Chapter 303: This is Just the Beginning

Although Xu Aiqin was unwilling, she thought of how ruthless Ouyan could be and could only grit her teeth and say, "I was wrong. I didn't intend to harm her. Who knew she was so fragile!"

This wasn't what Ou Yan wanted to hear.

As the kowtowing continued, Xu Aiqin couldn't bear it any longer. "I really didn't intend to harm her. Her sudden death was unexpected! I originally wanted her to sell her shares. Her shares are worth 300 million. After selling them, she could keep one hundred million for herself, and the remaining two hundred million could be used by us for emergencies!"

Xu Aiqin was forcibly held down, her forehead repeatedly hitting the ground with a dull sound.

"I was planning to repay her! Five years later, we would return the money to her. By then, the value of the Bai family would increase, and she could use her money to buy shares, which would also increase in value! It's killing two birds with one stone, how good is that? But she just wouldn't agree!"

Xu Aiqin became more and more aggrieved as she spoke. "Yesterday, Zhenhai also said that we could write her a guarantee. Otherwise, if the group collapses, her holding onto 30% of the shares would be useless! It's just that she's too stubborn!"

"Mom, mom!" Bai Muyao heard her mother rambling and deviating from the point, clearly provoking Ou Yan, and hurriedly reminded her in a low voice, "You're supposed to apologize! Don't say anything else!"

Realizing that she had spoken too much, Xu Aiqin said with grievance, "I didn't intend to harm her. Her sudden death was unexpected!"

Ou Yan glanced at the time displayed on the big screen. After ten minutes of continuous kowtowing, she stretched out her hand to signal the waiters to stop.

The six waiters stopped their actions simultaneously, and Xu Aiqin breathed a sigh of relief. It must be that her words just now had moved this stubborn girl!

This stubborn girl was really easy to deceive. She believed whatever was said.

Meanwhile, Ou Yan was keeping track of the time. It was about time. Suddenly, the doors of the hall were pushed open, and seven or eight police officers walked in.

"What's going on here?" the leading police officer asked sternly as soon as he entered.

Xu Aiqin felt as if she had seen a savior and exclaimed excitedly, "Mr. Policeman, you're just in time. This brat forced me to kowtow just now. Look, my forehead is bleeding from all the knocks, and she kicked me and stepped on me. My back is injured from her stepping on it! She even splashed scalding hot tea on me and my daughter! Look, our family of three is kneeling here, all forced by her!"

The seven or eight police officers followed the source of the voice and walked over, standing in front of Xu Aiqin. Seeing the family of three kneeling on the ground and the girl sitting on a chair nearby with her legs crossed, they looked indifferent.

The leading police officer asked Xu Aiqin coldly, "Do you have any evidence?"

"More than six hundred pairs of eyes in the whole venue saw it!" Xu Aiqin said, looking around the room, hoping someone would step forward to testify.

But when the leading police officer asked the guests in the room, not a single person stood up to speak! The entire hall fell silent.

Xu Aiqin became a little anxious. "You... you all... She was so arrogant just now, and you're not blind! You clearly saw it. Even if you're afraid of her influence, you can't do whatever you want in front of the law. You can't provoke the bottom line of the law!"

Still, no one stepped forward to speak. The leading police officer asked again, but no one came forward to say a word.

"Lady, if you continue to slander without evidence, Miss Ou Yan can sue you for defamation," the leading police officer told Xu Aiqin.

Hearing the leading police officer say this, Xu Aiqin suddenly felt anxious. How did these police officers, who had just arrived, know the name of this brat? Could it be that they knew her?

With this thought, Xu Aiqin suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Just in time," Ou Yan, who had been sitting with her legs crossed all along, stood up casually with an air of dominance. "I report in my real name that someone here killed my grandmother, and everyone just saw the evidence."

Several guests immediately stepped forward when they heard Ou Yan's words.

"Yes, we saw it. It was this woman who beat and scolded Grandma Bai. Grandma was so shocked that she couldn't be saved and died!"

"I saw it too. There were surveillance cameras in Grandma's ward, and everyone here has watched the footage!"

