Chapter 981

After that day, Shen Rou tried every trick in the book to lure Yu Buyu out, but Yu simply refused to take the bait. Eventually, Shen had no choice but to give up, consoling herself with the thought that Tang Jinzhou couldn’t possibly be serious about a woman like Yu Buyu. ... At Tang Jinzhou’s residence, Yu Buyu was having the time of her life, holed up indoors and experimenting with all sorts of new recipes and culinary creations. Today, she was attempting to steam buns stuffed with minced meat and string beans. "Last batch of the season—once these are gone, you won’t get any more this year," said the kindly old man next door, who adored Yu Buyu and had brought her the final harvest of autumn string beans. And so, Yu set to work making the buns. As a northerner, she had grown up loving the fluffy steamed buns her mother used to make. But alas... fate hadn’t been kind to her. She had lost both parents far too soon. Mixing flour with water, Yu quickly ran into a major problem—either she