Chapter 56 Marta’s Daughter Marry

Before Mu Yuehan could celebrate his victory, a sinister smile appeared on the lips of Nian Tian. She picked up a knife and one by one, burst all the balloons. Her eyes were challengingly looking at Mu Yuehan.

"Is this a proposal? Do you think I will be ready to be your girl just like that? You have not wooed me properly."

Mu Yuehan sighed and looked at his stubborn girl. "If getting wooed is what you want then it is what you will get. From now on, I will not stop wooing you. I will not sit quietly until I get a yes from you."

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Mu Yuehan decided to work from the restaurant only. He sent Zhan Wei on some other assignment. Now hotel did not need much of his attention, so he was spending his time in the restaurant.

He got to know about the secret window, in the kitchen, using which Nian Tian could see him. From his regular sitting place, he could also see her from the window. So, secretly arriving at the restaurant in the darkness of night, he had removed the screws of the windows and had removed it away.

Now when working, he could see her beautiful face. He could ogle at her at any time he wanted, much to the disappointment of Nian Tian.

He was attacking her in his own ways. He was making her habitual of his charming face. He did not forget to smile at her from time to time.

He was not behind in showering her with gifts. Each gift was thoughtful and tenderly selected. He gifted her a vacuum cleaner, knowing she cleaned her house using it. Teddy bears, a set of knives, other kitchen helping machines and utensils, and locally purchased stuff.

Nian Tian was impressed with his thoughtfulness. Though she acted as if she did not like them but when alone, she cherished them. It was only her mother who had given her gifts after thoughtful thinking, and now him.

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"What happened? What are you doing here? Haven't you taken a day off, to spend some time with Marry?" Nian Tian inquired Marta.

"She wanted to visit her friends and then the restaurant," Marta informed. "She doesn't have time for me."

Nian Tian frowned when she heard that Marry was coming to her restaurant. "I hope, she is no longer bitter at me like before."

"Don't know." Marta shrugged sadly. "Just ignore her. She is a child."

"Yeah, yeah, twenty-three-year-old child." Nian Tian mocked and focused on her work. "She is elder to me, you know!"

Nian Tian and Marry were sworn enemies, and it was all Marry's fault. She never liked Nian Tian. In her opinion, Nian Tian had snatched her restaurant. She believed all the glory which the hope restaurant had should belong to her.

She badmouthed Nian Tian a lot and tried to create problems for her. Nian Tian stayed quiet in her case only because of Marta. Marta was like a mentor, friend, and mother to her. To give her respect, she never said or did something sinister to Marry.

"Mom, I am here. I feel so good to be back at MY restaurant."

Nian Tian rolled her eyes when she heard a familiar claim in the familiar voice of Marry. She walked out of the kitchen and caught sight of a brunette, walking toward Marta. As usual, she was wearing extra short clothes, displaying her body parts.

"You still work at my restaurant?" Marry looked at her with disdain.

"Marry, when will you accept that Nian Tian had purchased this restaurant. It's hers now." Marta chided her daughter.

Nian Tian had purchased this place from Marta because Marta needed money. Marry was not able to accept this reality that their restaurant was gone. She burnt with jealousy whenever Nian Tian earned a large amount of money from the restaurant, which could be hers.

"If only she did not purchase it, then all its glory would have been mine." She spoke in a venom-filled voice.

Nian Tian rolled her eyes and returned to the kitchen. She knew what was coming next. It was their daily routine before Marry left for London to get some culinary classes.

"Sweetie, we both know, this restaurant got famous only after the takeover by Nian Tian. It's her cooking skills which attracted the customers." Marta spoke in a soft voice, trying to make her daughter see the reality, again.

"You know mom, it's not the truth. My skills are no less than hers. She is only lucky."

"If you think that your skills are better than mine, then why don't we have a competition like last time? Remember, how a customer had walked out of the restaurant when we served him a dish cooked by you?" Nian Tian spoke darkly. Sarcasm was dripping from her voice.

"It was my bad day. But today, I can easily defeat you." Marry was full of confidence because her skills were improved highly due to the training which she took in London. In her confidence, she forgot the fact that the skills of Nian Tian also improved because of practice and experience.

Nian Tian looked at Marry with a sly smile. "There is a customer. He comes here daily. Why don't we serve him our best dishes and then let him decide who is the best cook?"

,m "Accepted, even though he knows the taste of your dishes but I am sure, after having a dish cooked by me, he will regret tasting the dishes cooked by you." Marry accepted her challenge and wore an apron.

"Don't worry, I will cook a dish which he has never tasted before. He will not be able to identify the cook of the dish with its look."

Marta looked at both and shook her head. She knew there was no use to come in between them. Again, Marry was going to cry at her defeat like every time in the past. She then would say some crude remarks to Nian Tian before leaving for the city to improve her skills some more.

After some time, Mu Yuehan arrived at the restaurant. He was completely unaware that Nian Tian had baited him.

She had prepared a tricky challenge for him.