No matter how much Chu Lian disliked her half-sister who liked to make trouble, today was the opening day of the restaurant that she personally organized. She couldn't really leave Sister Yuan hanging. She reached out to pull Sister Su's sleeve and said with a smile, "It's getting late. Fifth Sister, Seventh Sister, Ninth Sister, please sit down and have a rest. The dishes will be served in the kitchen soon."

Sister Su quickly glanced at the square table beside them and then glanced at Chu Lian. When she saw that Chu Lian's face didn't change, she let out a sigh of relief in her heart and took Chu Lian to sit at the table.

Although Sister Su and Sister Fu tried their best to avoid the awkwardness, they couldn't stay quiet with Sister Yuan around.

Sister Yuan gave a look to the head maid beside her. The maid walked over with a tea tray and placed the teacups in front of Chu Lian and the others with an arrogant expression.

Sister Yuan reached out and picked up the sweet white porcelain teacup in front of her. She pretended to be intoxicated and took a sniff. She curled up the corners of her mouth and boasted, "Sixth Sister, grandfather and grandmother dote on me. I only drink Zhengshan Small Tea Cakes in the courtyard. I'm not used to drinking your Northern Min loose tea.

I'm sure it's rare for you to drink Zhengshan Small Tea Cakes. Try it! "

Chu Lian stared at Sister Yuan with her clear eyes. Her penetrating eyes seemed to be able to see through the deepest thoughts in people's hearts, making people afraid to look her in the eye. Sister Yuan quickly averted her gaze. She should be proud of herself, but at this moment, she felt inexplicably guilty.

Sister Su and Sister Fu were stunned. They looked at Chu Lian with a strange expression on their faces.

Chu Lian blinked her almond-shaped eyes. "Thank you, Seventh Sister. Unfortunately, I don't like frying tea anymore."

She didn't even have the slightest interest in Zhengshan Small Tea Cakes. As long as it was frying tea, she didn't have the slightest interest. She should keep such good tea for herself.

Sister Yuan didn't expect to receive such an answer. She glared at Chu Lian. She couldn't hide the emotions on her face no matter how hard she tried.

How could that be? In the Duke of Ying's Public House, Chu Lian was most proud of her hand-boiling skills. Even the old Duke of Ying had praised her skills. Every New Year's banquet, she would show off her skills in order to win the favor of the elders in her family. She knew the tea ceremony the best, but she couldn't get good tea. Sister Yuan would laugh at her and even spoil good tea in front of her.

Now that she had specially found Zhengshan Small Tea Cake to provoke her, she actually said that she didn't like fried tea anymore!

Was it possible for a person who loved tea to say that he didn't like it?

Sister Yuan 'er's emotions finally began to return to normal. She found a perfect excuse for herself. She thought that Chu Lian was trying her best to cover it up. In fact, she had no idea how jealous Chu Lian was, but she pretended to be calm.

He said that he didn't want to drink it because he didn't want to make himself more upset.

Hmph, she had long seen through his petty thoughts!

"Since Sixth Sister doesn't like it, then us three sisters will drink it."

As she spoke, she began to enjoy the tea in front of Chu Lian. She even purposely told Sister Fu how sweet and mellow the tea was and how tasty it was.

If Chu Lian knew that Sister Yuan's sudden abnormality was because she missed her so much, she probably couldn't help but roll her eyes at her.

'Why don't you go to heaven with your imagination?'

Sister Su, on the other hand, looked at Chu Lian worriedly. "Didn't Sixth Sister like fried tea the most in the past? Why don't you like it anymore?"

Chu Lian smiled at her reassuringly. "I don't know why, but I suddenly don't like it anymore. Now, I'm used to drinking honey water and fruit tea. Maybe people change."

Sister Su was stunned for a moment when she heard her explanation. She thought about Chu Lian's completely different life after marrying into Duke Jing 'an's Estate. She didn't know whether to feel more sympathetic or happy for Chu Lian.

"Sixth Sister is right. In the future, just follow your heart."

Chu Yuan glanced sideways and thought to herself, 'Keep pretending. Let's see if Chu Lian can keep pretending!'

Chu Lian didn't care about what Sister Yuan was thinking. She had a lot of things to do now, so she didn't need to bother with a little shrimp who only knew how to jump around. She wasn't the original Chu Lian. The current Sister Yuan was no different from a stranger to her. As long as she didn't jump out and annoy her too much, she wouldn't spare any effort to deal with her.

After all, she wasn't the original Chu Lian. She didn't have any of the old Chu Lian's preferences. If she changed all of a sudden, it would be better to remind her family bit by bit that she had slowly changed. She was no longer the Chu Lian who stayed in the Ying Estate's boudoir.

Saying that she didn't like fried tea today was a start.

She believed that Sister Su would remember this. As long as Sister Su knew, Sister-in-law Rong would know as well. That meant that the entire Ying Estate would know as well.

When Sister Yuan saw that Sister Su and Chu Lian were chatting happily, her hands, which were hidden under her wide sleeves, clenched tightly in anger. She took a deep breath and deliberately picked up a white square pastry from the table. She raised her voice and said, "This De 'an Restaurant's waxy white snowflake cake is a perfect match with Zhengshan small tea cakes!

I heard from grandmother that the pastries in the palace are only at the level of De 'an Restaurant. "

She glanced at Chu Lian after she finished speaking.

