Xie You went straight to Fang Qinghuai and spoke quickly. "The Director plans to host the Grand Governor at seven tonight. Please have the Fang Family prepare a Snake Soup Feast."
Fang Qinghuai froze for a moment. "Seven? That urgent?"
The Director and the Grand Governor were both major figures in the city. Preparing a banquet fit for such people within just four hours was no ordinary pressure.
Fang Qinghuai immediately realized his mistake and hurriedly said, "I absolutely did not mean to complain about the Director."
Xie You smiled faintly, her tone exceedingly polite. "It is indeed rather urgent, so I hope the Family Head will bear with it. However, the Director is a mild-tempered person. Even if there are a few minor oversights, he will not mind."
Fang Qinghuai keenly sensed that this new maid seemed to have changed somewhat. She was no longer as aggressive as before.
The Winter Garden Master had no time to ponder it and decisively said, "I'll begin making preparations right away."
He turned to leave, only for Xie You to call after him. "Family Head, please wait!"
Fang Qinghuai turned back, looking puzzled.
Enchantress spoke softly. "Allow me to make a bold guess. The Director is definitely not deliberately making things difficult for the Fang Family.
"I believe the Director has calculated that, for Winter Garden to prepare a high-standard banquet within four hours, it must purchase premium ingredients from other wealthy families and borrow Chefs skilled at cooking snakes.
"In that case, word that the Director is hosting the Grand Governor will surely spread quickly. By tonight, the entire city will know..."
Fang Qinghuai suddenly understood and continued, "So the Director is using the banquet as a pretext to indirectly pressure the Grand Governor.
"With the whole city watching so closely,