Chapter 315: Troublemaking
As soon as these words came out, the eldest sister-in-law of the Deng family looked at Ye Jiayao eagerly.

Ye Jiayao smiled, she had known for a long time that Liuli wanted to make her unhappy, otherwise they would not be mortal enemies.

"As for this membership system, Ye's Dessert House is the first in Jinling City. There are so many eyes watching me. I dare not just do it for publicity. Besides, business is all about integrity. If you lose your trust, who will trust you in the future? It's the same as being a human being. If you make a mistake once, you can be forgiven, but if you make the same mistake again and again, people will be disappointed. Third sister-in-law, don't you think this is the case?" Ye Jiayao said indifferently with an unchanged smile.

Liuli's expression changed slightly. You are so good, Ye Jinxuan, for mocking and ridiculing others in public.

"My second sister-in-law is really good at speaking. She even brings up the principles of being a human being when doing business. Everyone knows that businessmen value profit over loyalty." Liuli said lightly.

Now, Youshi and Qiaoshi's faces became unhappy too. They also ran a silk shop and an embroidery workshop.

Ye Jiayao was speechless. Liuli was really bold in saying that. She was conspiring to bring down a whole group of people with one stroke.

Mrs. Qiao chuckled and said, "I heard that my third sister-in-law's biological mother, the Seventh Princess, was from the Shen family, the richest family in the north. It seems that my third sister-in-law has a deep understanding of this!"

You's face turned cold and she glared at Qiao. You want to fight back against Liuli for what she did for the Seventh Princess? The Seventh Princess is a great philanthropist whose reputation is no less than that of the Seventh Sage King. One thing is another.

Liuli was already extremely furious. She said she could tolerate anything else, but she couldn't tolerate anyone talking about her mother.

Before Liuli could get angry, Youshi scolded her, "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think you can criticize the Seventh Princess?"

Qiao was embarrassed and didn't dare to talk back.

Ye Jiayao also felt that it was inappropriate to bring up someone's biological mother, not to mention a person who was already dead. However, Qiao Shi had never been very smart. She just wanted to attack Liuli, so she didn't think too much about it. She quickly changed the subject and said to the eldest sister-in-law of the Deng family with a smile: "There are many people who want to join the club now, but the shop is still a little small now. It will be crowded when there are too many people. I am considering whether to expand the scale of Ye's Dessert House. After the new year, I will find a way to transfer the shop next door, so that I can expand the membership. When the time comes, I will definitely notify you first."

Zhou also tried to smooth things over: "Mrs. Chunyu, when the time comes, you should also inform Aunt Three and ask her to leave a few spots for me. Many of my friends want to join the club and they all blame me."

"Okay, okay. Next time I'll take care of my family first." Ye Jiayao readily agreed.

The eldest sister-in-law of the Deng family was also a smart person. She knew that it was difficult for Ye Jiayao to ask for this. If she agreed to this, the other would have objections, which would be difficult to do. So she joked, "Then I hope your business will flourish and expand as soon as possible."

The embarrassment disappeared, and no one cared about what Qiao had said about the Seventh Princess.

Liuli was filled with rage, but since Youshi had scolded her sister-in-law, she couldn't lose her temper any further. Now that Ye Jinxuan had resolved the awkward situation, she felt like a nobody. She couldn't help but sneer in her heart: It's just a perfunctory remark, you just think the other person's rank is not high enough. If it was someone with higher status, would you dare not let him join the club?
I hate Ye Jiayao's hypocritical face more and more.

Ye Jiayao ignored the glares that Liuli gave her from time to time and said, "You are rude to me, so there is no need for me to be polite to you."

No matter how slow-witted the Deng family was, they could see that there was a problem between the two sisters-in-law. Coupled with some fragmentary rumors they had heard before, they were even more certain. They also had no good feelings towards Liuli, and they chose to ignore it tacitly.

After Ye Jiayao's advice, Qiao became more active and began to promote herself, saying that she had opened an embroidery workshop and was about to offer various discounts. If Mrs. Deng didn't mind, she could go and have a look. She quickly shifted the topic to her embroidery workshop.

Everyone was chatting happily, leaving Liuli alone.

Liuli felt left out and became more and more restless, but Chunfeng's talk was not over yet, so she couldn't leave. She could only hold on and eat without any appetite.

After finally waiting until the banquet was over and the Deng family members were sent away, Youshi asked Chunfeng to go back home with her. Liuli didn't want to go to the Marquis' Mansion, so she said she was not feeling well after drinking some wine and went back first.

Mrs. Qiao waited until Liuli left, then sneered softly, "I don't know why she came here today. She has a gloomy face all the time, as if everyone owes her a debt. It's disgusting."

Ye Jiayao smiled: "You know her temper, why bother with her?"

"I don't mean to make a fuss, it just hurts to watch." Qiao said angrily.

Zhou came to hand out wedding cakes: "Thanks to you today, I will trouble you again when Jinlian gets married."

Ye Jiayao and Qiao accepted the wedding cakes, exchanged a few polite words, and then left.

There was not much time left before the afternoon class started, so Ye Jiayao went back to change her clothes and rushed to the training class.

Unexpectedly, a lot of people came to the Chamber of Commerce today, even Zheng Sanduo came, all to listen to Mrs. Rong’s lecture.

Duan Qilin said worriedly, "There's almost no room left, and we can't rush."

Ye Jiayao smiled. Everyone felt the same as her!

