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=Yummy Yummy Yummy=

=Episode 18=

(Shining Moonlight)

(Xingjiao Nunnery)

You've been doing this for six hours.

What's troubling you?

To be honest,

I have a karmic obstacle in my heart.

Please shave my head

and take me in.

Benefactor,

leaving the secular world won't be easy.

Judging by your age,

it seems you are struggling with love.

Are you trying to escape

the worldly affairs of love

through ordination and cultivation?

No.

It can't be.

Denying it.

It must be.

What's the big deal?

Why come here?

Indeed.

Becoming a nun is serious.

I don't think

you've thought it through.

My name is Jingwen.

Sorry for disturbing you.

I just want to advise you to be cautious.

Becoming a nun is not a solution to all problems.

The meal is ready.

Please have some food.

Benefactor,

please join us.

Please.

I didn't expect the vegetarian meal

to be so delicious.

Simple yet fresh and tasty.

It highlights the true flavor of the ingredients.

Lady Jingwen, your cooking is so good.

Who did you learn from?

Thank you for your praise.

I haven't studied under any master.

I learned it all on my own.

Every 1st and 15th of the month,

Lady Jingwen

comes here

and cooks for us.

We've asked her to try

in the Competition in Yong'an next year.

I used to have some trouble

and wanted to become a nun.

Now, it seems I've found myself a job.

When they brought it up,

I thought about it.

I am idle anyway,

so I'll participate next year.

You'll also participate?

Also?

My family runs a diner.

My father also plans

to participate next year.

But with your excellent cooking,

you will surely beat him

and tell him that there will always be

someone better.

You assume your father will lose

even before the Competition?

You think your father will lose,

yet you're so happy.

Anyway, I support you.

(Miss You in Yong'an)

Watch out for your hands.

Father, Mother.

Let me introduce you.

This is Lady Jingwen.

We met at Xingjiao Nunnery.

Greetings to all.

Nice to meet you.

Lady Jingwen is so kind.

She invited me for lunch

and brought me back in a carriage.

Thank you.

Wait.

You didn't have a carriage?

Then why walk all the way to Xingjiao Nunnery?

Acting crazy?

Lady Jingwen is so beautiful.

Yes.

You haven't had dinner yet, right?

Sit down and have some with us.

Feel at home.

Eat as you like.

Yes.

Then I will not refuse.

Come on.

Lady Jingwen, come on.

- Come on. - Sit.

Make yourself comfortable.

Don't stand on ceremony.

Help yourself.

Come on.

It must be Mr. Lin.

Gongcai.

Go open the door.

Go, go.

Mr. Lin?

Before your mom went

to deliver food,

I told her

to invite Mr. Lin over.

He must try

our new hot pot.

Mr. Lin is here.

Just in time. Come on.

Have dinner with us.

Greetings, Mr. Lin.

You are

Supervisor Meng's granddaughter?

(Shen Jingwen, Supervisor Meng's granddaughter)

Supervisor Meng's granddaughter?

Dad,

what does the Supervisor mean?

How uneducated.

The Supervisor is...

Jicai,

what does the Supervisor mean?

The Chancellor.

The Chancellor. The Chancellor?

The Chancellor...

Please forgive me.

I did not mean to hide it.

Lady Shen and I hit it off,

and I haven't mentioned that.

Coincidentally,

I am related to the Shen family.

This is Lady Shen,

the granddaughter of Mr. Meng,

Left Supervisor.

Shen...

Her surname is Shen?

Shen?

You...

We share a surname,

but my father

has some secrets,

so I claim to be Jingwen.

This is my real name.

I don't like the surname Shen.

It pleases me more when people mistake me

for Lady Jingwen.

How wonderful.

Is your surname

really Shen?

So,

you are our ancestor.

Ancestor,

please accept my worship.

Yangyang, don't.

Get up now.

Though she's related to the Chancellor,

you can't call her Ancestor.

It is not proper.

Not proper at all.

Mr. Lin.

Come on, Lady Shen.

Come and sit here.

Lady Shen,

please be seated.

- Sure. - Please sit.

Mr. Lin.

How can you sit there?

You should sit here.

