I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 187 Birthday Banquet 2

After everyone had talked for a while, a maid came to announce that the feast was about to begin.

Xiao Siyue stood up and said to everyone, "Let's go to the front hall for dinner. We've prepared a lot of dishes today, so you can all have a good taste."

"I won't be polite," Mu Li said proudly. She had always known that Xiao Siyue's family's food was absolutely delicious, but since it wasn't her own home, she felt embarrassed to come over often. This time, of course, she wanted to eat more.

The group walked hand in hand into the hall. Lin Qin and Madam Mu had already sat down, but there was another person, Lü Tong, sitting next to Lin Qin.

As for why Lü Tong, a young woman, didn't play with Xiao Siyue and the others, it was because Xiao Siyue had nothing to talk about with her, so Lü Tong didn't want to make a fool of herself and could only stay by Lin Qin's side.

Since they were all women, Xiao Qinian did not appear.

"You're here, please sit down." Lin Qin stood up and greeted everyone as soon as they entered.

"Greetings, Aunt Xiao and Aunt Mu." After bowing to the two elders, everyone sat down.

After sitting down, Lin Qin said to Yan Hui beside her, "Yan Hui, tell the servants to serve the dishes."

"Yes, Madam," Yan replied, then left the hall and sent someone to the kitchen to give instructions.

A short while later, one by one, maids and servants carried plates of delicious-looking dishes to the table.

Everyone was utterly dumbfounded. What were these dishes? They didn't recognize many of them.

Apart from the Mu family, no one else had ever eaten at Xiao Siyue's house, so they had never seen these dishes before.

Lin Qin put in a lot of effort today, serving up almost all the delicious dishes they had eaten over the past two years.

It has all kinds of Sichuan and Cantonese cuisine, and it has everything from land animals to river animals.

Because they live in the south, they mainly eat seafood.

However, although there was plenty of seafood, because it was ancient times, there were too few cooking methods and not enough seasonings. The dishes made not only didn't taste as good as what's on the table today, but they also didn't look as appealing.

Everyone ate with great enjoyment, secretly thinking to themselves that this trip was definitely worthwhile.

In fact, thanks to Xiao Siyue's soy sauce, my family has been using it for the past two years now that we're a little better off. But it's still not as good as Xiao Siyue, who once lived in the prosperous modern era.

They had no idea there were so many recipes. Although things were much better than before, today's meal was still an eye-opener for them.

After everyone had a satisfying meal, and since it was still early, Xiao Siyue led the group to her small courtyard.

After the meal, it's natural to have some dessert.

Moreover, Xiao Siyue had already instructed Chun Tao and the others to prepare all of this.

"Come on, I've prepared some good stuff for you." Xiao Siyue urged the group to come inside. Actually, she had originally planned to have a barbecue in the yard, but thinking that they probably wouldn't be able to eat anymore, she decided against it.

Upon entering the room, they found something on the table that was about a foot tall, and they didn't know what it was.

The group was very curious. What was this? There was a lot of fruit on it.

"This is a cake, let me cut some for you to try." Xiao Siyue made a fruit cake. She felt that pure cream was too rich, and adding some fruit would balance it out.

Because she thought there would be many people, Xiao Siyue made a large one.

"Cake?" What is a cake? Although they were puzzled, it didn't stop them from taking the plate that Xiao Siyue handed over.

Xiao Siyue specially took some small plates and cut the cake into small pieces and put them in them.

Watching everyone take small bites with their forks, Xiao Siyue asked expectantly, "What do you think?"

"It's delicious! It's even better than the bread I ate before. Yue'er, how are you so amazing?" Mu Li ate with great joy.

"Yes, Siyue, I've really seen something amazing today. These are such delicious treats!" Yuan Yi exclaimed. She was young and loved sweets, and this cake was just what she wanted.

The others also agreed wholeheartedly, and couldn't stop eating.

"Ah, I can't take it anymore, I still want to eat, but my stomach is so full." Mu Li was rubbing her stomach without caring about her image. She had already eaten a lot of food, and now she had eaten a big piece of cake. She really couldn't eat anymore.

But looking at the delicious cake on the table, she felt a little reluctant to part with it and was thinking of reaching out to eat another piece.

Xiao Siyue quickly stopped her, saying that Mu Li had already eaten a lot and that eating more would definitely make her stomach uncomfortable.

"Alright, Lili, if you can't eat anymore, don't eat anymore. It's not good for your health."

"Yes, stop eating, or we'll have to see a doctor later." Ma Wanying quickly stopped her, knowing that her sister-in-law loved to eat and had a history of doing so.

She remembered one time when Mu Li ate too much and got a stomachache, which almost scared her to death.

Besides, we're guests at someone else's house today. If something happens, wouldn't that put them in a difficult position?

"But this cake is really delicious!" Mu Li said with a reluctant and aggrieved expression, tugging at Ma Wanying and begging for just one more small piece.

"Lili, if you like it, I'll make it for you later, but you really can't eat it today." Xiao Siyue comforted Mu Li. Actually, she could understand. She also liked to eat it, but because she used to eat these things often, she didn't think it was a big deal.

"Really?" Mu Li excitedly let go of Ma Wanying's hand and pulled Xiao Siyue along.

"Of course it's true, come whenever you want to eat." Xiao Siyue thought to herself that her family liked it too, so she would have some sent to Mu Li whenever she made it.

"Thank you, Yue'er." Mu Li excitedly hugged Xiao Siyue and buried her head in Xiao Siyue's shoulder, acting coquettishly.

Xiao Siyue was both amused and exasperated. This person was clearly a few years older than her, but he looked like a little kid.

While the group here was enjoying their delicious cake, Lin Qin and Madam Mu were also eating in the hall.

It was just a little smaller than Xiao Siyue's cake. Considering that Lin Qin wasn't with them, Xiao Siyue had Chun Tao make two cakes instead.

Mrs. Mu ate the cake and exclaimed in amazement, "The food in your house is truly amazing."

Lin Qin laughed and said, "This was all done by my daughter."

"I really love your Yue'er so much, I wish I could secretly take her home with me." Madam Mu's eyes were filled with shock upon hearing this.

"Hehe, that won't do. I only have one daughter, and I can't bear to part with her," Lin Qin said with a smile, knowing that Madam Mu was joking, but her heart was full of pride.

In the afternoon, Xiao Siyue saw everyone off, and each person carried a small gift—small bread rolls made by Xiao Siyue.