At that time, Meng Chuyue had happily finished her bird’s nest and breakfast with Song Enzhi.
Because it had to complement the bird’s nest, breakfast was made very light and consisted of only two items: an egg pancake and a red bean pancake.
Of course, she made plenty of each.
Xiao Yuan also got several and ate them with great satisfaction.
However, like Song Enzhi, she enjoyed the meal silently, not spreading word of Meng Chuyue’s cooking skills.
This wasn’t just for Meng Chuyue’s benefit.
It was also for her own good.
If there were no changes, and she continued to serve Meng Chuyue, she would be able to enjoy Meng Chuyue’s delicious cooking from time to time.
If Su Xiufeng found out and moved Meng Chuyue to the small villa, Xiao Yuan probably wouldn’t even get to smell the food.
Song Ting acted similarly.
He shared two pancakes with his personal servant, Ah Zhong, and saved the rest to eat later, whether kept or consumed.
The weather wasn’t too hot or too cold now, so the pancakes wouldn’t spoil if left for a while; they could be eaten cold without issue.
Meng Chuyue’s food greatly whetted his appetite, and he felt that, continuing this way, his body could recover even without focusing on detoxification.
After much thought, he summoned Meng Chuyue and Song Enzhi to his room’s living area and said to Meng Chuyue, "Girl, your cooking is really excellent. I’ve eaten more these last two meals, and my spirits have improved a lot. So I have an impertinent request, could you teach Enzhi how to cook a few dishes or breakfast items? Not many, just three or five would do. You can name your price. Of course, if you really don’t want to, you can refuse, just pretend I never mentioned it."
The food that Meng Chuyue prepared at the Song Family did not always involve swapping out ingredients for those from her space, nor did she always use seasoning mixed with space ingredients.
Some dishes, like yesterday’s chicken soup, this morning’s supreme bird’s nest, and the egg and red bean pancakes, were honestly made using ingredients from the Song Family’s Medicine Garden.
In this era, ingredients were relatively green and environmentally friendly. Her cooking skills were originally excellent, and she could create top-notch delicacies without using ingredients from her space.
Therefore, she answered Song Ting, "That’s possible. For payment, let’s exchange for medicinal herbs. I might need some rare herbs for making medicines in a few days."
Song Ting couldn’t help but laugh and cry, "Providing herbs for medicinal purposes is something we should supply; you’re being too polite."
"No," Meng Chuyue said with a smile, shaking her head, "Your family has a lot of medicinal herbs, and I’m thinking of borrowing some for my own needs."
Song Ting was speechless.
This girl had quite the ambition.
In such a situation, she was still thinking of studying medicine.
He nodded, "Alright then, let’s not settle this matter just yet, and we’ll tally it up later. Also, if you need anything or don’t understand something, just let Enzhi come and ask me. Although my medical skills are not the very best, I believe I can still help you in some ways."
If the timing wasn’t improper, Song Ting would have liked to take Meng Chuyue as his disciple.
After Meng Chuyue agreed with a smile, she asked Song Ting to write down a list of dishes he wanted to eat.
Seeing Song Ting write down yellow croaker, thousand-layer pancake, and sweet and sour pork, Song Enzhi smiled and said, "Today we happen to have yellow croaker and good quality pork at home. Let’s make these for lunch, and also some thousand-layer pancakes. I really like to eat thousand-layer pancakes, but it’s a pity that the ones I tried making a few times always didn’t taste as good as the ones sold by the old famous shop in town."
After saying this, she suddenly remembered something and embarrassingly asked, "Chuyue, you know how to make these dishes, right?"
In her excitement, she had forgotten that Meng Chuyue wasn’t a professional chef and might not know how to make these items.
Meng Chuyue nodded with a smile, "The three you mentioned, I happen to know how to make. However, there are a few things on Uncle Song’s menu that I really don’t know how to prepare. Let me cross them out. Uncle Song, if you remember something else you’d like to eat later, just tell me."