Come on, sit.

Sit.

Raise your wine cups.

Form a line.

Come on, hurry.

Line up, line up.

Line up.

Let us raise our glasses

and offer our prayers.

To our ancestors,

may they live long and in good health,

and bless our descendants

with prosperity and flourishing.

Drink.

Are you crazy?

We haven't rehearsed this.

I thought everyone would do it.

I...

Sorry about that.

This child.

Why does your hand always tremble?

Yes, yes.

It's my hand.

Mr. Lin, your family is so interesting.

Very

interesting.

What a perfect match.

They're our ancestors.

(Guixiang Tavern) How about this place?

Let's go to Shen's Diner instead.

They are having a hot pot event

with plenty of cheap varieties.

Will it be too crowded to sit?

Just wait for a while.

It's economical.

Gentlemen, it's getting cold.

Come and try our charcoal pot.

We're going to Shen's Diner.

Maybe next time.

Sorry.

Gentleman, try ours.

Next time, next time.

How about a bamboo basket?

Young Master,

all the guests have gone to Shen's Diner.

They must've come up with some new tricks.

At this time of year,

our charcoal pot is usually

the most popular.

Our charcoal pot is the best.

Last year, Yunlai Tavern tried to copy it,

but they couldn't beat us even with low prices.

What trick has Shen's Diner used?

How about we go and take a look?

Forget it.

Let's just wait and see for now.

If it doesn't work,

we'll lower the price.

Gentlemen, come to our place.

Don't leave.

As the weather gets colder,

we officially launch

the hot pot season event.

(Three Delicacies Pot, Pork Bone Pot) One pot to cook everything.

(Mutton Pot, Crab Pot) Delicious food at Shen's Diner.

Only 20 qian

for one pot.

20 qian!

20 qian?

So cheap.

It smells so good.

Smells so good.

So fragrant.

Let me tell you a secret.

We also have the unique

Chiyan Hot Pot of Yong'an.

If you have it, you'll surely be pleased and warm.

Pleased and warm!

Isn't this Guixiang's charcoal pot?

I can't afford Guixiang's.

Shen's is cheaper.

I can go in and have a taste.

In addition,

we have launched a special event.

- What event? - What event?

What was it again?

It is our new hot pot season check-in

and signature-collecting event.

Eating hot pot can be even cheaper.

What is check-in?

What is signature collection?

After you finish your hot pot

and go to pay,

we will give you

a card like this.

If you collect signatures

(Chen Chen, Yuan Shen) from 10 friends,

next time you come for hot pot,

it will only cost 16 qian.

16 qian!

(Winter Hot Pot Season)

(Check-in Guide: Chiyan Hot Pot)

(Cook everything) 16 qian.

- So cheap. - 16 qian.

- Let's go. - Let's eat.

Hurry up and have hot pot.

There is also an event.

(Shen's Diner)

But I didn't order food from Shen's Diner.

It wasn't a mistake.

It's for you.

Please enjoy your meal.

I'll collect the food box later.

Do you like it?

Your Highness.

Your Highness,

how did you just come in?

You didn't lock the door.

Indeed.

Your house is so poor,

right by the street,

without even a decent courtyard.

There's no need to buy a lock.

I mean,

why did you come uninvited?

Oh, you ordered this?

You have a day off,

and I have nothing to do.

Why not

have lunch with me?

Your Highness,

my family is very poor.

I don't eat at noon.

It wouldn't be proper

for the two of us to have a meal.

The food at Shen's Diner is very cheap,

which enables more people

to afford three meals a day now.

And this hot pot is only 20 qian.

Mr. Pei,

can't you even afford this hot pot?

Since Mr. Lin

and you left that day,

we've never met again.

I sent you an invitation,

but you didn't come.

So, I had to come here myself.

Your Highness,

as the Grand Princess of the state,

you bear the dignity of the imperial family.

You should be careful with your words and deeds.

You are already married,

and I am an outsider.

It is not my wish

to accept your favor without reason.

Your Highness.

Your Highness, wait.

Your Highness, wait.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

If you run out

of my house like this,

and someone sees you...