"Please squeeze in. It's a rare opportunity. Just don't do it again."

As a result, the classroom, which was not spacious enough to begin with, became overcrowded.

Mrs. Rong was calm and did not get nervous because there were so many people in the audience. She began to lecture calmly.

"Vegetarian food focuses on health preservation. People who are used to eating chicken, duck, fish and meat may think that vegetarian food is bland and tasteless. In fact, if vegetarian dishes are well matched, they can also make meat dishes taste delicious... Today, I will tell you how to make vegetarian food taste as good as meat dishes."

Mrs. Rong's lecture was concise and easy to understand, and with the on-site demonstration, everyone quickly mastered the combination and preparation of vegetarian ingredients. Ye Jiayao listened attentively. Vegetarian cuisine was her weakness. She knew there were many mysteries in it, but it was the first time she heard such a systematic and detailed explanation. She gained a lot and had the urge to immediately dive into the kitchen to practice.

After the class, she won applause from the whole class. Mrs. Rong's face turned red. She was not afraid before, but now she felt a little embarrassed.

"Madam Rong, would you like to work as a chef in our Xiangyilou? You can decide the salary yourself." After class, Lian, the shopkeeper of Xiangyilou, chased after Madam Rong and tried hard to invite her.

"Mrs. Rong, please come to our Jinxiang Garden. Our Jinxiang Garden also mainly serves vegetarian food. You can show off your cooking skills when you come."

"We at Fu Kee sincerely invite you..."

Ye Jiayao and Duan Qilin were dumbfounded. It turned out that these bastards had ulterior motives. If they had known this, they would not have been allowed to attend the class and would have just kicked them out.

Ye Jiayao was still thinking about how to help Madam Rong out of this predicament, but she saw Madam Rong smiling faintly, and said gently but firmly: "Thank you all for your kindness, but I am not short of money, and I don't want to be a chef in any restaurant. I even rejected Tianshangju. Let's go back!"

Uh... Ye Jiayao was stunned. When did she invite Madam Rong to be the chef at Tianshangju?

Mrs. Rong met her eyes and smiled apologetically.

Ye Jiayao realized that Madam Rong was using her as a shield!

Then he smiled and said, "Isn't it? I gave up 10% of Tianshangju's share, but Madam Rong didn't agree to it. She said she wouldn't do it if it was 50%."

Those guys who came here with high hopes were all speechless. A 10% share of Tianshangju was already a horrifying amount, far beyond what they could afford. Even Madam Rong looked down on it, so what hope did they have?
They were all disappointed and left in dejection.

Lin Changchun asked quietly, "Are you really offering a 10% share?"

Duan Qilin also looked at her eagerly.

Actually, they all had such thoughts in their minds, but were too embarrassed to say it out loud. Mrs. Rong's name was a golden signboard, who wouldn't be tempted, even if it was just to put a name on it!

Madam Rong came over and said quietly, "I'm sorry for using you as a shield."

Ye Jiayao waved her hands: "It's okay, it's okay. It's an honor to help you out."

Duan Qilin and Lin Changchun looked at each other and realized that it was fake. However, it was enough to show that Mrs. Rong had no intention of joining any family at all.

Madam Rong said, "The reason why I agreed to come out of retirement is that I hope that my cooking skills will be passed down to future generations, so that they will not be buried. I will not consider anything else."

This is said to those who have not left yet, meaning that everyone should not even have this idea.

Ye Jiayao smiled and said, "If Madam Rong really wants to make money, wouldn't it be more comfortable for her to open a restaurant and be the shopkeeper herself? Why would she be a chef for someone else? I understand."

Mrs. Rong smiled. She didn't have the energy to open a restaurant. Is it that easy to open a restaurant? She had to entertain people and make small talk, which was a lot of trouble. She was used to being simple and didn't like to make trouble.

Everyone accompanied Mrs. Rong into the lounge.

Duan Qilin said, "I have something to discuss with you all. Originally, Shopkeeper Lu was going to talk about it in person, but everyone knows about his health condition, so I'll do it for you."

Everyone looked at Duan Qilin seriously.

Duan Qilin cleared his throat and said, "Do you remember that when Manager Lu was elected as the president, he said that he wanted to hold a food festival?"

Of course I remember, everyone is thinking about it.

"Manager Lu's idea is to see if we can hold it at the beginning of next month. For the first session, it will be limited to Jinling City, and then we can expand the scale later."

After Duan Qilin finished speaking, he looked at Ye Jiayao and asked, "Does Shopkeeper Ye think this is feasible?"

Ye Jiayao thought for a moment and said, "There is still a month left, which should be enough. The key is what is the theme of this food festival? What should we do? Should it be in the name of the Chamber of Commerce or will the government also get involved? Funding, location, and maintenance of order at that time all need to be discussed."

Duan Qilin said, "Shopkeeper Ye is absolutely right. Let's all go back and think about the questions Shopkeeper Ye just raised. We will meet at the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow afternoon and make a decision quickly."

After finishing the business, everyone said goodbye.

With no outsiders around, Mrs. Rong humbly asked Ye Jiayao, "Do you think there is anything I need to improve in my lecture today?"

Ye Jiayao smiled and said, "Is there anything that needs to be improved? This is the best class I have ever heard. I still want to ask you for advice!"

This was not a compliment; she meant it sincerely. She really felt that Mrs. Rong was better at teaching professional knowledge than she was. She, on the other hand, was better at making inflammatory speeches.

(End of this chapter)