Ye Qingcheng's senior sister arrived, so Ye Qingcheng played the role of a host and invited her to dine at the restaurant. Upon reaching the restaurant, Ye Qingcheng immediately asked the waiter to arrange a room on the second floor, which surprised Yunxia.
"You're actually inviting me to dine here, this must have cost you a fortune."
Ye Qingcheng intended to comfort her, but Yunxia's words took a turn: "Hehe! Then I won't be polite." She then sat down boldly, completely a replica of Old Jun!
Ye Qingcheng tugged at the corner of her mouth speechlessly.
Yunxia was not shy either. After sitting down, she directly called for the waiter: "Junior sister, let me tell you! The best signature dish in this restaurant is the Saliva Chicken, it's truly delicious!"
The waiter was left by the previous owner. Ye Qingcheng, seeing how diligent he was, decided to keep him. The waiter was about to greet Ye Qingcheng when he was interrupted by Yunxia's bold voice listing the dishes.
"Waiter, remember, I want a plate of Saliva Chicken, and also this, this, and this dish!"
Ye Qingcheng glanced at the menu. They were all home-style dishes. Seeing Yunxia pointing at the menu and the waiter having trouble remembering, she reminded her, "Senior sister, you can just say the dish names! It'll be easier for him to remember!"
Yunxia nodded thoughtfully and said, "But I'm illiterate!"
Ye Qingcheng twitched the corner of her mouth: "...Hehe..."
She looked at Old Jun as if she wanted to stab him.
Old Jun, knowing he was in the wrong, tried his best to conceal himself, ensuring his presence was minimal.
After ordering the dishes, Yunxia handed the menu to Ye Qingcheng: "Junior sister, you order! Eat whatever you want, don't be polite!"
Ye Qingcheng smiled and saw that the waiter had already written down many items on his order list. She guessed he had ordered everything on the menu.
Since ordering too many dishes might lead to them not being finished, Ye Qingcheng handed the menu back to the waiter and asked him to urge the kitchen to hurry.
However, Ye Qingcheng had underestimated things.
At the dining table, including Lin Xiao and Bi Xi, everyone watched as Yunxia single-handedly cleared the table of food, while they themselves could only ponder over the rice in their own bowls.
"Senior sister, you're... you're amazing!"
It wasn't until Yunxia, holding a bowl of soup, put down her chopsticks and looked at the clean table, patting her stomach, that she shook her head: "Mmm~ Not enough, let's have some more. You all haven't eaten enough, have you! Let's have some more!"
Ye Qingcheng stared in disbelief, wondering how she could eat so much and still be so thin!
Perhaps Yunxia felt she had been too impolite. She explained, "I'm sorry, junior sister. It's mainly because the cultivation method I practice is quite special, so I always feel hungry. Hehe!"
Ye Qingcheng looked at Old Jun doubtfully: "Special cultivation method?"
Old Jun put down his chopsticks and explained, "The cultivation method she practices is indeed special. In the beginning, she was quite weak and would feel hungry. The more she ate, the stronger her digestive ability became. As long as she endured that period, her strength would gradually increase. Once she reached the later stages and achieved perfection, her strength would be even greater, and she would no longer feel hungry."
Xiao Wangye pondered for a moment and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the 'Starvation Devouring' cultivation method."
Yunxia nodded, "Yes, Your Highness knows so much. When Master gave us this cultivation method to choose from, I was illiterate. I just looked at the characters and thought they looked powerful, so I assumed it was amazing, and then... alas~ the past is not worth recounting!"
Ye Qingcheng twitched the corner of her mouth and looked at Old Jun: "Did this old man not tell you about the side effects of this cultivation method?"
Yunxia shook her head, "No. It was only when I realized something was wrong that the old man told me."
Ye Qingcheng looked at Old Jun speechlessly: "..."
Old Jun smiled awkwardly, "Hehe, wasn't I afraid that this cultivation method would have no successors?"
Everyone looked at him with disdain.
Ye Qingcheng began to ponder. It seemed there were still many things in this world that science couldn't explain.
She looked at Yunxia and asked, "Senior sister, what stage have you reached now?"
Yunxia thought for a moment, "I'm already in the mid-to-late stages. So my appetite is much better than before." She then called the waiter over, "Please bring out the dishes we just had again."
The waiter hesitantly said, "Customer, I'm sorry! We can't make the Saliva Chicken from your order anymore, we've run out of ingredients."
Yunxia looked disappointed, "Ah? But that was the most delicious dish!"
The waiter apologized profusely, "I'm truly sorry, but we've run out of the main ingredient, the yellow chicken."
Yunxia was disheartened. Old Jun comforted her, "That dish was a popular item to begin with. I saw many tables ordering it, so it's normal that we've run out."
Yunxia was consoled.
"Alright then! I'll reorder. Please clean up here for me, young man."
Just as Ye Qingcheng was about to suggest Bi Xi go to the farmers to get some yellow chicken, a commotion broke out from the next room before she could even speak.
"What's going on? It's all gone?"
Then, after a pause, the voice spoke again.
"Do you know who I am! It's your honor to have me, this young master, dine at your restaurant, and now you're telling me that dish is gone?"
The waiter's voice was steady, "Yes, customer. This dish is a hot seller, and it's already noon. Many people have ordered this dish. The main ingredient, the yellow chicken, is simply unavailable. So, customer, please understand."
"Slap!" A slap echoed.
Then Ye Qingcheng heard Sheng Yiran's voice: "Xu Shaoyang, what are you doing?"
Everyone quickly tried to mediate, "Forget it, Young Master Xu. It's just a dish, it's not a big deal."
"How is it not a big deal? Yiran, I just wanted you to taste it. Don't be angry!"
"Xu Shaoyang, you know very well that I don't want to come out for meals with you. Every time you throw tantrums and hit people for no reason."
Ye Qingcheng listened closely, and was startled. Yunxia, who was reordering food nearby, also froze.
"What's going on? Sigh~ Junior sister, where are you going!"
Where else would Ye Qingcheng go but to see who dared to hit her waiter on her own turf.
Yunxia exchanged a glance with Old Jun. Xiao Wangye was the first to follow Ye Qingcheng out.
Seeing that both of them had left, Yunxia, fearing her junior sister might not be skilled enough and would suffer, also followed them out.
Ye Qingcheng arrived at the room where the noise was coming from and pushed the door open.
Everyone inside heard the commotion and turned towards the door, only to see Ye Qingcheng looking at them with a fierce expression.
Sheng Yiran was the first to regain her senses, "Greetings, Your Highness Consort."
The others also snapped back to reality, "Greetings, Your Highness Consort."
Ye Qingcheng surveyed the room, "Oh! There are quite a few people! Yiran, you said you were coming to dine, you should have told me, and I could have saved a signature dish just for you!" She then looked at the young man standing nearby, "And who is this?"
Sheng Yiran, for some reason, felt a sense of relief upon seeing Ye Qingcheng. She explained, "This is the fourth son of the Xu family from Marquis Zhongqin's estate."
Ye Qingcheng feigned realization, "So, it's a young master from a marquis's estate!" She smiled and pulled Sheng Yiran closer, saying, "Still, it's just a marquis's estate, yet you've managed to show off so much. Coming to dine here is actually bringing honor to my establishment."
Everyone was stunned into silence.
This Consort was quite straightforward, and her words conveyed a certain displeasure with the Xu family young master's demeanor.