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Mr. Pei,

the fact that you chased after me

means you care about me.

It means you have feelings for me,

doesn't it?

Your Highness, you mustn't.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

That day, you said I was elegant.

Actually, I am not elegant at all.

As you can see today,

my life is very poor.

I have money.

I may not necessarily spend it on you,

but if we're together,

you won't be a burden, right?

Why can't you understand this?

Actually, at the poetry gathering,

I just did it on a whim.

I followed others' examples,

floating cups in the stream,

cooking tea by the river.

I even borrowed that outfit

from Anran.

By some strange coincidence,

I won your favor.

In fact,

I had never seen

that kind of scene before.

I left my hometown,

only wanting to achieve great things

and bring glory to my ancestors.

I have no other intentions.

I am really not

the man you think I am.

You're afraid I'll hinder your future?

Yes.

I understand now.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Mr. Pei,

I have another request.

In the future,

can you treat me

like an ordinary friend,

just like you treat Mr. Lin?

We can have tea and chat occasionally.

Don't push me away,

okay?

Okay.

How about that?

I retreated to advance.

I don't think Pei Fei can escape

from my grasp.

You once said

that without the atmosphere that day,

Mr. Pei looks

like an ordinary man,

and his character is nothing special.

Why are you so persistent?

It's nothing really,

but I have never had

a rare thing that I couldn't get.

He's the only one

who keeps

rejecting me.

I just have to have him.

(Winter Hot Pot Season: Unlimited hot pot and desserts)

(Shen's Diner)

(Assortment of flavors; Quick heat on your tongue)

It's mainly cheap,

isn't it?

Mr. Liu?

Why didn't you let me know you were coming?

How about this hot pot?

You are an expert. Any tips?

Your words are too flattering.

We've been making

charcoal pots for years.

Now, we can't attract guests even with a price cut.

Today, I've tried yours.

You used smartweed

instead of cornus for the soup base.

It is spicy and has

a lingering aftertaste.

We lost fairly.

I also felt that cornus was not spicy enough.

But this year, our diner

has so many customers

just because it's something new.

When next year and the year after come,

and everyone gets used to hot pots,

it will be hard to say who will be chosen.

Sit down.

Are you implying

that our competition lies not in this year,

but in the future?

I never considered you as a rival.

In business,

one cannot dominate the market alone.

Everyone should innovate,

so when people think of Juxian Alley,

they'll know there is good food here.

It's better to maintain the current prosperity.

Otherwise,

other places can easily

replace us.

Hearing this,

I feel that your vision is far greater

than that of other merchants in Juxian.

If we can get your help,

that would be great.

Your craftsmen make jiaodou woks;

your excellent chefs must be using them.

We also want your craftsmen to help us

make flat-bottomed and deep pots with two handles,

and pots with partitions

for cooking different dishes.

Pots with two handles

are available on the market.

Since you're asking,

you must want some special size.

That's not hard.

The partitioned pot...

In Records of Wei,

Cao Pi once gave something

like that to the Chancellor.

But Lady Shen,

what will I get in return

for helping you?

Do you know

that crab leg meat can be stripped,

pressed together,

and made into a dish called crab stick?

Salted egg yolk can be injected

into fried dough sticks as a filling.

Shrimp meat mixed with egg whites

can be made into shrimp paste.

Injecting shrimp paste into fried gluten

creates another new dish.

These recipes

are my gift.

Send this visit letter to the Princess.

(Yong'an) Young Master,

do you think Mr. Xiao's notes

are still in the Princess's hands?

After that accident,

no one around him has seen those notes again.

Mr. Xiao is cautious.

He wouldn't leave these things

where he handles official business.

They're more likely to be at home.

This is what Deyuan just sent over.

Go.

Yes.

(Shen's Diner)

Greetings, Mr. Lin.

What a coincidence,

meeting you here again today.

Mr. Lin is here.

Auntie.

Thank you for delivering

the food box yourself.

Next time, we'll send someone to pick it up.

It's okay.

I was heading to Yunshui Manor;

it's on the way.

Is our diner on the way from the Prefecture

to Yunshui Manor?

Yes.

You haven't had dinner, right?

