I became a concubine in the palace and cured my master's hidden disease.

Aunt Wei obviously didn't expect Lin Yan to ask this. Her eyes were a little evasive, but she still said with a stiff face: "This... this is my family's ancestral recipe, how can I make it public? In short, you are guilty and making up excuses, so from now on, no matter how many cakes you make, they are all mine, and you can't buy or sell them without permission, otherwise don't blame my husband's knife for not recognizing people!"

Lin Yan felt that her brain circuit was suddenly not enough. She had never seen such a shameless person. If this Aunt Wei was thrown into the palace, she would definitely be a master of house fighting! Maybe she could even set off a bloody storm!

"Why are you so aggressive?" Lin Yan narrowed her eyes, and a cold light flashed in her eyes, like two sharp blades piercing directly at Aunt Wei, exuding an awe-inspiring aura. Aunt Wei shuddered at her glare, and was secretly frightened.

"Since you, a bitch, want to make my cake secret recipe public, I won't stop you!" Aunt Wei said with forced calmness, but her voice was trembling. She knew she was in the wrong, but she didn't want to lose face in front of everyone, so she continued to confront Lin Yan.

"Hmph! This cake is very simple to make, so why not make it public!" Lin Yan said.

"This little vixen is just good at talking, hurry up and make it public!"

Grandfather Xiao Fugui quickly stood up and said loudly, "Miss Lin, you must not do this! This is your ancestral secret recipe. How can you go against your ancestral teachings and bear the infamy of your ancestors just because of an unreasonable shrew? This is really too unfair to you!"

Lin Yan looked at Grandpa Xiao Fugui gratefully, with a determined light flashing in her eyes. She whispered: "Although this is indeed the result of my ancestor's life's hard work, I have just arrived here, and I would like to thank all the villagers for their care and support. I cannot repay this kindness, so just regard it as my thanks to everyone! However, as to whether you can make it successfully, it all depends on fate." After that, she smiled slightly, as if she didn't care about the result.

"So grand!" At some point, a brightly dressed man walked out of the crowd and clapped loudly.

Lin Yan didn't know this man, but out of gratitude she looked at him and nodded with a smile, then she said slowly: "Actually, the recipe for this cake is quite simple. It only requires six spoons of goat milk, two spoons of oil, four eggs, three ounces of flour, two spoons of sugar and one spoon of honey!"

"You're lying! Mixing these ingredients together will only make a dough." Aunt Wei retorted excitedly, dancing with joy.

"You don't know how to implement the operation step by step, so of course you can only get batter." Lin Yan chuckled in response to Aunt Wei.

"Proceed in steps?" Aunt Wei showed a puzzled look. Could it be that these ingredients also need to be put into the pot one by one in batches and according to different heat levels, just like making Chinese medicine?

“Frying, baking, steaming, boiling, frying… there are countless cooking methods, and every dish is not made by simply mixing all the ingredients into the pot. When making this pastry, special attention should be paid to proceeding step by step. The same ingredients, when put in different orders, will result in completely different pastries in the end.” Lin Yan raised the corners of her mouth slightly, as if she had seen through Aunt Wei’s thoughts, and replied in a slightly sarcastic tone.

"Bah, you sound very reasonable, but it's just to fool us." Aunt Wei's face showed contempt and anger.

"If you think so, it doesn't matter!" Lin Yan raised her lips slightly, revealing a faint smile, with a hint of disdain and helplessness in her eyes. She knew that it was meaningless to argue with these narrow-minded and selfish people, so she chose to remain silent.

However, Aunt Wei continued to insist, "I thought you would really tell us your family recipe, but it turns out you were just lying to us. You are such a big liar who can only poison people! Leave our village now!"

Hearing this, Lin Yan's face turned gloomy, but she still suppressed her anger and did not overreact. She knew that arguing with such a person would only make things worse.

Xiao Fugui's grandfather and father also wanted to protect Lin Yan very much, but they were outsiders themselves. If they said too much or did too much, they might even be expelled from the village.

"Aunt Wei, how can you be such a person!" Xiao Fugui's grandfather tried to defend Lin Yan.

"This is our Weijiazhuang. Even if she tells me all the steps now, I don't care. Go away quickly. We don't want such a bad-hearted outsider here!" Aunt Wei's husband said viciously. He knew that since he knew the recipe and the baking method, he just needed to try to make it. Staying Lin Yan would only pose a threat to his family, so he had to drive her away.

Just when Xiao Fugui's grandfather and father were in a dilemma, the man in gorgeous clothes spoke: "My surname is Jiang, and I am the young master of Jinling No. 1 Restaurant. Although this pastry is not an exclusive secret recipe, our Jinling No. 1 Restaurant is in need of a pastry chef, so we would like to hire this girl to work with us. The monthly salary is ten taels of silver. What do you think?"

Although she didn't know whether the salary was suitable, Lin Yan knew that she couldn't cause trouble to Xiao Fugui and his grandfather anymore. It was only a matter of time before she left. So she agreed without hesitation.

Xiao Fugui was reluctant to leave Lin Yan, with tears in his eyes. Seeing this, Lin Yan quickly comforted him, "Don't be sad, Xiao Fugui. We are all in Jinling City, not far away. You can come to me whenever you miss me. I will make you some delicious cakes." As she spoke, she gently touched Xiao Fugui's head.

Then, Lin Yan turned around and bowed deeply to Xiao Fugui's grandfather and father to express her heartfelt gratitude.

"Miss Lin!" Grandpa Xiao Fugui walked up to Lin Yan and said earnestly, "Although we have known each other for a short time, I can see that you are a good child. If you encounter any troubles in the future, please don't hesitate to send someone to inform me. At worst, we can run away together and stay away from this troubled place."

Although the speech was short, it was like a spring breeze, warming Lin Yan's broken heart. She couldn't help but burst into tears and nodded vigorously, as if she wanted to put all her gratitude into this silent action. At this moment, she regained the courage and confidence she had lost for a long time, as if she saw a ray of light in the darkness. And this confidence came from the care and support given by Xiao Fugui's grandfather. With tears in her eyes, Lin Yan once again cast a grateful look at Xiao Fugui's family.