Madam, she is delicate and frail, and she must be pampered by the sinister prince.

Chapter 42 Ten years ago, the entire Guo family ransacked their homes, implicating tens of thousands of people and killing them all.
Shopkeeper Li took her into the kitchen.

Nie Huating asked sideways, "How long has Shopkeeper Li been here?"

"Oh, this restaurant was the late emperor's private property when he was the prince. The late emperor and the eldest princess had a close brother-sister relationship, so they gave this restaurant to the princess as a dowry. The younger one has been serving here since then."

Nie Huating nodded.

The kitchen was quite clean, and several chefs stood up to greet Nie Huating.

Nothing out of the ordinary.

Shopkeeper Li asked her to go out, "Madam, this kitchen is not a place to stay for a long time. If Madam has any suggestions, please invite her to the private room upstairs. Just let them put the meals there for a while."

Nie Huating glanced around the kitchen again, and with keen eyes found someone sleeping next to the water tank. He pointed and asked, "Is that person also a cook?"

"Oh, not counting the cooks, the helpers in the kitchen are unruly. Madam, please don't laugh at me."

Nie Huating nodded and left the kitchen and went to the private room on the second floor.

The environment on the second floor is quite elegant, as if it had just been cleaned.

Shopkeeper Li asked some dishes to be served, and Nie Huating tasted them carefully.

It's hard to say.

She had eaten terrible dishes. The dishes in front of her were beautifully cooked and looked good, but they just didn't taste good.

Can't say it tastes bad.

Nie Huating's expression remained unchanged and he ate some symbolically.

Shopkeeper Li said with a smile: "Originally, the chefs were all listless, but when they saw the madam coming, they all worked hard to cook it. What do you think, madam, of the taste?"

Nie Huating raised a perfect smile: "It's not bad, keep working hard!"

Shopkeeper Li's face hardened, "Then, I'll take Madam's good advice!"

"The man I saw in the kitchen just now doesn't look like an ordinary handyman. Do you know who that man is?"

Shopkeeper Li: "Oh, he used to cook at the traitor's house, and I heard he was an experienced cook. Ten years ago, that big family was convicted and their homes were confiscated. They should have been exiled, but for some reason they were sold here after many twists and turns. I heard that he was a good cook. This person used to be good at his craftsmanship, but he may not look down on our restaurant, so he has always been half-dead."

"Doesn't he have any family?" He looked like he was already in his forties.

"I heard that they are all dead."

"That's it." Nie Huating said thoughtfully, "Call me over and see you."

"Here, Madam doesn't want to see the chef, but wants to see him instead?"

"Go and fetch it for me."

Shopkeeper Li was stunned and didn't dare to delay.

Soon, the person was brought over.

He looks to be in his 40s, with a gray complexion.

"Madam, I have brought you."

Nie Huating looked him over and asked, "How long have you been working at your original employer's house?"

The man didn't raise his eyes: "Ma'am, you're joking. I'm just a cook and haven't cooked much."

"Shopkeeper Li just said that you haven't cooked for ten years." The woman said calmly, exposing his lie, "You are only 45 this year, and you were in your 30s ten years ago, but your palms are rough, it doesn't look like you have cooked." It's been three or two years, and it seems that you started as an apprentice as a cook in the original family."

The man's mind was revealed and he raised his eyes to look at her, "You, how do you know?"

"I'm just guessing." Nie Huating ended the topic, "You should be very good at cooking. Why haven't you cooked for so many years? Aren't you afraid that your skills have been buried?"

The cook smiled and looked away slightly: "Guilty people, just live a good life and don't dare to expect too much."

From the looks of it, the cook still misses his former master's family.

Nie Huating didn't know what to say, "I don't know what you went through in the past, but people have to live well. I don't want to see your talents buried, so why not work hard and start cooking again."

"Since Madam appreciates me, I don't dare to shirk the blame."

"In that case, then you are the chef of this restaurant!" Chef? !
Several people around him were stunned. It was self-evident how important a restaurant chef was.

The owner doesn't come often, so the shopkeeper is in charge of the front, and the chef almost has the final say in the kitchen.

Shopkeeper Li couldn't laugh or cry: "Madam, this, this is the original chef"

"It's good to change the taste." Nie Huating simply rejected his words and saw the cook again, "What's your name?"

"A Song."

"From now on, Asong will be in charge of the kitchen, and everyone must obey the chef's words."

Shopkeeper Li refused to give up, "Madam, this is inappropriate."

"I said yes." The young woman raised her head, "A Song, go down and prepare your specialty dish now, bring it to me later and let me try it. You will be the one cooking it tonight."

Ah Song didn't expect that the young lady in front of him was so courageous in doing things.

He has been a cook for ten years, but he never thought that he would one day be able to cook.

"Yes, ma'am."

Nie Huating waved his hand: "I'm tired, you go down first."

Shopkeeper Li came out with a crowd of people, went down to the second floor and snorted: "I am the shopkeeper after all, and she, a young lady, actually changed the head chef!"

"Ma'am, if you are so ridiculous, you won't have to replace us all in the future, right?"

"She actually asked a helper to be the chef. What this lady is doing is ridiculous!"

"If this continues, the restaurant will have to close sooner or later!"

A group of people were making a lot of noise. Shopkeeper Li patted the table and said, "What's the noise about?"

He didn't believe it. "She is a young woman. What kind of world has she seen?" Shopkeeper Li said disdainfully, "If she does these stupid things now, she will regret it in the future. When the time comes, she will have to let us take care of this restaurant!"

Let a person who has never cooked in ten years take charge of the kitchen, and people will not laugh to death if word spreads.

Nie Huating drank a few sips of strong tea and became sleepier. Ah Tang fanned her at the side.

"Madam, the guy named A Song has such a weird temper, and he hasn't cooked for ten years. Is this okay?"

Nie Huating raised his eyelids and looked at her, "His former master was convicted and his house was confiscated. Do you know who his master is?"

Ah Tang shook his head, "What does this have to do with it?"

Many wealthy families had their homes, fields, and slaves resold, which was nothing unusual.

The woman narrowed her eyes and said, "If I guess correctly, this person named A Song should have been a cook of the Guo family in the past."

Ten years ago, the entire Guo family ransacked their homes, implicating tens of thousands of people and killing them all.

Many slaves and servants of the Guo family were confiscated and sold to various places.

How dare you reuse the slaves of the sinner's house in ordinary places? This Song has been depressed for ten years.

In the old days, Wang Xietang flew into the homes of ordinary people.

This kind of pain cannot be experienced by ordinary people.

"The Guo family?" Ah Tang exclaimed and quickly covered his mouth, "The Guo family that had a lot of troops and was very powerful at the beginning, but later the whole family was convicted?"

The Guo family has outstanding military achievements. General Guo made great military exploits back then and had numerous wives, concubines and children, all of whom had unique skills.

Later, once he was found guilty, the entire Guo family was executed.

Nie Huating continued: "I heard that General Guo is very picky about his meals. The cooks in his family have been growing up in the Guo Mansion for generations, and all of them have top-notch cooking skills."

If time had not changed, how could the Guo family's cook be living outside and working as a cook in such a restaurant.

Ah Tang nodded, it turned out that this was what Madam had in mind.

Nie Huating put down the tea cup: "I'll give him a chance to see if he can be used for me."

(End of this chapter)