Stay and have a meal with us.

Lady Jingwen just came back late

from praying

in Xingjiao Nunnery today.

There was no dinner left at home.

She'll have it here.

Jicai has made a new kind of pot.

Stay and taste it.

Thank you, Auntie.

You're welcome. Come here.

Mr. Lin, this way.

Come on.

Mr. Lin, sit here.

Please, take a seat.

Lady Jingwen, come.

Come and sit.

Please, take a seat.

Sit here for a while.

Such a predestined encounter.

What a good coincidence.

What a perfect match.

Come on, look.

Our new dishes today.

Desserts to go with the hot pot.

This one here

is Red Bean Taro Ball.

And this

is Fruit Platter.

Please enjoy.

Thank you, Auntie.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I'll get back to work.

Hurry up.

The Pickled Vinegar Pot is here.

Mr. Lin.

Jingwen,

since you are a vegetarian,

Mr. Liu and I have specially created

this Pickled Vinegar Pot with radish and tender bamboo shoot.

Give it a try.

It has a tangy and spicy flavor,

which is very appetizing.

Do have some more.

The Pickled Vinegar Pot with mutton and radish is here.

Let me help you.

Jingwen, you are a vegetarian,

and Mr. Lin, you prefer a light taste.

You two can share this one.

We'll go to the table with the meat dishes.

Hurry, sit down and eat.

Please.

Please.

Here.

Lady Shen.

Thank you.

Come on, eat.

- Eat up. - Have some soup first.

Taste it, taste it.

I'll give it a try.

This one.

How is it?

Delicious, right?

My grandfather has told me a lot about you.

Though young,

you've often debated in the court.

I didn't know you were so quiet.

Not really.

Perhaps it's because the pot is too sour.

It seems you don't like sour flavors.

My grandfather wants to have you over.

I should let him know in advance.

This is so good.

I have another matter

I'd like to discuss with you.

What is it?

I've noticed

that there is an empty place nearby.

I wonder if you're interested.

If you are,

I am willing to invest.

How about that?

Really?

I've been looking at that place several times.

The rent is a bit high, though.

If you're willing to invest,

we could share the profits according

to the proportion of the investment.

These terms are quite new to me.

I haven't heard of them,

but I seem to understand what they mean.

To a great partnership.

To a great partnership.

Wait a moment.

There's a piece of mutton.

It must have been mixed in by accident.

Thank you.

If not for your reminder,

I would've broken my rule.

Why aren't you eating?

The pot has been boiling for too long.

It tastes a bit sour.

Sour?

Not to me.

(Guixiang Tavern)

It's called a hot pot,

but it's truly different from the charcoal pot.

(Elder Liu, Liu Feng's grandfather) Eat the pot base

before adding soup

to cook other dishes.

It has a unique flavor.

Especially this Chiyan Hot Pot,

with smartweed to cook the soup base.

It's used so well.

No one in Yong'an's catering industry

has ever dared to try this before.

Lady Shen, though young,

has many good business ideas.

No wonder her diner

has been booming in just half a year.

If she wasn't good enough,

I wouldn't want to cooperate with her, right?

After this, go and check the accounts

and figure out how to share the profits.

Okay, Grandfather.

Feng,

are you and Lady Shen

just doing business,

or is there something more

between you two?

Before you mentioned it,

I never thought about it that way.

Now that I think about it,

compared to those quiet and gentle women,

Lady Shen is more interesting.

That's for later.

I'll go check the accounts.

Go ahead.

Tomorrow morning,

let's go to Shen's Diner.

(Life's big events: eat & drink)

(May wealth come)

Sir,

please come in.

- It's cold today. - Sure.

How about having a hot pot?

Our specially made pot base

is something you can't find elsewhere.

Spicy ones are appetizing,

sour ones go with rice,

and pork bone ones are nourishing

and more healthful.

What a clever tongue you have.

With your words,

even those who didn't come for the hot pot

would have to give it a try.

But

your diner isn't open yet, right?

We can't keep the guests waiting, can we?

Please sit.

The kitchen can start at once.

Sure.

Alright, alright.

Come on.

Here.

What's this?

