Chapter 71 Mid-Autumn Festival

"Alas." Jiang Ting put down the moon cake she had just bitten in her hand and couldn't help sighing again.

At present, it has been several days in August, and it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival in about ten days. Among other things, she must decide the style and taste of this year's moon cake as soon as possible with Aunt Su. Because of this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, Dad has to take his own moon cakes to send gifts to the Yue family.

The Li family doesn't need to go there in person. Just send someone to pull some things by car. But the Wen family is a new relative. The girl will get married in October, so she has to go there in person. If this moon cake is not delivered well, won't it lose the face of Dad? Jiang Ting specially took over the work of making moon cakes from her father, hoping that she could make excellent moon cakes to support her father's face!

But now, she has tried so much that she found every one she wants. How can this make people not worry?

"Girl, can't you?" Aunt Su looked at Jiang Ting nervously, and her forehead had begun to sweat.

She has been nestling in the kitchen with the girl every night these days, trying almost hundreds of fillings and sending dozens of mooncake molds, but none of them can satisfy the girl. I don't know what happened to the girl these days. She tasted a lot of sweet and delicious moon cakes, but the girl only sighed after eating them.

Didn't the girl find it? The moon cakes they make now, both in appearance and taste, have surpassed those sold in the best pastry shops outside. Such a good moon cake, no matter who it is sent to, will be very face-to-face.

However, Aunt Su knew that her master was trying to please her future stepmother, so she was so picky. Otherwise, she would have thought that the cute and easy-going girl before was fake.

"Aunt Su, what do you think of these flavors?" Jiang Ting ordered some moon cakes that she tasted good and asked Aunt Su.

Aunt Su's heart was suddenly put back in place. The girl is going to order the stuffing. As long as the stuffing is decided, the next thing will be much easier. She smiled and nodded very sincerely and said, "I also feel that the things pointed out by the girl are the most delicious of so many fillings. However, girls and maidservants think that although these are delicious, they are more sweet, and young people will like them very much. But the elderly may prefer the tasteless. I think these three are also good, delicious, not so sweet, but very easy to eat.

Jiang Ting nodded convincingly and took out the five moon cakes she picked and the three moon cakes selected by Aunt Su and put them together. She looked carefully and felt that both the taste and the appearance of moon cakes were very suitable, so she said, "Then let's decide these eight. Aunt Su, these eight kinds of moon cakes are to be made and sent to the Wen family. You must make them yourself. Don't let your father lose face in front of the Wen family. Well, you can make one of these eight kinds of mooncakes for the Wen family and one for the Mid-Autumn Festival in our house. For the rest, you can choose what you think is good, tell Zhihua how to do it, and ask her to copy it for me. After that, I asked someone to send it to the big kitchen so that I could do it and use it when giving gifts elsewhere.

"Do you also need to list these eight practices and copy them to you?" Aunt Su asked.

"No, these eight things are what our house will do in the future and can't be transmitted elsewhere. This year, let's focus on the Wen family first, and other people's families will send those first. I think the rest of the taste is not much worse than these eight. Alas, as a general, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, let's just don't let Dad lose face outside. Jiang Ting said a little impatiently.

In more than a month, the marriage between Dad and the little sister of the Wen family has basically completed all the procedures, leaving only to worship the world. However, she hasn't met the future stepmother yet, let alone understand how her personality is. I don't know whether what Dad said to her when he came back was true.

Is the little sister of the Wen family really such a gentle and virtuous person? She worked so hard to do this, and I don't know if the little sister of the Wen family will make a good impression on her by her efforts?

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Three days later, Jiang Yong took a cart of gifts to the Wen family. There are routines for gifts to be sent to Yue's family during the Mid-Autumn Festival. As early as August, Jiang Yong asked Zhang, the general manager of Jiang's mansion, to prepare a set of gifts according to the superior specifications that Hou's mansion could use. Because there were too many miscellaneous things, a whole carriage was stuffed. As the protagonist's moon cakes, Jiang Yong actually made them in the small kitchen in Yueji Courtyard!

General Manager Zhang, who followed Jiang Yong, glanced at his face from time to time. Unfortunately, Jiang Yong's face always seems to be almost as calm as stagnant when facing others other than Jiang Ting, and people can't see anything at all.

General Manager Zhang sighed in his heart and stopped looking at it. He remembered Jiang Yong, who had not had a major change more than ten years ago. At that time, although the third young master was the son of a concubine, he admired the young master and the second young master very much. Although they have different mothers, the relationship between the three brothers is really good. Compared with the young master and the second young master, he looks stupid and simple, but he does not complain about himself. He is lively and active, and everyone has a warm smile on his face...