"I can testify too. Grandma was killed by this woman!"

"It's her!"

"She's the mastermind!"

...

Xu Aiqin was truly amazed. Just a moment ago, she needed someone to testify for her, but not a single person stepped forward...

Now, with just one word from Ou Yan, they all came forward without hesitation?

She had never seen anything like this before!

"I've sent the evidence to your official email. Additionally, I also report Bai Zhenhai and Xu Aiqin by name. They frightened the daughter of the chairman of the Bai Group, causing her to suffer from depression. Director Li died prematurely because of heart attacks, and Wang Lan, a staff member of the Hua Country Will Repository, was threatened and frightened by them until she became mentally unstable."

The chief police officer listened and immediately raised his hand, "Take the two of them back for investigation!"

"No need to investigate. I have evidence of their persecution of these people, as well as evidence of kidnapping and threatening other victims. I have sent it to your official email half an hour ago!"

"Take them back!" The chief police officer ordered, and immediately, several subordinates stepped forward and handcuffed Bai Zhenhai and Xu Aiqin.

"You're a good citizen. If the evidence is conclusive, you can be said to have rid the people of harm!" The chief police officer praised Ou Yan.

"Don't take away my parents..." Bai Muyao saw her parents being handcuffed by the cold hands, feeling like the sky was falling, and hurriedly rushed over, "Dad, Mom..."

What should she do?

What could she do?

How could she save them?

"Good daughter, quickly go find your uncle..." Xu Aiqin's voice had just fallen.

"No need." Ou Yan, who was beside, interrupted casually, "Their entire family is involved in tax evasion and other illegal activities. I've also sent the evidence to the police. At this point, they're probably being summoned to the bureau for questioning."

"Okay, okay, you Ou Yan..." Xu Aiqin was really angry, this dead girl was obviously trying to ruin them completely, leaving them with nothing!

"Oh, by the way, I also want to report her for forcibly opening the gate of my grandmother's villa without my grandmother's consent and moving in with servants..."

When all the guests heard Ou Yan's words, they couldn't believe it. Was Xu Aiqin really capable of such shameless acts?

The leading police officer nodded and instructed his subordinates, "Take note and investigate together."

"Mr. Policeman, this is all a misunderstanding... The villa was lent to us by mom during her lifetime!" Xu Aiqin was still arguing while being taken off the stage, "Don't listen to this dead girl's nonsense. How could we possibly open the old lady's door without her consent... We couldn't do such a thing without her permission!"

"Your maid has already confessed. It was at your instruction, and the evidence is conclusive..." Ou Yan said coldly, then got up briskly, walked to Xu Aiqin's side, and coldly curled her lips, "This is just the beginning."

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  Chapter 304: People Leave, Tea Cools

How did Grandma die? Next, she will get it back double!

"What, what do you want to do..." Xu Aiqin was a bit scared, "Mr. Policeman, this dead girl threatened me. She just said threatening words to me..."

"Take them away!"

With the command from the leading policeman, Bai Zhenhai and Xu Aiqin were immediately taken away in front of everyone's eyes.

"Let go of me..." Bai Zhenhai had never been so embarrassed in his life!

It can be said that as glorious as he was when he bought the land, he was equally embarrassed now!

"I didn't commit any crime. It was the old lady's own heart condition, and no one is to blame!" Xu Aiqin was still struggling, "Let go of me, I want to see my lawyer, Yao Yao, get me a lawyer..."

Ha, thinking about hiring a lawyer when you don't even have any money left?

Ou Yan coldly curled her lips.

The leading policeman spoke respectfully, "Miss Ou Yan, what about them..."

"Lock them up first, no need to interrogate, I'll bring someone over to deal with them later."

"Yes."

Xu Aiqin suddenly realized that the leading policeman was extremely respectful to Ou Yan. Needless to say, they must know each other!!

It's over, the old lady is dead, will Ou Yan do something to her?!

Bai Muyao also realized that now nobody can influence Ou Yan, so after the police left, she hurriedly rushed to Ou Yan.

"Let my parents go! If you have any issues, come to me..."

