Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Chapter 177 Pregnant at a Young Age

Zhao Junning slowly walked to Xue Yu's daughter, stretched out his fingers and gently placed them on her wrist, carefully feeling the pulse. She frowned and stared at Liu Xiner, as if thinking about something important. After a while, he asked, "Miss Liu, what dishes did you eat when you dined at our house today?"

Liu Xiner lowered her head nervously, and answered with a slightly trembling voice: "I... I ate your lion head, sweet and sour pork, three fresh vegetables and grilled squares." After saying that, she secretly looked up and glanced at Zhao Junning, then quickly lowered her head again.

After listening to Liu Xiner's words, Zhao Junning once again focused on the pulse and fell into deep thought. After a moment, he told Fuling behind him, "Go and call the chef who is in charge of cooking today."

As soon as Zhao Junning finished speaking, the onlookers and Xue Yu began to whisper to each other, and they all agreed that there must be something wrong with Junzi Restaurant. However, at this moment, Liu Xiner seemed extremely nervous. She kept looking at Zhao Junning and Xue Yu, as if she had something to hide, afraid that something would be exposed.

Not long after, all the chefs in the restaurant came out in a hurry. One of the chefs asked respectfully, "Boss, do you want to talk to us about something?" Zhao Junning nodded slightly in response and got straight to the point, "Which chef made these dishes today?"

Two slightly older chefs stepped out and answered in unison, "Master, this lion's head and roasted square were cooked by me and Chen De. This is a famous dish from Yangzhou. You have tasted it before and praised its authentic taste! Is there anything wrong with it this time? If there is any deficiency, please let us know and we will correct it."

Zhao Junning nodded slightly, and then two taller young men stepped forward. They said firmly, "Boss, these three fresh delicacies, sweet and sour pork, and fried pork are all specialties of Youzhou. When Lord Yu from the Ministry of Rites came to eat yesterday, he praised these dishes and praised them for being very delicious."

"The thing is, Miss Liu said that after she finished eating these four dishes, she felt a little unwell."

"Oh my, Miss Liu, you can't say that! These lion's head and grilled squares are the best-selling dishes in our restaurant. They were just made and served to the guests! I have been a chef for 10 to 20 years, so my skills are absolutely fine! Besides, our kitchen is cleaned every day, and the ingredients are all freshly purchased. How could there be any problem?"

"Yes, Miss Liu, in Youzhou, almost every household can make sweet and sour pork and three fresh vegetables. My brother and I have learned to cook from our parents since we were young. They are both chefs and have rich experience! So there will be no problem with the dishes we make. Look, how delicious the guests at that table are eating!"

Liu Xiner lowered her head, "This..."

Xue Yu did not dare to jump to conclusions at this time. After all, Liu Guicai told her the day before that he should interact more with Zhao Junning. All the officials in Wei knew that Li Ziyan liked Zhao Junning. Only in this way would he have the opportunity to have a better relationship with Li Ziyan. He could not ruin his relationship with Zhao Junning before finding out the truth.

In addition, she found that Liu Xiner did not dare to look at Zhao Junning and must be hiding something. Liu Xiner had been sent to her aunt's house for care since she was a child because Xue Yu was unwell and Liu Gui had been in officialdom. She only took her back two years ago. She didn't know what her sister had taught her daughter, so she had to teach her herself in the past two years. But her mother's intuition made her feel that her daughter was lying when facing Zhao Junning and Liu Xiner.

"Ms. Liu, what do you think?"

Seeing that she couldn't continue to make up lies, Liu Xiner got anxious and suddenly thought of an excuse. She said quickly, "Mom... Mom, I suddenly remembered that it was because I ate two white radishes after dinner at Junzi Restaurant that I felt uncomfortable in my stomach. I was afraid that you would blame me, so I only dared to say that I had been to Junzi Restaurant."

Xue Yu naturally wouldn't believe it easily, but after all, she was her own daughter, so she sighed helplessly, "Silly girl, you have been allergic to white radish since you were a child, how dare you eat it? And you ate two in one go!"

Xue Yu turned to look at Zhao Junning, a trace of apology on her face: "Madam Li, this is really a misunderstanding. I apologize to you and all the employees of Junzi Restaurant on behalf of my daughter." After that, she explained to the people watching the excitement around her: "Everyone, I am really sorry. It was my daughter who was greedy and ate food that she was allergic to out of curiosity. This caused me to feel unwell. It is not the fault of Junzi Restaurant."

Zhao Junning silently watched Xue Yu's every move, thinking in her heart. She clearly realized that everything Xue Yu did at this moment was telling her to let go of her prejudice in a unique way. After all, the gossip of the people is often the most terrifying. Once it spreads, it will snowball. And Xue Yu used this method to clear the injustice of their restaurant.

Zhao Junning stepped forward and said softly, "Mrs. Liu, you are too kind. We would like to thank Miss Liu for being able to recall the food she had eaten in time. This gave our restaurant an opportunity to prove its innocence. I wonder how Miss Liu feels now, and whether she is feeling any other discomfort?"

Miss Liu shook her head slightly, indicating that she was fine, and thanked Zhao Junning before leaving with her mother. Xue Yu nodded slightly, then turned and left with her daughter. Looking at their backs as they walked away, Zhao Junning couldn't help but wonder: Miss Liu seemed to be a little younger than us, but why was she pregnant?

However, after thinking about it, Zhao Junning decided not to investigate further as it had nothing to do with her. She took a deep breath and turned her attention back to running her restaurant.