Adorable Food Goddess

Chapter 81: Chunyu's Mother

Translator: YTJS_  Editor: Perriemix

This was Ye Jiayao’s first time to go the Helian Mansion so she now only realized that the Helian Mansion and the Jing An Marquis’ mansion was actually very near each other. They were just two streets apart.

The gatekeeper went to announce her arrival and shortly after, Helian Jing welcomed her with quick steps.

“Big Yaoyao, you are finally here! I have waited for so long.” Helian Jing didn’t dare to step foot outside the house at all in fear that he would miss Yaoyao when he comes.

“Did I hold you up?” Ye Jiayao asked, embarrassed.

“No, not at all. I am just anxious, and also, Mother said that she wants to confirm the menu personally,” Helian Jing said. “But, don’t worry, my mother is very easy-going. She won’t give you much of a hard time.”

Despite his reassurance, Helian Jing was still uncertain. He had thought that he only needed his brother’s consent in this matter, so his mother’s interference was a surprise. If Big Yaoyao was rejected again, Helian Jing didn’t know if he could face him again.

Ye Jiayao scoffed, “I am not worried. It is actually good that your mother would be taking matters into her hands. At least, she knows more than you do.”

If it was just Little Jing, he would approve everything on the menu without even looking at it properly. It would be better if the old princess herself goes through it so Ye Jiayao could get an honest opinion.

In the mansion’s main room.

Princess Yu De was in the middle of chatting with Jing An Marquis’ lady, Xia You. For the past three years, their topic has always been on the marriage of their sons.

Both families have outstanding sons, the cream of the crop. Chunyu was 21 years of age while Helian Xuan was already 23. Most men at that age were already fathers, but both boys had yet to settle down. Mainly because they were both too busy, but also because they were very opinionated and have high standards. They were never satisfied with their parents’ arrangement so their marriage just kept getting delayed.

Luckily, there were certain prospects for Chunyu’s marriage. However, Xia You was a bit worried seeing as her future daughter-in-law seemed a little unsettled.

“Liu Li is a little willful, but she is still young. It is only normal for her to be curious about the things outside the palace. Whose child isn’t just a bit mischievous? I feel that the Empress Dowager is making a mountain out of a molehill this time,” Princess Yu De said nonchalantly.

Xia You forced a smile. Liu Li is Princess Yu De’s niece, so naturally, Yu De would side with Liu Li.

Her initial excitement about this marriage proposal had already faded. If Chunyu really marries Liu Li, his future would be bright and it would bring great things to the Xia family. However, with Liu Li’s powerful guardians, there was a strong possibility that Chunyu would just get bullied by this pampered and willful princess. Besides, if Liu Li ended up living in their mansion, Xia You was going to have to bow down to her daughter-in-law’s will.

She always had the last say in the Marquis Mansion and she was used to being the one who calls the shots. It would be difficult for her to accept the sudden appearance of someone with a higher status suppressing her.

Therefore, these past few days, she had been in a conflicted turmoil.

“Empress Dowager also did it with Liu Li’s interest in mind,” Xia You reminded Yu De.

“Liu Li merely had fun out of the palace once. What is the big deal? When I was her age, I was also extremely curious about the world outside the palace. I would dress up as a little eunuch and sneak out several times! That was also when I met the prince…” Princess Yu De’s lips lifted into a reminiscent smile, her gaze seeming to drift off.