"Do you think you can escape?" Ou Yan looked down at her coldly, "Don't worry, it'll be your turn soon. Everything you did to Grandma, I will make you pay double! None of you can escape!"

Bai Muyao was stunned, her spine chilling, a blow to her head.

Gao Yang watched the girl's cold back as she was embraced and taken away by Si Yechen, the two of them looked so compatible...

"Brother Gao Yang..."

Bai Muyao now had no one to rely on except for this man in front of her.

But Mrs. Gao pushed her away all of a sudden, saying disgustingly, "I warn you, don't entangle my son in the future! Shameless trash! If you dare to think about my son again, I'll slap you every time I see you!"

Really unlucky, they thought they could make a fortune of sixty billion by holding this engagement banquet, but unexpectedly, the Bai family didn't even have the ability to hold onto this piece of land for five years. In other words, they couldn't get that sixty billion at all!

The Bai family just wanted to make them happy by offering them half of the land, to ensure that the engagement banquet would proceed as planned.

Speaking of which, they should thank Ou Yan. If it weren't for her, they would still be in the dark about this trash!

Bai Muyao didn't care, she ignored them, lifted her tear-stained face, and said pitifully, "Brother Gao Yang, Uncle Gao just said that he hopes we can respect and love each other in the future, share joys and sorrows... Uncle Gao, didn't you say that you hope both families can interact with each other and be friendly for generations to come?"

"Pah—" Mr. Gao couldn't care less about his image and looked disgusted, "From now on, you are not allowed to contact her, otherwise, I won't leave a penny for you from everything of the Gao family, even if I have to donate it all!"

He finished speaking and apologized to all the guests present because they had come here in vain today.

"We're leaving." Mrs. Gao walked away arm in arm with her son's uninjured arm.

From start to finish, Gao Yang didn't even spare Bai Muyao a glance, as if he really had no more attachment to her...

Bai Muyao was at a loss, just as she returned to her grandmother's villa, she was surprised to find that the luggage of her family of three was thrown outside the door, done by several maids!

"What are you doing?"

Bai Muyao hadn't even started to get angry, and the maids spat at her and threw things at her.

"How dare you ask us, madam told us to break open the old Madam's door lock, which made us break the law! If Miss Ou Yan hadn't been generous enough to let us each compensate with a thousand yuan, each of us would have been detained for ten days!"

"I didn't expect you to be so poor, not even owning a house in your name, not a penny in savings. If you couldn't afford us, you should have said earlier so we could find another employer. Where should we move to now?"

"I found it strange, the salary was supposed to be paid three days ago! Now, with the five of us, each earning eight thousand yuan per month plus the thousand we have to pay, please settle it for us! If you don't settle it, I'll tell the police, you're also responsible for instructing us to break open the door lock!" ...

Now, Bai Muyao truly understood what it meant for people to leave and the tea to cool, like a fallen phoenix worse off than a chicken!

"We Bai family, with such a big business, would we be short of your salaries?" Bai Muyao was really angry.

"Yes, yes, your Bai family is the greatest!"

"Are you trying to scare us by saying you're still the richest in Winter City!"

"The one with money now is the old lady, not you! I heard that the old lady was killed by you, and her property was left to Ou Yan, and your parents were also arrested by the police!"

"I also heard that your family has to pay back more than three million in interest every month, you can't afford it at all!"

Bai Muyao was stunned, she didn't expect the news of the engagement banquet to spread so quickly, she was extremely embarrassed.

"Furthermore, look at yourself, do you still have the demeanor of a wealthy young lady?"

"Of course not, your family must have collapsed, those embarrassing videos have been leaked again, and no one wants to engage with her!"

"The injuries on your face were probably caused by the groom's side!"

"Usually pretending to be so innocent, who would have thought you were playing around behind everyone's back..."

The maids laughed, Bai Muyao was both angry and frustrated, "You, you..."

"Your videos have been spread on the internet, I advise you to have some dignity, quickly settle our wages!"

"You used to boss us around, now you're worse off than us!"

"Hahaha, that's right..."

The maids stopped Bai Muyao from leaving, pushing and obstructing her. In the end, Bai Muyao had to give them the ring on her ring finger.

