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

Master Bai snorted coldly upon hearing this.

"Why can't I make an assessment? Even if you come to the kitchen later, you'll still be under my jurisdiction. Today is essentially a test for you!"

Su Banxia found Master Bai ridiculous. When did she say she wanted to work in the Lou family's kitchen? Now he's testing her. It's really laughable.

Before Su Banxia could speak, the old woman beside her, seeing how assertive Master Bai was, spoke up directly:

"You silly girl, our Master Bai has been giving you such advice, don't you understand? You're on your own cooking today, we're not going to help you."

Su Banxia turned to look at the old woman who had spoken.

“It wasn’t me who asked you to do things for me; it was your master who asked you to. Now that you’re refusing, you’re not only disrespecting me, but also disrespecting your master.”

Upon hearing this, the old woman's eyebrows shot up.

"Don't try to intimidate me with our master's name. What good are your words, you little brat? I advise you to hurry up and prepare the meal!"

As she spoke, the old woman took a step forward.

"If you can't cook this meal well, you won't be able to stay in our kitchen. Do you think you can expect our master to back you up?"

Just as Su Banxia was about to speak, she heard Lou Wangyue's voice coming from not far away.

"Whom do you want me to back up?"

Su Banxia looked up and met Lou Wangyue's worried eyes.

"Lou Wangyue, what brings you here?"

Lou Wangyue smiled gently at Su Banxia.

"I came here to see if there was anything I could help you with. It's your first time in our kitchen, so there are definitely many things you don't understand."

As she spoke, Lou Wangyue turned to look at Master Bai standing to the side and said coldly:

"Master Bai, what are you standing here for? Have you been helping Miss Banxia with anything?"

Master Bai, who was standing to the side, had already turned pale. He had seen a lot of things in life, but he still dared not call his master by his name. Now, Su Banxia dared to call his master by his full name, which naturally made Master Bai a little timid. Moreover, his master had come to the kitchen to check on Su Banxia, ​​as if he was afraid that she would suffer any grievances.

At this moment, Master Bai felt extremely regretful. He had been bewitched by those old women and maids and had actually tried to make things difficult for Su Banxia, ​​but unexpectedly, his master caught him red-handed.

At this moment, Master Bai didn't know how to answer Lou Wangyue's question, so he could only stammer and say:

"I'm helping Miss Banxia look at the vegetables right now. I think Miss Banxia is very capable. She probably won't need me. I can't just stand by and do more harm than good."

Seeing that Master Bai's expression changed faster than flipping through a book, Su Banxia couldn't help but sneer.

"How could I not need Chef Bai's help? Right now I need someone to help me wash and chop the vegetables. As the head chef of this restaurant, Chef Bai must have excellent knife skills. I'll trouble Chef Bai to do this for me."

Since becoming the head chef, Master Bai had never done chores like chopping and washing vegetables. Now, Su Banxia had dared to provoke him in public, putting Master Bai in a difficult position. His face flushed red, and he stammered:

"Well, I haven't chopped vegetables in a long time. How about we let Tiger chop them for you? His knife skills are better."

Su Banxia frowned upon hearing Master Bai's words.

"Does Master Bai mean he doesn't want to work for me anymore? Or does he feel that working for me is beneath him?"

Seeing this, Lou Wangyue, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but look at Master Bai, waiting for him to speak.

Master Bai looked up and met Lou Wangyue's eyes, which startled him so much that he immediately lowered his head.

"No, no, that's not what I meant. Since the master has given the order, it is only right that I help Miss Banxia with her work."

With that said, Master Bai dared not linger with Lou Wangyue any longer and had to turn around and help Su Banxia chop vegetables.

Seeing this, Su Banxia smiled at Lou Wangyue.

"Lou Wangyue, you've come at the right time. I've finished cooking this dish, but there's no one to help me pass it on. I'm in a hurry to cook the next dish, so why don't you help me take it to the front?"

Upon hearing this, Lou Wangyue's eyes immediately sharpened. She turned to look at the maids and servants standing behind her.

"What are you all doing standing here? Can't you even do such a small thing right? Do we have to trouble Miss Banxia with this?"

The maids and servants had never seen Lou Wangyue so serious before, and they were so frightened that their legs went weak. They hurriedly bowed to Lou Wangyue.

"Young master, no, Miss Banxia didn't tell us to serve the dishes. How would we know we were supposed to serve the dishes?"

The leading old woman was furious that Su Banxia had badmouthed her mistress, so she bowed to Lou Wangyue.

“Young master, Miss Banxia’s request is really too difficult to fulfill. We have no way to help her. Why don’t you assign some people who can help Miss Banxia to help in the kitchen?”

Lou Wangyue responded coldly upon hearing this:

"What do I need you for? I'm spending money to support you all, just so you can be picky? If you can't do it, then take your money and leave. I don't keep idle people in this manor."

Seeing this, Jixiang, who was standing to the side, hurriedly called out to the maids and servants who were standing there:

"All of you come with me. Go to the accounting office and settle the money. If you don't want to do it, there are plenty of others willing to come and work in the mansion. Hurry up, don't waste time!"

Several maids and servants had hoped to say a few bad things about Su Banxia to Lou Wangyue, but they never expected that their mistress would directly kick them out of the mansion.

Lou Wangyue rarely eats at home and is mostly out socializing. The maids and servants in the kitchen don't have much to do. They have more free days than busy days and receive a monthly allowance of two taels of silver for nothing. Where can you find such a good deal?

If they were to take this seriously now, and lose their jobs because of arguing with Su Banxia, ​​they would probably regret it terribly.

Thinking this, the crowd dared not be stubborn any longer and knelt down before Lou Wangyue.

"Master, please calm down. We spoke without thinking just now. Please don't be angry. It's all our fault. We will do whatever Miss Banxia tells us to do."

Upon hearing this, Su Banxia knew that these maids and servants were all sycophants who fawned over the powerful and looked down on the weak, so she spoke up:

"Didn't you all just say that today was your day off? That you couldn't help me with anything and that I had to do everything myself? How come you're saying now that you can do anything for me? You all really know how to change your tune."

Lou Wangyue frowned upon hearing this. No wonder Su Banxia hadn't cooked a single dish in so long; it turned out the maids and servants weren't cooperating, and Chef Bai was giving her a hard time…