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

Snow Moon Tower

Manager Ma and all the other managers of restaurants in the capital stood in the hall of Xueyue Tower, looking up at the calligraphy in front of them.

They were shocked when they saw the private seal at the end of the characters.

The manager of Xueyue Tower is truly extravagant, displaying the Emperor's calligraphy so openly in the main hall.

If any one of them owned this calligraphy, they would be eager to treasure it and keep it as a family heirloom.

The group reluctantly turned their gaze away from the calligraphy and followed the servant upstairs.

In the private room on the second floor, several people looked nervously at the door.

They were all waiting for the manager of Xueyuelou.

With a creak, the door to the private room was pushed open from the outside.

The servant who had led them in came in.

The servant was followed by several other people, each carrying a tray.

The tray initially contained some sunflower seeds and peanuts.

Next came some freshly cut and beautifully arranged seasonal fruits.

Then some very delicate-looking pastries were served.

"The main banquet will be a while later, so please try our snacks first," the waiter said, pointing to the snacks already on the table.

These people looked at the fruit and pastries in front of them, each one more exquisite than they had ever imagined.

They never imagined that fruit could be arranged so exquisitely.

They could learn how to arrange fruit, but as for those exquisite desserts, even with their extensive knowledge, they had never seen such dessert styles before.

Manager Ma was also pleasantly surprised by the pastries from Xueyuelou.

Even the best pastry chef in their restaurant probably couldn't make these snacks.

The various flower-shaped pastries were not only lifelike, but also smelled incredibly sweet, making them almost too beautiful to eat.

"Will your manager be here soon?" someone asked the servant.

The waiter smiled and said to the person who spoke, "The manager instructed that she will personally come to toast everyone after the banquet begins."

"As for now, as you all know, we have important guests in the shop, and my manager is simply too busy to attend to them."

Please forgive any shortcomings.

After speaking, the servant bowed and clasped his hands in apology to the shopkeepers.

These shopkeepers, each as shrewd as a shrew, witnessed the grand opening of Xueyue Tower and immediately greeted them with smiles, saying they were too kind.

Who would dare to take it seriously? The manager of Xueyue Tower is now serving the Imperial Concubine.

The fact that these people were even able to see the manager of Xueyuelou today is already considered a favor from Shen Cao and his group.

Hearing that the manager of Xueyuelou would be coming for lunch, everyone felt much more relaxed.

Everyone started chatting while looking around at the decorations in the private room.

The person sitting by the window felt a great sense of vanity as they looked down at the throngs of people gazing up at them, especially when they saw the imposing royal guards.

Being personally guarded by royal guards throughout their lives is quite a topic of conversation.

They savored the snacks, and when they got tired of them, they drank some tea to cleanse their palates.

Everyone who tasted the pastries showed amazement on their faces; the pastries from Xueyuelou were not only exquisite but also delicious.

Some people also had the idea of ​​finding out who the pastry chefs at Xueyuelou were.

As noon approached, the temperature gradually rose.

Just as everyone was speculating about when the banquet would begin, the servant boy who had been there earlier came in again.

He first arranged for someone to remove the leftover food and dishes from the table and clean it up. Then someone else came in carrying a tray.

On the tray are identical white porcelain bowls shaped like lotus flowers. The lid in the middle of the bowl is the lotus heart in the center of the lotus flower, and the stamens around the lotus heart are made into the handle of the bowl lid, making it easy for people to open.

The servant placed a bowl in front of each person.

Manager Ma looked at the exquisite white porcelain bowl with curiosity, but from this bowl alone, one could tell that the manager of Xueyuelou was a person of good taste.

This made him even more curious about the manager of Xueyue Tower.

There was a layer of frost on the surface of the white porcelain bowl, and he guessed that it might contain ice cream.

I must say, in such a hot summer, a bowl of ice cream before a meal is indeed refreshing and appetizing.

The waiter smiled and introduced, "This is our manager's homemade Colorful Broth, please have a taste."

Manager Ma's lips curled into a smile; he had guessed correctly—it was indeed ice cream.

He opened the bowl lid and looked at the colorful yogurt in front of him.

He was shocked again; he was half right. It was indeed made with milk, and he could smell a very strong milky aroma.

However, it was different from the ice cream they usually ate.

The surface of this colorful glutinous rice cake is made of some unknown ingredient and has a chewy texture.

He recognized red beans, but he had never seen these glutinous rice balls before.

He gently touched the white sorbet under the glutinous rice ball with his spoon; it was very soft.

The ice cream they usually ate was just milk poured into crushed ice; they had never seen ice cream like this before.

He couldn't wait to scoop a spoonful and put it in his mouth, his eyes widening and shining.

What a wonderful texture! The milk flavor is even richer than the ice cream they usually eat.

The glutinous rice balls on the surface are not only beautiful in color, but some are also very chewy and bouncy, while others are very soft and sticky.

The milk at the bottom of the bowl melts in your mouth.

In addition, being chilled beforehand makes it refreshingly cool and delicious, which is quite irresistible.

Manager Ma quickly finished the colorful yogurt in his bowl, and then looked around with lingering satisfaction.

Sure enough, everyone reacted the same way he did.

Everyone still felt a bit hungry.

This made them somewhat look forward to the upcoming banquet.

This Snow Moon Pavilion not only has a powerful background, but its pastry chefs are also top-notch. I just don't know if their cooking skills match the high level of their pastry chefs.

After we finished eating the colorful glutinous rice cake, someone came up and took away the empty bowl.

They were served some tea again.

Many shopkeepers watched as these well-trained servants served them tea in an orderly fashion and tidied the table, seemingly lost in thought.

Putting everything else aside, just the way the food was served and the preparation process made them feel the restaurant owner's dedication to his guests.

Today's trip was definitely worthwhile; it was truly an eye-opening experience.

After a short while, the same servant boy came in again.

This time, he smiled and said to the restaurant owners in the private room, "The banquet is officially starting. Now we will begin serving the dishes."

After he finished speaking, he made room at the doorway, and a group of people came in carrying trays.

Just like when they served dessert, they skillfully took the dishes off the tray.

At this time, a servant was left in front of each table.

Just as everyone was wondering, the waiter spoke up, "I will now serve you your meal."

Everyone was stunned.

Especially Manager Ma, who kept thinking about what 'service' really meant.