Chapter 839: Chapter 839: Knows How to Handle Situations Chapter 839: Chapter 839: Knows How to Handle Situations Consort Rui asked.
Su Yunjin stood up and explained.
“Consort, the elderly matriarch has a poor appetite. This problem can be resolved with a few appetizing dishes, no medicine is necessary. I will go to the kitchen now to prepare some appetizing dishes and later have a servant deliver them to the elderly matriarch to see if it can improve her appetite.”
Grasping Su Yunjin’s intention, Consort Rui immediately arranged for her close maid Lingling to take Su Yunjin to the Prince Qi Residence’s kitchen, and she also instructed Lingling to tell the kitchen staff that they should prepare whatever Miss Su needed, without any reservation or disobedience to her requests.
Lingling agreed and led Su Yunjin toward the kitchen.
With Consort Rui expecting a child, such places as the kitchen were inconvenient for her to visit, so she did not accompany them but continued to enjoy the cool breeze among the flowers in the pavilion. Under Lingling’s guidance,
Surveying the kitchen before her, the extravagance of the Wang Residence was evident, with the kitchen alone as large as the entire shop they had in town.
The kitchen was stocked with everything imaginable, a dazzling array. Nothing was duplicated, and there were even some items that Su Yunjin had never seen before.
The kitchen staff each performed their designated duties: there were maids who boiled water, others who prepared medicine, washed dishes, and cooks who were specifically assigned to prepare meals and stir-frying.
The duties of the kitchen staff were clearly defined; everyone knew their responsibilities and what tasks they were assigned, with the staff busily attending to their own work and rarely engaging in idle chatter.
As Consort Rui’s main maid, Lingling was highly respected in the kitchen, where upon arrival, everyone called her ‘Sister Lingling,’ with the younger maids vying for her favor.
Lingling had a knack for handling situations; she neither rejected the staff’s courtesies nor became overly familiar. She maintained an excellent balance—she was liked by the servants, while also keeping a distance that commanded their respect. Su Yunjin watched from the side, inwardly astonished.
Su Yunjin admired Lingling’s skill.
No wonder Lingling could stay by Consort Rui’s side as her main maid; with such talents, she certainly made things easier for Consort Rui.
Lingling led Su Yunjin to an available stove and informed the kitchen staff of her purpose. The moment they learned that Su Yunjin was there to cook for the elderly matriarch,
the kitchen staff dared not neglect her.
With abundant resources at the Wang Residence, it was more convenient for Su Yunjin to cook, whatever she wanted was available. With a full range of condiments and meat and vegetables at her disposal, Su Yunjin could really shine, and the dishes she made were all the more delicious.
After some thought, considering the elderly matriarch’s advanced age and how grain-based foods were easier to digest, Su Yunjin planned to make mixed-grain noodles as the main dish for the elderly matriarch.
Mixed-grain noodles, made of a combination of wheat flour, corn flour, and soybean flour, served with her special seasoning mix—garlic paste, red oil, chili peppers, fragrant sesame, sesame oil…all mixed together, topped with freshly cut tomato and cucumber strips, and a sprinkle of coriander, alongside pickled radish for a definite appetizing and refreshing taste.
She was sure the elderly matriarch would find them irresistible.
Of course, that was just the main dish; it wouldn’t be enough on its own.
Along with the main dish of mixed-grain noodles, Su Yunjin planned to prepare other dishes: cold mixed julienne, hot and sour green beans, and sweet and sour cabbage.
Plus fresh sweet and sour lotus root salad.
With the elderly matriarch’s poor appetite, Su Yunjin went to the kitchen, while Consort Rui went to the main building to find the elderly matriarch and tell her about Su Yunjin’s culinary skills.