The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

Shen Cao's specially made pot can make ten meat and egg burgers at a time.

Li Xiaoyu watched her make it, and after she finished making a whole pot of meat and egg burgers, she handed the tools in her hand to Li Xiaoyu.

"Xiaoyu, for the rest, just keep flipping them slowly until both sides are golden brown, then they're ready to be taken out of the pan."

Li Xiaoyu was eager to try. Her master had once again broadened her horizons today. At first, she was puzzled when she saw the strangely shaped pots that her master had brought back.

Those little round holes are too small for stir-frying vegetables, making pancakes, or making soup.

I never expected this thing to be used to make pancakes. Although it's not big, the pancakes are packed with fillings.

It contains both meat and eggs, and has a golden, crispy crust; it looks delicious.

Wanyue had been following Shencao, but just now Aunt Lvwu said that her mother had written to her, so she went with Aunt Lvwu to see the letter from her mother.

After reading the letter, she realized that she had been away from the capital for more than a month.

In the past month or so, she was so attracted by so many new and exciting things that she forgot her promise to write a letter home every two weeks.

Fortunately, Aunt Green Willow regularly reports her affairs to her mother.

After reading her mother's letter, she remembered that her father's birthday was coming up after the New Year, and her mother had told her to prepare a proper birthday gift for him.

Her mother's letters were mostly about everyday things, such as how her father sighed every day when he went to her palace. Although he didn't urge her to go back, he missed her very much.

And her father, who used to love braised pork, now only eats one bite a day.

Without her, even her father couldn't find anyone to play chess with.

In short, the whole message is the same: let her have her fill of fun and go home.

If she doesn't go back soon, her father will come looking for her himself.

What a joke! Her father is the emperor, the ruler of a country. How could he possibly put aside state affairs to come to this tiny Xin'an County to find her?

Her mother must have been urging her to go back, which is why she said that on purpose.

Just like before, every time she went out of the palace to play, before it got dark, the people in the palace would be anxious to find her and bring her back, saying that her father, the emperor, was so worried about not being able to see her that he couldn't even eat.

Every time she returned home, she would see that at least half of the braised pork that her father loved to eat was gone from her mother's dining table.

Is this what you call not being able to eat?

She had gone through so much trouble to come all this way, and she didn't know if she would ever have the chance to come again. She was determined to have as much fun as possible before going back.

Wait, what's that smell? It smells so good!

“Aunt Lvwu, please write back to my mother and tell her that I am being taken care of by my cousin here and that everything is fine.”

"I miss my mother too. I'll bring her a gift when I go back."

"I'm not going to say anything more. It must be Sister Cao'er's meat and egg burger that's good. I'll go try it first, and we'll talk about it when I get back tonight."

After saying that, he ran towards the kitchen in the backyard without looking back.

Green Willow shook her head and gave Wanyue a doting smile as she looked at her retreating figure.

"This child is just like her mother when she was a child; once she's had her fill of playing, she doesn't care about anything else."

Shen's mother smiled and said, "The little girl is at the age where she should be playing, so let her be."

"Even if I don't want to go back, I'll have to go back before the Lunar New Year."

Green Willow nodded. Yes, we definitely have to go back before the Lunar New Year.

Well, this little princess may only have this one chance to enjoy herself to the fullest in her life, so let her be.

As for the Empress, she only needs to give a detailed report on the princess's daily life.

Before Wanyue even reached the kitchen, she ran into Wei Siyu, who had also been drawn out of the study by the aroma.

They both saw each other, exchanged glances, and immediately understood each other's intentions.

Then you see the two of them immediately roll up their sleeves, quicken their pace, and rush to the kitchen.

They chased each other, pushing and shoving, each afraid of falling behind even a fraction.

However, they were eventually stopped by the narrow doorway of the kitchen.

The two of them refused to give way, blocking the doorway.

"Wei Siyu, do you even know how to respect the elderly and care for the young?"

"Old? I didn't see him."

"I'm younger than you, so you should let me go first."

"I'm older than you, why don't you show me some respect and let me go first?"

Shen Cao and Li Xiaoyu looked at the two bickering lovers at the door, but neither of them said anything to help.

Such scenes play out several times a day at Shen's Restaurant.

In the end, Wanyue will definitely win.

Sure enough, a cry of "Ah!" was heard as Wei Siyu clutched her foot and spun around in pain.

Wanyue clapped her hands gracefully, walked in, and asked Shen Cao, "Sister Cao'er, is the meat and egg burger ready?"

Completely oblivious to Wei Siyu, who was still in pain after being stepped on by her.

"Alright, come and have a taste."

"Hey!"

She turned around and said to Wei Siyu, "Alright, that's enough acting. I didn't even put in any effort."

After hearing her words, Wei Siyu stopped pretending, stood properly, and walked in as well.

"Hmph! Who would dare marry you if you act like this!"

"None of your business, it's not your turn anyway."

"Pshaw! I wouldn't even take someone like you if you gave them to me."

"Sister Grass, look at him!!"

Shen Cao looked up and glanced at Wei Siyu indifferently, "Give Wei Siyu one less meal today."

"Cao'er, you're being unfair!" Wei Siyu wailed.

"I like Wanyue, so what if I'm biased?"

After hearing Shen Cao's words, Wan Yue happily made a face at Wei Siyu, saying, "You're no match for me."

After playing around, the two walked up to Li Xiaoyu, looked at the freshly baked golden and crispy meat and egg burger, rested their chins on their hands, and their eyes gleamed.

Li Xiaoyu quickly followed Shen Cao's instructions and brushed a layer of sauce onto the surface of the meat and egg burgers, then put one on a plate for each of them and handed it over.

"Try it!"

The two exchanged a glance, took the plates, and stood still, ready to start eating.

Wei Siyu couldn't bear to watch any longer, so she went out and got two stools.

"Sit down and eat. I really don't know how a noble lady like you can eat without manners."

Wanyue took the stool from Wei Siyu and, considering that he had brought the stool, decided not to argue with him.

I just took a couple of bites of this meat and egg burger. The outer shell is crispy and the inside is soft and tender. It's really delicious.

Wei Siyu and Wanyue sat side by side opposite Li Xiaoyu, each holding a plate and eating while blowing on it.

"Mmm! Mmm!! Delicious!!"

The sounds came and went.

The two quickly finished their meat and egg burgers.

Suddenly, a "sizzle" sound caught the attention of the people in the kitchen.

All three of them looked in Shen Cao's direction.

Suddenly, a large fire broke out on the iron plate in front of Shen Cao, which she calmly extinguished with a pot lid.

Shen Cao is making teppanyaki fried rice.

Before frying the rice, I seasoned the griddle with oil.

I didn't intend to show off my skills, but the fire was too big and the oil started burning along the edge of the pot.

The three of them watched as Shen Cao deftly cracked the eggs onto the hot plate and flipped them back and forth.

Then add a large bowl of rice, mix the rice and eggs together and stir-fry.

After adding the seasonings, the aroma of fried rice immediately filled the entire kitchen.

"smell good!"