Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Lexian Building

Li Xueyan stood at the gate, looking up at the plaque again and again. "The best restaurant in Chang'an City? Who gave it the title?"

"Wu Niang, I heard from others when I was asking around that the young lady Jiang you're looking for is a chef here. I heard that her cooking skills are excellent. Since she came to Lexianlou, she has created many new dishes that were not available before."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go and try these new dishes." Li Xueyan is young, but she has a good temperament.

The guy could tell at a glance that this person was probably from a noble family.

The most important thing in their line of work is to have a sharp eye. Generally speaking, the men and women who come from civil servants, military generals, and noble families all have different energies and tastes.

There is no need to say much to regular customers, but if it is a stranger, there are some rules when reading out the dishes.

They have to listen to the accent, clothing, and temperament to roughly guess the guests' tastes, and then put the tastes they are likely to like at the front.

After all, the menu at Lexianlou is too long, and it's common for some customers to get impatient after hearing the first part.

Li Xueyan sat down and asked what dishes Jiang Shangxian was cooking. She then ordered only the ones she cooked. Finally, she instructed the waiter, "When the dishes are ready, please invite Chef Jiang over."

"Yes."

The waiter agreed readily. Thanks to Cui Bianxu, Jiang Shangxian had become the cook who was most frequently called to meet customers in Lexianlou. The entire kitchen combined could not match her.

When Jiang Shangxian heard that a customer in front wanted to see her after the dishes were served, her first reaction was Cui Bianxu, but she realized something was wrong the next second. Usually, when Cui Bianxu came, the waiter would directly say Cui Shaoqing is here.

Why are you talking about guests today?

"Who's coming?"

The waiter shook his head and said, "It's a young lady. She's never been here before. Maybe she heard that you, Master Jiang, are good at cooking, so she ordered all the dishes from the small kitchen."

Little lady?

While instructing his apprentices to work, Jiang Shangxian was thinking: the only young ladies she knew in this era were Xia Zhenying and Wu Sanniang. Wu Sanniang was exiled, and his cousin was not willing to spend money to order so many dishes - they were family, so couldn't she just pack up whatever they wanted to eat every day as an employee benefit?

Could it be...

In the box, Jiang Shangxian looked at the young lady in front of him with a forced smile. Alarm bells were ringing in his heart, and he couldn't figure out what she was here for.

Fortunately, she was already a socially experienced companion, and after the greetings were completed, she sat on the stool near the door.

Li Xueyan quickly put down her chopsticks. Too anxious to swallow, she hurriedly covered her mouth with a handkerchief before saying, "Why are you sitting so far away? I just want to talk to you. Come here quickly."

"Yes." Jiang Shangxian said goodbye to her workstation reluctantly. Although she didn't know what they could talk about, she couldn't refuse since the client asked.

"Come, sit here and keep me company. Yanxia, ​​go wait outside first and come in to eat later." Li Xueyan pointed to the seat next to her and motioned Jiang Shangxian to sit down.

"Yes." The maid named Yanxia walked out lightly and quickly, lifting the hem of her skirt and taking small steps backwards, then lowered her head and closed the door.

"Why are you sitting so far away? I'm here to eat, not to eat you." Li Xueyan joked.

Jiang Shangxian felt a little uneasy: "I wonder why the young lady is looking for me?"

"I told you you're not a maid!" Li Xueyan shook her head, feeling rather proud. "But your dish is indeed delicious, and it suits my taste perfectly."

"You're too kind, young lady. I just have a few skills to make a living." Jiang Shangxian said modestly.

Li Xueyan wrinkled her nose, her delicate expression endearing. "I'm telling the truth, why should I be embarrassed? I went to the palace for no reason, so why am I talking like those people?"

Jiang Shangxian thought to himself, we don’t know each other, what are you asking me to say beyond the politeness?

Fortunately, Li Xueyan was a lively person. After complaining, she quickly changed the subject: "I heard Cui Yi often comes here to eat?"

"Yes. Cui Shaoqing also thinks the food here suits his taste. If it's not busy on weekdays, he will come here." She asked this, obviously having already asked the waiter, and there was nothing to hide.

However, this little girl wouldn't ask Zhao Xingchen again, right?

"What about Zhao Shan?" Li Xueyan's eyes began to light up again. She had just asked the waiter, and she didn't know whether Zhao Shan really wasn't coming or his official position was too low. The waiter actually said he didn't know. It was really outrageous!

Jiang Shangxian sighed, as expected. She looked helplessly at this twelve-year-old child, the same age as Xia Zhenying. Her cousin would open her eyes every day to knead dough and make noodles, ambitiously aiming to dominate Yong'anfang, while this kid was already in a premature love relationship...

People just can't be too idle.

"My dear, I have never seen Mr. Zhao come to Lexian Tower. However, I usually stay in the kitchen, so I don't know much about what happened. If you want to know, you can ask the waiter..."

Jiang Shangxian was interrupted by Li Xueyan before he could finish his words: "I've asked, but the guys here don't know what's going on. When I asked Cui Bianxu, they knew, but when I asked Zhao Shan, they didn't know."

Humph! You look down on others! She pouted angrily.

Jiang Shangxian didn't know what to say. She personally didn't object to early love. It wasn't her own child anyway. The main reason was that it was too early. She knew that people in ancient times matured precociously, but she didn't know you were so precocious!

Li Xueyan ate in silence for a while, perhaps her anger had subsided. She wiped her lips again and started talking again: "Don't call me little lady. I'm the fifth child in the family, so just call me Fifth Lady."

"This..." Jiang Shangxian's hesitation gave in under her glare: "Yes, Wu Niang."

"Well, how about I call you aunt?" Li Xueyan's inquiries were obviously very comprehensive. Jiang Shangxian smiled and agreed to this paralyzing name.

What could she do? Could she force Jiang's mother to give her another sister, so that she could become the second mother?

This is obviously against science and human nature. If she dares to mention it, Jiang's mother will definitely use the ancestral hammer to smash her corrugated cover.

"Auntie, please help me think about how I can meet Zhao Shan." For some reason, Li Xueyan had no intention of hiding anything from Jiang Shangxian about this matter. Although she had never said directly that she had any bad intentions towards Zhao Shan, her thoughts were obvious and she did not hide them at all.

Jiang Shangxian did not answer, but asked curiously: "Wu Niang, why are you so...?"

This question made Li Xueyan a little embarrassed. She blushed and lowered her head slightly, then raised her chin proudly: "Zhao Shan is a good person."

"what?"

No, according to common sense, aren’t those who give out nice guy cards the ones who get dumped?