Chu Lian waved her hand and signaled for the little servant girl behind her to bring the food box over. "Fifth Sister, Seventh Sister, Ninth Sister, would you like to try the pastries from my Guilin Restaurant?"

Before Sister Su could reply, Sister Yuan took over the conversation.

She huffed coldly. "Sixth Sister, you're too arrogant. This is just a new restaurant and you don't have any secret recipes. How can the pastries taste better than De 'an Restaurant?

Even if it looks good, it's just to scare people. Sixth Sister, you should put it away. Don't let people dirty your eyes. "

Sister Yuan's words were a bit harsh. After all, it was food. How could she say such things to dirty people's eyes?

Sister Su glared at Sister Yuan and hurriedly comforted Chu Lian. "Sixth Sister, don't listen to her nonsense. She's had a bad temper since she was young. Don't take it to heart. Hurry and take out the pastries. I want to try them."

Chu Lian first smiled at Sister Su, then glanced at Sister Yuan. "Seventh Sister, if you don't like it, then don't eat it."

"Hmph, what kind of rubbish is this? I wouldn't eat it even if you gave it to me!

Let me tell you, not only do I not want these pastries, but I also won't eat the noodles served later! "

Sister Su and Sister Fu were stunned. They didn't think that the two girls from the second branch would really get into a fight right in front of them.

Chu Lian tilted her head and looked at Sister Yuan. Her face was expressionless. She only said, "Seventh Sister is a guest. Since you're here at Guilin Restaurant, you can do whatever you want."

When she finished speaking, she didn't look at Sister Yuan anymore. She only ordered a servant girl to place the plates of pastries on the table.

Five-colored round sponge cakes, silver silk rolls, osmanthus chestnut cakes, date cakes specially made in the shape of hearts … Five or six types of pastries were carefully placed on specially made porcelain plates of different shapes. It was like a work of art. At first glance, one couldn't put them down, let alone taste them.

Every plate of pastries was made to be the size of a quail's egg, just enough for two mouthfuls. There were only three or four pieces on the plate. When eaten with tea, one wouldn't feel full, and it wouldn't affect the taste of the noodles later.

The pastries emitted a pleasant fragrance and were exquisite and elegant. They were placed next to the box of pastries in De 'an Restaurant.

There really was no harm without comparison. The originally exquisite box of pastries in De 'an Restaurant immediately turned from elegant to vulgar when set off by Guilin Restaurant's pastries.

The contrast was too obvious. Even if Sister Yuan was blind, she could still tell that the pastries in De 'an Restaurant were not on the same level as those in Guilin Restaurant.

Sister Fu exclaimed, "Sixth Sister, these pastries are so beautiful!"

"Have a taste!"

The round sponge cake was soft and sticky when placed in one's mouth. It had a unique fragrance, and it wasn't sweet at all. Instead, it had the faint bitter taste of tea. Sister Su and Sister Fu's eyes immediately widened.

Even Sister Su, who was usually calm and collected, revealed an expression of surprise and joy.

Although Sister Fu had a lot of thoughts, she was still a little girl. When she saw something she liked, she naturally revealed a happy expression.

"Sixth Sister, what are these pastries called? They're so delicious!"

Chu Lian stretched out her slender fingers and introduced them one by one.

Sister Yuan stared at Sister Su and Sister Fu in disbelief, her teeth chattering. Her gaze fell on the pastries on the table. She was clearly about to explode from anger, but her mouth kept salivating. If it wasn't for the fact that she clearly remembered what she had said, she would have already grabbed a piece and tasted it to see how delicious it was.

Sister Yuan clenched and unclenched her right hand under her sleeves. The satisfied look on Sister Su and Sister Fu's faces as they ate the pastries seemed to be the greatest mockery to her. She stretched out her hand and was about to place it in Guilin Restaurant's plate of pastries when it suddenly made a sharp turn and landed in De 'an Restaurant's box of pastries.

When the glutinous white pastries entered her mouth, they no longer had the sweet and satisfying taste they used to have.

Chu Lian saw all of this, but didn't say anything. This was Chu Yuan's own doing, so she couldn't blame anyone else. Moreover, it was just not eating Guilin Restaurant's food, so it wasn't much of a punishment.

After a quarter of an hour, the desserts were finally taken away by the maids. Out of sight, out of mind. Sister Yuan's cold and stiff face finally became a little better. But before she could take a breath, Chu Lian had already ordered Nanny Zhong to send people to the table.

The self-righteous Chu Yuan finally understood that her hellish torment had only just begun.

After all, she couldn't keep her maiden sisters company. Today, Chu Lian still had Lady Yang and Royal Princess Duanjia to entertain her.

She also had to show her face to the male guests in the front courtyard. After all, she was the owner of Guilin Restaurant.

In the end, Sister Yuan still had some integrity. As soon as Chu Lian left, she finally couldn't hold it in anymore and hurriedly left Guilin Restaurant with her people. Sister Su and Sister Fu couldn't let her leave alone, so they notified Nanny Zhong and excused themselves. After leaving behind a congratulatory gift, they followed Nanny Zhong back to the Ying Estate.

Sister Yuan had really suffered a double loss today. She originally wanted to cause trouble, but she ended up with a bloody nose and a swollen face.