장 172: The Freeloaders Are Back

Ye Jiayao had thought that Xia You would've taken action by now in regards of Xia Chunli being a freeloader, but days have already passed since she told her about it and she still hasn't done anything.

However, since the culinary competition's approaching, Ye Jiayao busied herself with developing cakes. She was trying to find the best way to bake without the use of a modern oven.

It was hard and slow-going so she enlisted Jiang Yue's help in her experiment.

"Yue-er, make the fire bigger."

This was already their 13th try but she was still unsure.

Jiang Yue was starting to doubt the Second Young Mistress. They have wasted so much butter, eggs, and flour, and she was wondering if the 'cake' that the Second Young Mistress was trying to make worth all of this hassle.

Ye Jiayao, who was keeping watch of the time, suddenly said, "Open the pot."