Su Xiaotian suddenly proposed that everyone meet the head chef, and the reactions of the group varied.
August and his sister didn't find it unusual. When they were abroad, if the food suited their taste, they would ask to meet the chef, but that was a request initiated by the guests.
Critistina had also considered meeting this chef who made her unable to stop eating, but considering the different customs in China, she hadn't brought it up.
She hadn't expected Su Xiaotian to speak up first.
Upon hearing Su Xiaotian say this, Fan Shufang was so excited she was practically rubbing her hands together.
Minister Qian looked bewildered, thinking Su Xiaotian was perhaps too rash. How could she ask the chef to come out? Would the foreign guests be dissatisfied?
The guests hadn't requested to meet the chef, so why should she suggest it herself?
Was it polite?
He cautiously glanced at Christina and August.
"Really? Oh, dear Tian, I really want to meet this chef." Christina's excited little face turned red.
Su Xiaotian: "..."
Was she that happy?
"I heard China has immortals. Is this chef an immortal?"
Christina suddenly said something like this, mentioning immortals, and Su Xiaotian almost burst out laughing.
This foreign girl's learning ability was quite strong!
Augustus didn't speak, but he clearly didn't object to the matter, which was why he let his sister have her way.
Christina laughed heartily, holding Su Xiaotian's hand and urging her repeatedly.
"Hurry, Tian, I can't wait!"
Su Xiaotian asked her to wait a moment and went out to invite Grandma Su.
When Grandma Su heard her granddaughter wanted her to meet foreign guests, she retreated in fright, her hands waving so fast they almost created afterimages!
"Good child, you know what kind of person your Grandma is. I'm not going, not going!"
Grandma Su had truly never been so timid, which made Grandpa Su find it amusing.
He thought this old woman was truly fearless, but it turned out she had moments of fear too!
Grandma Su happened to see Grandpa Su's smile and immediately flared up, "You old rascal, what are you grinning about so sneakily?"
Grandpa Su, who had been scolded for no reason, couldn't help but retort, "I thought you were fearless, but one foreigner has scared you?"
Grandma Su's personality, in fact, couldn't withstand provocation.
Being goaded by Grandpa Su, her courage immediately bolstered.
"You old rascal, what are you saying? I wouldn't be afraid even if you were afraid!"
The old man is just jealous, absolutely jealous!
"I just feel that I look so disheveled, I'm embarrassed to go out."
As she spoke, she looked disdainfully at her coarse cloth clothes.
Would she be embarrassed if she went out dressed like this?
Grandpa Su snorted, "If you don't dare to go, just say so. Why find so many excuses? I'm not laughing at you!"
Grandma Su was furious, "Are you saying I'm afraid of you laughing? You old rascal, you've changed so much since coming to the capital. Tell me, have you taken a fancy to another woman?"
Grandpa Su: "..."
What kind of talk was this?
How did the topic shift to him taking a fancy to another woman?
Liang Xiu, listening to her in-laws bicker, was also stunned.
Wasn't the topic jumping around too much?
"You old hag, what nonsense are you spouting in front of your descendants?"
"Then why are you provoking me?" Grandma Su retorted stubbornly.
"Fine, I won't provoke you. You're just bad at cooking and don't want anyone to say it!"
After saying this, Grandpa Su quickly ran away.
Su Xiaotian couldn't help but laugh at her grandfather's speed!
Grandma Su, unable to continue scolding, stomped her foot in anger.
"Grandma, are you really willing to be looked down upon by Grandpa?" Su Xiaotian asked with a sly smile.
Grandma Su certainly wasn't willing. She pulled off the apron tied around her waist and smoothed her hair with her hand.
"Let's go. They're just people with yellow hair and blue eyes, not monsters. What's there to be afraid of?"
Su Xiaotian grinned triumphantly and led Grandma Su towards the private room.
However, when Grandma Su reached the door of the private room, she became timid again.
She grabbed Su Xiaotian's clothes, her face looking quite distressed.
"Good child, how about letting your mother go? I feel my legs are trembling a bit."
Su Xiaotian could indeed feel that her usually fearless grandmother was scared.
Grandpa was right, Grandma wasn't truly fearless!
But, this step still had to be taken.
"Grandma, what are you afraid of? Foreigners are people too. Don't they have two eyes, one nose, and one mouth just like us!"
"But I don't understand what they're saying!"
"I do. Let's go in, Grandma!"
Su Xiaotian pulled Grandma Su along without hesitation, giving her no chance to dither.
Now, it was too late for Grandma Su to refuse to go in.
She was pushed into the private room by Su Xiaotian, almost losing her balance.
Although the old lady blamed her granddaughter, she knew to maintain her image at this moment and quickly stood firm, smiling at the guests at the table.
Everyone in the private room was waiting for the chef who made exquisite dishes, but they didn't expect an old lady to suddenly appear.
For a moment, they were all taken aback.
"Xiaotian, didn't you go to invite the chef? Why did you come back alone?" Minister Qian asked first.
What was going on with this Yiming Pavilion?
It wasn't state-run, so it was unreliable!
"Mr. Augustus, Miss Christina, please allow me to introduce to you, this is my grandmother, and also the head chef of Yiming Pavilion."
Su Xiaotian first said it in German, and then repeated it in Chinese.
Upon hearing Su Xiaotian's introduction, Christina was so delighted she almost jumped up.
"Oh my god, dear Tian, I didn't expect you to be a descendant of an imperial chef!"
With that one sentence, Su Xiaotian was bewildered. Where did that come from?
Her confused look fell into Fan Shufang's eyes, and Fan Shufang couldn't help but smile.
This little girl was bragging that her grandmother was a descendant of an imperial chef, so by extension, wasn't she also a descendant of an imperial chef?
This Christina was quite an amusing girl.
Minister Qian was even more confused. So, this restaurant called Yiming Pavilion was opened by young Miss Su Xiaotian's family?
What was the relationship between the Su family and the Dong family?
His gaze couldn't help but dart back and forth between Fan Shufang and Grandma Su several times.
Shi Yuliang and Lü Ruya knew that Yiming Pavilion was Su Xiaotian's family's business, but they didn't know that the head chef was Su Xiaotian's grandmother.
However, compared to others, their reactions were much more composed.
Although Grandma Su was scared before entering, she mustered her courage at this moment to greet them, saying, "Hello!"
Su Xiaotian translated Grandma Su's greeting.
"Oh, Tian, your grandmother is so nice!"
Huh?
Su Xiaotian was stunned. How did it escalate to the point of her grandmother being so nice?
It seemed that since entering the room, Grandma had only said "Hello."
But Su Xiaotian quickly realized.
Christina's "nice" was definitely because she could make the delicious food she liked.
Then, Su Xiaotian heard Christina say, "Dear Grandma, are you still looking for a granddaughter? Are you looking for a foreign granddaughter?"