Dressed as a mother-in-law, she leads the whole family to turn over.

Chapter 439 Scarier than ghosts

Cheng Dongjiang naturally knew about these situations, and he came to Yongtai Restaurant after weighing the pros and cons.

Since everyone knew the truth, he didn't want to beat around the bush. "Boss, just tell me how much it will cost to host fifty tables."

The shopkeeper nodded respectfully and invited Cheng Dongjiang to the private room on the second floor. "Master Cheng, please sit down and drink tea first. I will ask our young master to come over to discuss with you."

Shaodong’s family?
Before Cheng Dongjiang could wonder, a handsome man in his twenties appeared in front of him.

Gong Haining had long known Cheng Dongjiang's identity. As soon as he entered the room, he clasped his fists and bowed warmly, "Sir Cheng, I have long heard of your great name. I am Gong Haining, the young master of Yongtai Restaurant. I understand what you just said to the shopkeeper."

Cheng Dongjiang breathed a sigh of relief and pretended to be calm and asked, "Then the young master may accept the banquet tomorrow?"

Gong Haining smiled confidently, "Of course it's not a problem, but the shopkeeper should have told Master Cheng just now that time is short and the cost will be higher."

Seeing Cheng Dongjiang frowning, Gong Haining understood and changed the subject, "But we do have a plan to deal with it."

"Oh? What does the young master have in mind?" Cheng Dongjiang suddenly became interested.

Gong Haining took the opportunity to express his thoughts, "Fifty tables, if we follow the lowest configuration, ten taels per table, it will cost five hundred taels. You know our Yongtai Restaurant, the price of each dish varies according to the portion. If we make it according to the banquet, it will definitely be larger than the usual large portion.

I just asked the shopkeeper to do the math. An ordinary meat dish on the table costs about six hundred coins, even if it's chicken, duck, fish, or pork. If it's abalone, shark's fin, or bird's nest, a dish will cost at least two or three taels of silver.

According to the rules of the capital, wedding banquets usually have to prepare sixteen dishes, including twelve meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes, one dessert, and one sweet soup. If all the meat dishes are made with ordinary ingredients, the entire banquet will cost less than nine taels per table, which is definitely enough. "

Before Cheng Dongjiang could breathe a sigh of relief, Gong Haining continued, "But Master Cheng is marrying a princess, and the guests tomorrow are all dignitaries. What good things have they not seen? If the table is full of ordinary things, it is really not good enough. Abalone, sea cucumber, shark's fin, and bird's nest should be included to barely make it worthwhile.

In this way, the cost of one table is about fifteen taels, and fifty tables will cost seven hundred and fifty taels. If we add some good things, it will be more.”

Cheng Dongjiang hurriedly stopped Gong Haining, "That's enough. To be honest, I've been an official for many years, and my family has been relying on my salary. I haven't saved much money, and 750 taels is already a lot."

"I understand! I understand everything! Lord Cheng is honest and incorruptible, and I admire him!"

Gong Haining's words immediately made Cheng Dongjiang feel relaxed and at ease, and also resolved Cheng Dongjiang's embarrassment.

"In that case, shall we follow the rule of fifteen taels per table?" Gong Haining confirmed again.

Cheng Dongjiang nodded repeatedly and presented the silver.

Logically, he should give a part of the deposit first, and then pay the rest of the money after the wedding, but Cheng Dongjiang didn't dare to take the money back.

He had just gone against Cui Yudie out of ruthlessness, and Cui Yudie would definitely make trouble with him again when they returned. He was not sure if he could still be as tough as he was just now. If Cui Yudie got the upper hand, the silver in his hands would definitely be snatched away.

Gong Haining was not polite to Cheng Dongjiang. He was the one who was in trouble with the Cheng family. He needed money to do things in a short time. After the two parties drafted the contract, Cheng Dongjiang walked out of Yongtai Restaurant and found that he only had 30 taels left in his arms. He couldn't help but sigh that silver was not forbidden. In order to avoid the 30 taels being snatched away by Cui Yudie when he returned, he gritted his teeth and spent all the silver.

I bought two pieces of high-quality material for my old mother and two sets of study treasures of better quality, which just used up the thirty taels of silver.

As soon as he crossed the gate of Cheng Mansion with his things, he was stopped by Cui Yudie and his men who were lurking.

Cui Yudie rushed forward regardless of anything and snatched the things from Cheng Dongjiang's hand, gritting her teeth and cursing, "You took my money, I want to see which little goblin you bought things for. I'm not going to have a good day today, and no one can live in peace!"

She tore off the oil paper angrily.

Cheng Dongjiang just stood by and watched, neither hurried nor slow.

Cui Yudie unpacked all the things and found that there were only two pieces of top-quality fabric that were worth looking at. However, she could not use the fabric at all as it was obviously the old lady's. The rest of the pens, ink, paper and inkstone were all men's things and had nothing to do with her.

She exploded instantly and jumped up, "You took more than 700 taels of my silver and bought such a small piece of junk? Where is my silver?"

Facing her questioning, Cheng Dongjiang said calmly: "We have already booked a banquet for tomorrow, 750 taels, and the rest is used to buy these things. What's the problem?"

Cui Yudie was stunned for a moment, then she yelled in anger, "What kind of feast costs 750 taels? Is it abalone, bear paw, bird's nest, shark's fin or bird's nest? You are so good, Cheng Dongjiang, you have grown old but your skills have not improved, but you have learned more and more evil ways. I have a pity for my dowry! It was wasted by such a useless man! Oh, God! Why don't you open your eyes and make a decision for me!"

Cheng Dongjiang's face turned pale. He didn't want to pay any attention to the embarrassing Cui Yudie. He picked up the things on the ground and strode into the mansion.

Now that the person was gone, Cui Yudie stopped howling immediately and rushed back to the main courtyard angrily.

She was so angry that she didn't sleep the whole night. By dawn, she felt several years older. She started to get anxious and asked her maid to help her put on makeup to remedy the situation. After she applied a thick layer of lead powder, her original complexion could no longer be seen, but it looked a little scary.

When she went out with a face like that, the servants in the mansion would be so frightened that their hearts would tremble with fear, as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight, but they dared not show it.

Aunt Sun got up early and planned to go to Yishou Hall to inquire about what happened last night and what to do next. But when she saw Cui Yudie's face on the way, she was frightened and said, "Ghost!"

"What are ghosts yelling about in broad daylight? Auntie has done too many bad things. Ah! Ghost!" Before Cheng Jiaojiao could finish her scolding, she was frightened and stepped back repeatedly.

Everyone had the same reaction. Cui Yudie was so angry that she broke her nails. "Sun! Who are you saying is a ghost?"

That ferocious appearance is scarier than a ghost.

Cheng Jiaojiao subconsciously hugged Aunt Sun.

The two of them cried out and burst into tears.

Cheng Dongjiang rushed over upon hearing the news. Just as he was about to scold her, he was shocked by Cui Yudie's face. "Today is Hong'er's wedding. You are a young lady from a wealthy family. You should be at least decent and dignified! Look at the way you look now. Do you want to scare Princess Wuya to death or scare away today's guests?"