Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

Lu Yunzhou returned to his room and applied ointment to his face. The ointment felt cool and comfortable on his skin. He sat down at the table and began to read. About half an hour later, the waiter brought up the prepared medicine. He stood at the door and said softly, "Young Master Lu, your medicine is ready."

"Come in."

Hearing the response from inside, the waiter pushed open the door and entered, placing the tray of medicine on the table. "Young master, do you still need me to prepare the medicine for lunch and dinner? If so, please give me 10 coins in advance, or you can pay me in installments."

"Didn't I just give you 5 coins? Why do you want more money?"

"Young master, it costs 5 coins to brew one dose of medicine. If you think it's too expensive, you can brew it yourself."

"Alright, prepare those two doses of medicine as usual, and I'll give them to you when I deliver the medicine at noon."

"Alright, young master, please drink this while it's hot. I'll take my leave now."

Lu Yunzhou picked up the bowl, closed his eyes, and gulped down the bowl of dark medicine. He hadn't taken medicine for many years, which reminded him of when he was a child, lying in a hospital bed, being fed medicine spoonful by spoonful by Liu Siyue.

He couldn't be blamed for being heartless; she was not good enough for him. They were ultimately not meant to be. If he didn't divorce her, she would be a stumbling block in his career and a stain on his life.

He was determined to make something of himself, so he cleared his mind of all distractions and began to study diligently.

When Liu Siyue and her friends arrived at Shiweizhai, they asked the pastry chef to make the cake according to the recipe. She was also an amateur and had only seen others make it in videos. She didn't know if she could replicate it with the available resources. Actually, she really wanted to eat the cake.

The first batch of cakes was put into the oven, and soon a sweet aroma wafted out. Everyone gathered around the oven, sniffing the air.

"Sister Liu, is it cooked yet? It smells so good."

"It should be ripe by now. Let's take it out and check, and note the time."

I opened the oven, took out the tray, and found that it had been baked for a little too long; the top had already turned a bit black.

After the cakes cooled down a bit, Liu Siyue picked one up, broke it open, and tasted it. "I think it tastes okay, but it was baked for too long and has a burnt taste. Also, it's a bit hard."

"Everyone, please try it and give us your feedback."

Put the second tray in and continue baking.

"I think it's soft and fragrant, but not sweet enough."

"I think this level of sweetness is just right; if it were too sweet, it would be cloying."

"I think the milk flavor is too strong, I don't really like it."

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Everyone shared their opinions on the cake, saying, "Let's all try it after this batch comes out of the oven."

The pastry chef timed it precisely, making it a little shorter than the previous batch. "Open the oven for the second batch of cakes."

The second batch of cakes looked so good it made your mouth water; they were golden yellow and even had flowers blooming on top.

"Madam Liu, this batch is really well baked; the color is very appealing."

"Yes, Master Yao must remember this cooking time. Let's all taste it."

Liu Siyue picked one up and took several bites. "I think this tastes good enough. You should all try it."

"Yes, it tastes much better than the last batch, and it looks much better too."

"Master Yao, this time add a little more sugar and a little less milk, so everyone can taste the effect."

"Yes, Madam Liu, I'll go and prepare right away."

A little over fifteen minutes later, Chef Yao brought over another plate of cake. "This cake has two more spoonfuls of sugar and one less cup of milk. I'll put it in to bake now."

When the third cake came out of the oven, Liu Siyue said directly, "It's too sweet, but the light milky taste is acceptable."

What do you think?

"I think so too. Let's bake it the same way as the second batch."

"It's decided then, Master Yao. Remember all the proportions and cooking times for everything."

That's all for today. We've been busy all afternoon, and we're all exhausted. Plus, we've been eating and grilling all day, so we don't really want dinner.

"Don't worry, Madam Liu, I have made records of all of these."

"Sister Wang, let's go back first. Everyone should get some rest. We'll continue baking tomorrow and practice our skills. Maybe we can start selling them the day after tomorrow."

"Master Yao, then you can continue practicing tomorrow. We'll come over later."

"Madam, Madam Liu, are we only making one shape for this cake? Could you make more shapes, like the smiley face cake, to make it more appealing?"

"The smiley face cake is hard and easy to shape, while the cake is soft and its shape is completely invisible after it fluffs up."

We'll only make round and square ones, and we can make different flavors.

The one we're making now is called the original flavor. Spring is coming, and the wildflowers on the mountain will be blooming soon. Then we can make apricot blossom flavor, peach blossom flavor, mint flavor, and so on.

"That's great! We can make different flavors depending on the flower season."

"Sister Wang, let me tell you, we're not only going to make cakes of all flavors, but also peach blossom wine, apricot blossom wine, peach blossom jam, apricot blossom jam and other sauces of all flavors."

Even if the flowers wither, we can use flower jam as a substitute.

"Sister Liu, just thinking about what you're saying makes me happy. Eating a cake with a floral scent and drinking wine with a floral scent would be a wonderful experience."

"We're not only going to make flower jam, but also fruit jam; it has many uses."

"Sister Liu's ideas are so ingenious; our business is becoming more and more innovative."

"Alright, alright, let's not waste any more time. Let's go home. I miss my kids."

"Oh right, we were so busy making cakes that we forgot about our little niece."

When Liu Siyue got home, she collapsed onto the bed, exhausted.

Yun Chenxin came in carrying the child. "April, you must be exhausted today. I asked Ningxiang to prepare a bath for you. Look at you, you smell like pastries."

Yao'er was very excited when she smelled the milky fragrance and pounced on Liu Siyue.

"Alright, alright, stop struggling. Your aunt will take you to find your mother."

She placed the child next to Liu Siyue, and Yao'er rolled over and climbed onto Liu Siyue, constantly tugging at his clothes.

Liu Siyue lifted the child into the air with both hands, "You little rascal, you're up to no good again. We've run out of food, your food is that sheep."

In two more months you'll be able to eat solid foods, which will make feeding you much easier.

"Yao'er is pitiful. She only got a few sips of her mother's milk before it was gone. Children in ordinary families are usually breastfed until they are two years old."

"Our Yao'er drinks goat's milk, and she's still so cute and rosy-cheeked!"

"In April, I finished that thing. Once you've rested enough, we'll take a look at it together."

"Okay, we'll go check it out after I take a shower. I don't want to eat dinner tonight, so please tell the kitchen."

"Why don't you want to eat dinner?"

"We spent the whole afternoon making cakes there. We ate one batch after another. We were so full from all those cakes that we didn't have room for dinner."

I'll keep baking and practicing tomorrow. I'll bring back what I baked today for you guys to try; maybe we can start selling it the day after tomorrow.

"My lord, the bath is ready. Please go and wash up first."

"Come and help me up, I'm so exhausted today, I don't even want to move."

Yun Chenxin quickly took the child, and Ningxiang went over to help Liu Siyue up.

Liu Siyue took a comfortable bath and came out feeling much more relaxed.

"Ningxiang, I won't eat dinner. You can eat by yourselves."

I spent the whole afternoon making cakes and then eating them, so my stomach is full now.

Ningxiang, you should train those four people you bought well. Let them stay in the county town for now. Once the houses in the village are repaired, I will take them back to the village.

"If you don't want to stay in the county town for the New Year in the future, I can take you back to the village. Now you have a place to stay."