Mrs. Wang was very pleased upon hearing this and jokingly said to Gu Fangzi, "You little monkey are quite clever, it seems you crave this treat even more than I do! Yet you still speak so generously!"
All the maids and elder maidservants burst into laughter, and Gu Fangzi also laughingly protested and quickly added, "Aunt, you wrong me! I spoke so because I saw that you liked it! Since that's the case, why don't I host this time to honor you?" Having said that, she didn't wait for Mrs. Wang to respond and immediately ordered Lan Xiang to go to the kitchen.
Lan Xiang complied and left; she had already received instructions from Gu Fangzi and naturally knew what to say. Once in the kitchen, she didn't mention Mrs. Wang at all, just said that the young lady wanted crispy meringue made and asked the kitchen to hurry up and have it ready for her to pick up, charging it to the young lady's account.