Liu Feng from Guixiang Tavern

is my grandson.

Today, I've prepared a small gift

to thank you for taking care of him.

Greetings, Elder Liu.

Nice to meet you.

You flatter me.

It's Mr. Liu who has taken care of us.

Come on.

- Please look. - You're too kind.

This is the Dragon and Phoenix Cake.

It is said

that when Liu Bei wanted to form

an alliance with Sun Quan through marriage,

he searched everywhere for skilled craftsmen

to prepare a gift for their first meeting.

A famous chef from Jingzhou

carved dragon and phoenix patterns

on this cake,

helping the two families unite in marriage,

with auspicious meanings.

I also had this cake

specially made,

taking a total of 49 days.

Sir,

you got here so soon.

Just now, I ran into this old man

at Huanji in West Market.

He asked me how to get to Shen's Diner,

and I showed him the way.

We even listened to the owner of Huanji

tell us the story of

Liu Bei's marriage alliance with Sun Quan

and the wedding cake.

Yes, yes.

Wait.

This is a wedding cake.

Huanji in West Market seems to sell

wedding supplies, doesn't it?

Wedding cake?

Yes, yes.

Today, I am here on behalf of Feng

to propose to Lady Shen.

So,

the young master of Guixiang Tavern

has taken a liking to my sister?

How could that be possible?

Someone is proposing to Jicai?

Auntie, are you getting married?

Is this a mistake?

I'm old,

and I only have one grandson.

I wouldn't make a mistake

about his life's big event, would I?

He really has taken a liking to her.

But I have just one question

I can't figure out.

What does he see in her?

She has no charm at all.

I have no charm?

Feng's parents passed away early,

and I raised him all by myself.

Now, all I hope for is

that he can get married soon,

live harmoniously with his wife.

Lady Shen is straightforward,

smart and resourceful,

and she is very good at business.

She is a perfect match.

Who? Who is smart?

You mean her?

You don't know.

When she was 15,

she was even deceived.

Do you remember that year?

Someone told her she had won a prize,

and she dragged our parents

to deliver the handling fee

to the fraud to get the prize money.

You don't have to bring up old stories.

What a coincidence.

When Feng was 15

and first started doing business,

he also lost a gold ingot

to a fraud.

You don't know.

To get us to pay

the handling fee for her,

she even went

on a hunger strike at home.

Look at that.

How good Lady Shen is at negotiating.

Forget it.

She was pretending to go on a hunger strike.

Every night, she'd sneak into the kitchen

and eat more than I did.

Exactly.

Lady Shen is...

How could you do that?

However,

Jicai is

indeed a good girl.

But her marriage

is serious.

It needs to be considered carefully.

Yes, yes.

(Princess Fuhui's Mansion)

This is the dessert

that Shen's Diner has paired with the hot pot.

Your Highness, please taste it.

You didn't come all the way here

just to bring me some food, right?

How wise of you.

Naturally,

I have something to ask.

It's

about Pei Fei.

Looking at this dessert,

I suddenly feel a bit hungry.

Liu Chang, it's almost noon.

Go order some food at Shen's Diner.

Yes.

Does Mr. Pei have to tell you

everything?

That day,

when you invited Lady Shen to cook here,

Pei Fei felt very embarrassed.

He should've complained to me for 49 days,

but he never mentioned you.

That's what made me more curious.

So, he didn't tell you.

He didn't tell you,

yet you came all the way here.

So, you also have the habit

of gossiping about love affairs?

Everyone has

some quirks.

In fact, days ago,

Mr. Pei had agreed

that he'd treat me as an ordinary friend.

However,

he still avoids me.

If you want to see this play,

why not arrange more meetings for us?

Your Highness,

Pei Fei is my close friend.

I do not interfere

in his personal affairs,

nor do I wish to.

Since you value your friends so much,

let it be.

Though it is common for the Censorate

and the Prefecture to have good relations,

I am not very perceptive.

If one day I say something wrong in front of my brother,

and he misunderstands

that you two have private dealings...

But I also think

since Pei Fei has had trouble finding a good match,

your favor is not necessarily a bad thing.

