The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

But it won't steal the spotlight from the guests.

Zhou Chu has always handled this aspect very well.

"Boss, here's the menu."

In the private room where Han Jie and his family were staying, the waiter handed each of them a menu wrapped in brown deerskin.

Her movements were elegant yet polite, and she wore a pair of beige gloves.

It made Han Jie's eyes light up.

Han Jie looked at the menu in his hand. This was the first time he had ever seen a menu presented with such solemnity.

It even feels like browsing through a rare, unique edition book at home.

Opening the menu, the prices made Han Jie raise an eyebrow.

The top layer consists of desserts, including cakes and more.

Each serving costs at least five taels of silver and up to twenty taels of silver. It is also specifically noted that the desserts are for single servings.

There were six people in their family. If each person ordered a dessert that cost ten taels of silver, that would amount to sixty taels of silver.

This would be enough for a whole table of dishes at any other restaurant.

However, the thought that it was his own business made Han Jie feel much better, and he no longer felt so cautious when ordering.

"What is this cake? Give me six, let's try it."

"And this, this, this..."

Han Jie ordered the food; as the head of the family, it was naturally not up to anyone else to order.

"And this Lipu taro, is it really from Lipu?"

Having served as an official for so many years, Han Jie naturally knew how to appreciate good food.

He could see right through anything that was good.

"Yes, sir. It is Lipu taro. The master bought it from a shop that specializes in goods from the southern Yue region. It was very expensive."

The waiter said respectfully.

"Then have one."

After Han Jie finished making his selections, he looked at Han Yuan'er and the others.

"Is there anything else you'd like to eat?"

Upon hearing this, everyone began to look at the menu.

Soon, the dessert was brought over by the waiter on a larger silver tray.

The cake was served on a glass plate.

This surprised even the well-informed Han family members, who widened their eyes in surprise.

"Serving desserts on glass plates? That's so extravagant."

Han Jie couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Zhou Chu taught the kitchen staff how to make the cake. In fact, he taught them how to make many dishes, not just cakes.

However, contracts were signed with everyone in the kitchen beforehand, stipulating that anyone who leaked the recipes for the restaurant's dishes would be forced to pay a hefty fine.

With the added intimidation from Han Jie and his ilk, Zhou Chu knew that these people wouldn't act recklessly.

In reality, most people in this era value loyalty.

The shopkeeper is loyal to the owner, and the employee is loyal to the shopkeeper.

It was completely unlike what happened in later generations.

The cake is very easy to make; it uses lard, goat milk, eggs, and sugar.

Cow's milk should have been used, but there were no dairy cows in the Ming Dynasty, so goat's milk was more common.

The cream made from all of them tastes the same.

The cake part below is even easier to make.

Cream and cake make a dessert: cake.

The Han family members looked at the dessert on the glass plate in front of them, and each picked up a silver spoon and carefully scooped out a piece, afraid of breaking the plate.

Glassware is rare even in the Han family.

Each one is priceless.

In this Drunken Immortal Pavilion, they actually use it as a plate.

No wonder vegetable prices are so high.

This plate alone is worth it.

At that moment, not only Han Jie, but everyone else was relieved about the outrageous prices on the menu.

Han Yuan'er put the cake in her mouth with the spoon, and the moment it entered her mouth, her eyes widened.

She had never tasted such a wonderful flavor before. How could there be such deliciousness in the world?

Han Yuan'er was somewhat skeptical, so she quickly scooped out a piece with a spoon and put it in her mouth.

At this moment, the others also tasted the cream, and their eyes widened in disbelief.

What a delicious treat!

Zhou Chu gave each cake a small portion, sometimes even very little.