I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Just as Su Banxia was about to speak, she heard the man say anxiously:

"Miss Banxia, ​​our mistress has arrived. Our young master Lou specially sent me to invite you to his residence for a visit."

Su Banxia. Upon hearing this, she naturally understood that Lou Wangyue's mother had arrived. Lou Wangyue wanted her to go to the mansion to cook for Madam Lou, so she explained the matter of setting up a stall to Su Shiyan.

They boarded the carriage and headed towards the Lou residence.

When Su Banxia arrived at the Lou residence, she saw that the entrance was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, making it very grand.

A servant was waiting at the door, and Su Banxia welcomed her inside.

"Please take me to the kitchen first; if I go early, I can prepare in time."

The servant turned around and smiled at Su Banxia.

"Miss Banxia, ​​don't worry. Our master instructed that after you arrive at the manor, he must take you to see the old lady first."

Su Banxia initially wanted to refuse, but considering Lou Wangyue's previous kindness, she thought it wouldn't be right to refuse him now that his mother was at his residence. As a friend, she should naturally go and greet his mother.

So he nodded to the servant who had led the way.

"Then take me there."

The servant quickly led Su Banxia to a pavilion beside the pond.

"Madam, young master, Miss Banxia has arrived."

Lou Wangyue was overjoyed to see Su Banxia arrive. She immediately stepped forward and pulled Su Banxia to sit down at the table.

"Banxia, ​​you've finally arrived! I've been talking to my mother for ages about how delicious your cooking is. She's getting hungry just from all my talking."

Su Banxia smiled at Lou Wangyue, then turned her head and met Madam Lou's scrutinizing gaze.

He then hurriedly stood up and bowed to Madam Lou.

"Madam, it is Banxia who has kept you waiting. Is there anything you cannot eat?"

Madam Lou pondered for a moment, then smiled faintly.

"I don't have any dietary restrictions, but I'm a very picky person. My wife Wangyue said you cook well, so I thought I'd have you give it a try. I'm sorry to bother you."

Upon hearing this, Su Banxia quickly waved her hand.

"Madam, you're too kind. It's too formal for you to say such things to me. Wangyue has helped me a lot before, and now I'm just cooking a meal for him. It's nothing. As long as you don't mind."

Madam Lou had heard from her son that Su Banxia was a peasant, so she felt that the two families were not a good match. Therefore, Madam Lou thought to herself that Su Banxia was a social climber and that she might be secretly thinking about how to get close to her son so that she could rise to a higher social status.

Judging from her appearance, she is a reasonable and well-mannered young woman, and she is also quite attractive. She doesn't seem like someone raised in an ordinary farming family.

Just now, her son had been praising her endlessly in her ear, but now that she had met him in person, he wasn't as bad as she had imagined.

Thinking this, Madam Lou gave Su Banxia a faint smile.

"Then I'll also get to enjoy the food made by Banxia today, thanks to my son."

Su Banxia smiled shyly at Madam Lou.

"You flatter me, Madam. Now that I have already spoken to you, I will go to the back of the kitchen to get busy. Otherwise, I am afraid that I will not have enough time and will keep you waiting."

As she spoke, Su Banxia looked at Lou Wangyue and nodded.

Lou Wangyue had originally intended for Su Banxia to spend more time with his mother, allowing them to get to know each other better and see Su Banxia's good qualities. This would prevent his mother from constantly saying that Su Banxia was a girl raised in a peasant family and couldn't be presented in public.

Whether or not she cooks is secondary; it seems Su Banxia is genuinely going to prepare a proper meal for me. That's fine, though; once the food is ready, we can sit down at the table and have something to talk about.

Thinking this, Lou Wangyue instructed the maid beside her:

"Take Banxia to the kitchen. Prepare whatever she needs and have the kitchen staff work together to help her."

The maid didn't say much, but simply bowed to Lou Wangyue and led Su Banxia away.

When Su Banxia arrived at the kitchen of the Lou family mansion, she noticed that it was extremely large, with more than a dozen stoves alone. The kitchen was fully stocked with all kinds of ingredients and seasonings, and there were several cooks responsible for chopping vegetables. There were also more than a dozen maids and servants assisting them.

The head chef, a middle-aged man surnamed Bai, introduced Su Banxia to both sides through the maid who brought her over, and specifically instructed Lou Wangyue to ask everyone to cooperate with Su Banxia's work.

Master Bai saw that Su Banxia was just a young girl, and although he was somewhat resentful, since it was the master's order, he could only acquiesce.

Su Banxia thought that she should hurry up and finish cooking so that she could serve the food to Madam Lou and let her have a taste. So she ordered the maids and servants around without any pity and assigned them any tasks.

Several of the young girls felt resentful, thinking that Su Banxia was about the same age as them and had little experience, so how could she become the head chef as soon as she arrived?

So some malicious people went to Master Bai to sow discord.

"Master Bai, how could you swallow this insult? If I were you, I would definitely teach Su Banxia a lesson."

Hearing this, Chef Bai, who was tidying up the vegetables, looked up at the little girl.

"What can we servants do about what the master has ordered? I want to see what Su Banxia is capable of that our young master specifically instructed me to be her assistant."

As he said this, Master Bai turned and glanced into the kitchen, where he saw Su Banxia stir-frying pork belly on the stove. He then let out a cold snort.

"She's just a country bumpkin, she's not up to par. When have our lady and young master ever eaten boiled meat? This dish will definitely turn out to be a complete disaster. I want to see what she's got the ability to turn things around. She actually dares to try and steal my job. Does she really think just anyone can be a head chef? She's simply overestimating herself!"

Seeing that Master Bai was also unconvinced, the girl nodded.

"You bet! I think we should teach her a lesson. Let's all ignore her and let her do her own thing."

After hearing this, Master Bai pondered for a moment, then turned to the nanny beside him and said:

"When she asks you to do something, just tell her you don't know how. She's so capable, let her do more. I want to see what kind of meal she can make in the end!"

Upon hearing Master Bai's words, the old woman's eyes lit up, and she quickly nodded and smiled at him:

"Okay, I understand what you mean. We'll see what happens next!"

After saying this, the old woman bowed to Master Bai and then turned to find the other maids and servants.