However,

with Mr. Xiao still around,

Pei Fei has always been hesitant.

I wonder

if you still keep the things

that Mr. Xiao used in daily life?

No one has touched his things.

What did he leave behind?

Some tokens of love?

What tokens of love could he have for me?

He had someone he favored.

Even if he had left something,

it would've been for that woman.

Unfortunately,

after his accident,

that lady just went ahead and got married.

What is left at home now

are the notes he carried

with him

for solving cases,

some of which he asked

to be locked in a box.

If Pei Fei sees

your husband's things,

it might be harder for him to get close to you.

I have long admired Mr. Xiao.

How nice that he still kept those notes.

They must be about old cases,

and it'll be okay if they leak.

Could you lend them to me for a look?

I will take care of them,

and it won't intimidate Pei Fei.

If you could make Mr. Pei cherish me,

you can have

whatever you want.

Young Master.

Your Highness, would you like to dine?

Where's the food?

I planned to order from Shen's Diner,

but on the way, I heard

that the owner of Guixiang Tavern

is proposing to Lady Shen,

and the diner is temporarily closed.

I still have official duties,

so I'll take my leave.

How considerate of you.

But marriage

is still up

to the children themselves.

Of course.

Of course what?

Is it that easy to marry my daughter?

Jicai, do you want to get married?

Of course not.

If you don't want to, just say it out loud.

With your father here,

who dares to force you?

(Liu Feng,)

(a rich young man in the Capital.)

(And he's capable himself.)

(What a typical dominant CEO.)

(It seems perfect for me to stop)

(those improper thoughts.)

Jicai,

what are you afraid of?

Say something.

I don't...

Mr. Lin?

Why did Mr. Lin come?

This...

Lady Shen, what is this about?

You...

You agreed?

I'll go tell Feng right away.

You really agreed?

How could you agree?

Have you really decided to marry his grandson?

Why did Mr. Lin leave?

Yes.

What did he come for?

Mr. Lin.

I followed you all the way, but you didn't notice.

Your Highness.

You said you had someone you admired.

So, it's Lady Shen.

Then why didn't you stop someone

from proposing to her?

You dared to go against my brother's wishes,

but you didn't dare to confess your feelings to her?

She has her own choice.

I can't ignore her will.

If you can really be content,

that's fine.

But look at your face.

There is a difference

between not wanting to say it

and not daring to say it.

I won't talk to a coward.

Let's go.

(Shaoguang's Food Notes: Braised Lamb Ribs Pot)

(Bubbling, upgrading from charcoal pot to hot pot)

♪Wear a sunset glow upon the brow♪

♪Breeze sways, wind chimes hang below the cloud♪

♪Hear one chime ring, tugging at the heart♪

♪True feelings perhaps can only be sensed♪

♪Misty is you, clear is you♪

♪Seeking stars in fog, seeing your shadow under the moon♪

♪Words held back, feelings unrestrained♪

♪Could the road ahead, let us gaze but not doubt♪

♪Mistook all eyes see as cold ice♪

♪Yet let dusk dye the ears and temples red♪

♪Even holding breath couldn't help but stop♪

♪Exposing my warmed heart held tight♪

♪Bustling is you, desolate is you♪

♪Reservedly drawing you into this life♪

♪Hesitating, undecided, the heart hard to deceive♪

♪Worldly rules and taboos, how could they make me give up♪

♪When rushing to you, leaving my deep thoughts in disarray♪

♪I still foolishly see it as a good time♪

♪Heart stirs, wind swirls the lightest ripples♪

♪A thousand tangled thoughts concealed♪

♪Saved a whole lifetime, hastening to you, urgent over miles♪

♪To make the wandering heart return home henceforth♪

♪To draw near what seems beyond reach♪

♪Through life and death changes, only we never cease, never yield♪

♪Perhaps affection barely passes muster♪

♪But love forever♪

♪Will make up for our mutual care, mutual bond♪

♪Saved a whole lifetime, hastening to you, urgent over miles♪

♪To make the wandering heart return home from now♪

♪To dare approach what seems beyond reach♪

♪Through life and death changes♪

♪Only you, never cease, never yield♪