Later, the wife married the third young master the daughter of a small official from the merchant family. For this matter, the master and his husband have been angry for several days. But the third young master loved Miss Li very much and went to receive punishment from the master. It turned out that this marriage was settled only after he begged his husband. The third young master and the third young lady are really a good couple. When the third young lady was pregnant, he stayed with her all day. For nine months, he didn't touch a finger of the girl beside him, and he was afraid that the third young lady would be jealous...

General Manager Zhang smiled bitterly. At that time, it was only nine months, and the third young lady was by his side. Naturally, the third young master could bear it. But how did he put up with it ten years after the accident? The third young master made a marriage with the Wen family, although he had no choice. But he follows the rules. Although he keeps a low profile, he is close to the Wen family and has never been sad for the Wen family... How much does he attach importance to his approach?

The third young master is no longer the third young master who was a little stupid but innocent and happy. He is now the master of Zhenbeihou Mansion. He has grown up and has a sophisticated manner that people can't make any mistakes. He is so calm that no one can guess what he is thinking. Such a third young master made General Manager Zhang feel distressed. I hope that the second girl of the Wen family is really a virtuous and gentle woman and doesn't ask her to share anything for the marquis, but at least let him feel some warmth.

The Wen family received a post from Jiang Yong today the day before, so the whole family was waiting for him. When they saw the gift carried out in the same way behind him, Wen Hanlin and Mrs. Wen smiled with satisfaction. They are from a poor family, but their family is not poor. The box of gifts was sealed, and it was clear whether the contents were good or bad.

Jiang Yong's ability to take every step so solemnly shows the importance he attaches to this marriage. And his attention can comfort the old couple's heart in disguise. At least, it will make them feel that with the current level of attention from Jiang Yong, he will also be good to his daughter in the future.

And after people finally carried up eight boxes of four catties of moon cakes, Mrs. Wen and Wen Hanlin looked at each other, and the shock in their hearts could no longer be hidden.

The best pastry shop in the capital is Yikou Garden. Every year, the Mid-Autumn Festival, Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, and other festivals that send gifts everywhere, basically all families in the capital customize snacks to Yikou Garden. Yikouyuan launches new flavors of snacks every year. In August, it is naturally dominated by moon cakes.

Before, the Wen family thought that Marquis Jiang was coming to give gifts, but they had to go to Yikou Garden to order moon cakes. Therefore, the return gift they prepared is also specially customized to Yikou Garden. But now these eight boxes of moon cakes are lined up in front of you, all of which are extremely exquisite and novel new styles. I don't look at the taste, but I know that this is not Yikou Garden at all.

"This moon cake is made by ourselves. Although it may not be as good as the one bought outside, it is sincere." Jiang Yong smiled and said to the Wen couple, "I dare not hide it from my father-in-law and mother-in-law. This moon cake is my daughter Ting'er, who has tried the new style with the cook for many days. To be honest, I have never eaten it. She said that she would do a filial piety to your two, so she chose these blessings. I hope you two will like it."

Wen Hanlin looked at Mrs. Wen again, and then hurriedly replied with a smile, "I like it. This moon cake looks so happy. We all like it tightly, hahaha. Are you right, madam?

Mrs. Wen also nodded and echoed: "Yes, yes, I didn't expect Tinger to be so capable. What a good child."

Jiang Yong seemed to care about your attitude, which seemed to be relieved and replied, "As long as you like it. The child has suffered a lot from me since I was a child, so I indulged her a little too much. It was a little rude for her to do this. But I was reluctant to brush her filial piety, so she did so. As long as the second old man can like it, I can rest assured here.

Wen Han, the third brother of the Wen family standing beside him, couldn't see his parents blindly greeting Jiang Yong, so he asked bluntly, "Marquis, do you dare to ask, is your daughter's housekeeper now?"

"Han'er!" Wen Hanlin interrupted Wen Han in a harsh voice, turned his head and smiled at Jiang Yong, "Master, forgive me, Han'er is not bad intentions, just..."

"It doesn't matter, father-in-law." Jiang Yong smiled and stopped Wen Hanlin's words and turned to Wen Han and said, "Don't worry about the third brother of the Wen family. The house is not Ting'er's housekeeper. She only cares about the things in her yard, and the rest are in charge of General Manager Zhang. Oh, this is General Manager Zhang. He is the most effective stew manager in my house. I brought General Manager Zhang here this time just to say something to my father-in-law and mother-in-law. As you know, I have just arrived at the military headquarters for less than half a year, and I am usually busy and have less free time. Therefore, I handed over everything about the marriage to General Manager Zhang. In the future, he will often come to discuss and coordinate with your family. This doesn't mean that I don't care about the marriage. If I have time, I will definitely come to see your two elders often.

Jiang Yong's words were really unreasonable, and what he said was also true. Naturally, the old couple of the Wen family did not refuse. After half a day of greeting, Jiang Yong stayed at Wen's house for lunch and left. Out of the Wen family gate, Jiang Yong couldn't smile anymore and his face completely sank.