Chapter 1354: Chapter 1352: 1351 continues to speak

“Miss, I’ll return the pastry right now and will never dare to take it again. Please spare me this time!” Na Na said sadly. As she spoke, she rubbed her eyes as if trying to squeeze out a few tears.

Tan Rou coldly watched Na Na without saying a word.

Feeling somewhat panicked inside, Na Na thought that her mistake wasn’t that serious. Was it such a big deal to eat some of the employer’s pastry? Besides, the Tao family was so wealthy that even if she had eaten all the pastries, it wouldn’t have impacted them.

At that moment, Mei Mei, who had been cleaning upstairs, came down. She saw Tan Rou and Na Na confronting each other in the living room and quickly asked, “Miss, what happened? Did Na Na make you angry?”

Tan Rou replied, “No. But it is cleaning time, and she isn’t cleaning; instead, she’s sitting here eating a plate of pastries. If I hadn’t come down, would she have turned on the TV to watch?”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Mei Mei detected the sarcastic tone in Tan Rou’s words and hurriedly apologized, “I’m sorry, Miss. It’s Na Na’s fault today. She shouldn’t have eaten while cleaning. Please forgive her this time.”

Tan Rou sneered, “Do you know what she was eating?”

Mei Mei saw the pastries on the table but had not tasted them and did not know what they were, “Was it these? Miss, can I pay you for them? Please don’t be angry with Na Na.”

“Okay,” Tan Rou said. She mentally calculated the cost and then said, “The ingredients of these pastries are very precious, including glutinous rice from the northeast and beans from high mountains five thousand miles away. The beans are airshipped immediately after harvest, and each shipment costs around 20,000 yuan. I won’t charge you too much; how about 5,000 yuan for this plate?”

Na Na’s eyes widened, and she exclaimed loudly, “You might as well rob me. How could this little bit be worth 5,000 yuan?”

Tan Rou glanced at her and remained silent.

Holding back the furious Na Na, Mei Mei said, “Okay, I’ll pay you the money. I hope you’re not angry.”

Na Na disagreed, pushed Mei Mei away, and argued with Tan Rou, “Just because you are rich, does that make you great? What kind of rubbish pastries are these? Demanding 5,000 yuan just like that, aren’t you afraid of getting crushed by money!”

Calmly, Tan Rou said, “I know the value of these pastries very well. Their ingredients are extremely precious, and the pastry chef is a high-priced hire. One plate of pastry might take two days to make, and if the weather isn’t right, it might take four or five days to make a plate of high-quality pastries. If I say it costs 5,000 yuan, it costs 5,000 yuan.”

Na Na, unwilling to pay, yelled at Tan Rou, “I definitely won’t pay this money; neither will Mei Mei. You wicked woman, don’t think about scamming our money.”

For some reason, Tan Rou saw a reflection of Tan Jing in this woman called Na Na, perhaps because Tan Jing also liked to call her “wicked woman.”

The commotion attracted Zhuang Liu, who had been running in the yard. He quickly ran inside and asked, “What happened?”

Upon seeing Zhuang Liu, Na Na immediately changed her attitude. Sniffling and weeping, she said, “Miss, I didn’t mean to eat the pastries. The chef gave them to me.” As she spoke, she moved closer to Zhuang Liu as though seeking his protection.

“What pastries?” Zhuang Liu thought of the cookies he had just eaten, “Is it the cookies?”

Tan Rou asked, “What cookies?”

Zhuang Liu replied, “When I was running, this lady gave me some cookies and water. I was hungry from running, so I ate a few cookies.”

“Where did you take these cookies from?” Tan Rou pressed, “Were these cookies also given to you by someone?”

Na Na stiffly answered, “Yes, someone also gifted me these cookies.”

Tan Rou chuckled softly, “Go on, keep fabricating; I’d like to hear what else you can concoct.”

Na Na said firmly, “Miss, I’m not lying to you, the kitchen staff really gave me these cookies.”

“Oh?” Tan Rou was completely unconvinced by her fib, “Who is so good to you that they give you so many things?”