eat one."

"Wait, it's not cold yet, it's a little hot now."

Shen Yan smiled and took out the baked blueberry shortbread, gently placed it on the grill and waited for it to cool.

When the shortbread had cooled completely, she carefully took them out and placed them on a plate.

"Okay, now we can taste it!" Shen Yan said happily.

Wang Lin and Wang Jun sat down around the table excitedly, each picked up a piece of blueberry shortbread and tasted it gently.

A rich blueberry flavor and crispy texture spread, filling everyone's mouth with satisfaction.

"Delicious!" Wang Lin shouted happily.

Wang Jun also nodded, "Sister Shen, with your cooking skills, you can go to the restaurant in town to be a chef."

Shen Yan listened to their praises, her heart filled with happiness and satisfaction.

"I've only just started, and I still have a lot to learn."

The family sat together, sharing the desserts they made themselves. At this moment, Shen Yan felt very satisfied.

Finally, Shen Yan left some food, wanting to wait for Song Yunfeng to come back in the evening to give it to him.

The next day, Shen Yan went to the market again.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Shen Yan had to send Wang Jun to the academy to study, so some things had to be bought, such as paper, pen and ink for him to write, which were not cheap.

As soon as she arrived at the town market, Shen Yan met an acquaintance walking towards her. It was Chunjuan, a waiter in the Li family's embroidery room.

Since she met an acquaintance, Shen Yan would definitely say hello, so she walked up to him.

"Sister Chunjuan, long time no see. Are you out shopping too?" Shen Yan asked politely.

"My dear, how could that be possible? I'm just waiting for you." Chunjuan said eagerly.

Shen Yan was startled: "Sister Chunjuan is waiting for me, why?"

Chun Juan smiled and said, "I have been looking forward to seeing you for the past few days. Finally, let's go back to the embroidery room first. Shopkeeper Li wants to talk to the young lady in person."

Listening to Chunjuan saying this, Shen Yan actually probably knew what the reason was.

Shen Yan was followed by her younger brother and sister, and they all went to the Li family embroidery room. On the way, they happened to pass by Fu Rong's embroidery room.

There was a fierce quarrel coming from inside, and even if Shen Yan didn't want to listen, she could still hear it.

"Furong Embroidery House has such a great reputation, but the products they make are so rubbish. This embroidery is not as good as the one made by my maid. And they even asked us to pay so much money? I should have let Li's Embroidery House do it. The price is fair and the quality is good!"

"Everything was fine before the work started, but after taking the money, they no longer cared about anything. Look, what is this?" The customer cursed, and all he wanted was for Furong Embroidery House to return the money.

"If you don't return the money, I will do something to you today. Didn't you say you have the best embroiderer in town? This is what you embroidered. I am too embarrassed to show it to others. It's embarrassing!"

Fu Rong's embroidery room was extremely messy. Shen Yan didn't listen much and followed Chun Juan into the Li family's embroidery room diagonally opposite.

After Shen Yan went in, the two children, Wang Jun and Wang Lin, waited obediently at the door and did not walk around. They were very sensible.

Chun Juan called the two children: "You must be Miss Shen's brothers and sisters, come over here."

She led the children into the outer hall, asked them to do it, and prepared tea and candies for them, "Come, children, eat and wait."

In the inner room, after seeing Shen Yan, Shopkeeper Li couldn't suppress the upward curve of his mouth and laughed.

"Miss Shen, I've finally waited for you. I've been waiting so long that I thought you wouldn't come."

Shen Yan was even more surprised, so she asked, "Sister Li, is there something wrong? Is there something wrong with the embroidery I did before?"

Shen Yan's first reaction was that there was something wrong with the embroidery she had done.

Shopkeeper Li smiled and said gently, "That's not the case, Miss Shen. I'm here to tell you good news. There are a lot of people who like your embroidery, especially the painting of two dragons playing with a pearl. The one who bought this painting was a wealthy family, who bought it for his mother's eightieth birthday. Moreover, it was near the end of the year, and many people saw the painting at the birthday banquet and came to ask about it. I thought, if Miss Shen is still willing to cooperate with me, we can double the original price and give you 20 taels. How about it?"

Shen Yan thought about it for a while and realized that the picture of two dragons playing with a pearl that she had embroidered before was indeed quite popular.

However, Shen Yan did not take this as a living, so she thought about refusing Manager Li and stopping embroidering.

"Boss, I won't hide it from you. I started embroidering because I was really short of money, but I don't want to make this a long-term job."

After listening to Shen Yan's words, Shopkeeper Li sighed with a hint of regret, and then said seriously: "Ms. Shen, I understand your thoughts, but your embroidery skills are so exquisite and really worth cherishing. This skill is not something that everyone has. If you are willing to embroider a few more works for us, I can give you a higher reward, and even provide you with more materials and resources so that you can better display your talent."

His tone revealed sincerity and expectation, as if he was expressing his praise and expectations for Shen Yan.

Shen Yan's heart was moved when she heard what Shopkeeper Li said. She knew very well that her embroidery skills were extraordinary.