"This ring alone is worth a hundred thousand! Take it!" Bai Muyao's tone was full of disdain.

It was the ring that Gao Yang had put on her today, enough to cover the salaries of the five of them, right?

"As for the rest, consider it charity from me!" Bai Muyao was indifferent.

But the maids wouldn't agree, "How do we know if this ring of yours is real? What if you're deceiving us with fakes? You, this wicked girl, are the most cunning! Even worse than Ou Yan!"

"What did you say!!" Bai Muyao was thoroughly infuriated.

"At least Ou Yan is genuine! Today, your diamond earrings must stay..." The maids reached out to take off her diamond earrings.

Bai Muyao was hurt by their rough actions, her earlobes were bleeding. Seeing them about to leave after taking the earrings, Bai Muyao couldn't catch up, feeling angry and anxious, "You wait for me!"

She, Bai Muyao, would not be easily defeated!!

The Bai family will definitely rise again!!

You all just wait for me!!

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 Chapter 136: Lantern

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 Chapter 564: Big Brother Isn't Good Enough

At the same time, Ye Pozi mentioned that they had made a lot of fermented bean paste and pickled radishes and string beans for Chu Heng to take back.

Chu Heng accepted them without hesitation because these were all Ye Muyu's favorite foods.

At the same time, he woke up Ye Dejiang, who was sleeping and gave him five taels of silver, asking him to help make pickled vegetables at home on weekdays, so that Ye Pozi would have time to visit Ye Muyu.

Ye Dejiang was still groggy from sleep, and only woke up when he felt the coolness of the silver in his hand, instantly feeling as if he had unexpectedly received a windfall.

"Five taels? That's a lot, right? It's not easy to earn, I can't accept it." Although Ye Dejiang was lazy, he didn't like eating food that was given to him for free. Of course it was because he didn't like to hear gossip. After all, he preferred to eat less and avoid owing favors to others, rather than listening to others nagging.

Chu Heng remained calm and composed. "It's not hard to earn. mother also has requirements. You just need to make pickled vegetables when mother wants to come to my house. It's only four or five days a month, which is much more profitable than making pottery."

"Is this my reward?" Ye Dejiang was indeed tempted, but his desire wasn't very strong, after all, he was a true lazy person without any ambitions.

"Yes."

"But, eldest son said that earning money is quite difficult." Ye Dejiang wondered why Ye Zhao, a seventh-rank official, couldn't earn as much as Chu Heng, a scholar.

Just as he was puzzled, he heard Chu Heng shamelessly say, "It's okay. I do business and earning money isn't difficult. But Big Brother only receives a salary from the court, so naturally it's not much."

"Eldest son isn't good enough, huh? Even as a seventh-rank official, he can't compare to you, a scholar." Ye Dejiang muttered.

Chu Heng didn't respond directly but tacitly agreed with his statement.

"Alright, I'll accept it. I'll definitely take care of the things you entrusted to me." Ye Dejiang rarely agreed to do something for someone else. After all, compared to earning money, he preferred to devote himself to sleeping. Life is short, so he naturally wanted to spend all his time doing what he liked!

"I trust you, Father-in-law. I'll take my leave now." Without waiting for Ye Dejiang's response, Chu Heng turned and left.

In the afternoon, when Ye Muyu woke up from her rest.

Chu Heng was sitting by the bed, holding a book of 'The Great Learning' and reading it with great concentration, looking very serious.

From time to time, he furrowed his brows as if encountering some difficult problem.

Ye Muyu sat up, moved closer to take a look, and asked, "Are you facing a difficult problem?"

"Yeah." Chu Heng nodded.

Ye Muyu looked at the sky outside and got off the bed, putting on her outer garment. "What time is it now?"

"It's almost time for the afternoon."

"I slept too long, I'm sorry." Hearing that it was almost three in the afternoon, Ye Muyu felt a little guilty and quickly apologized.

Chu Heng reached out and pinched her cheek, full of affection for her pleasing expression. He smiled, "It's okay, it's not too late to be with you, no matter how long it takes."

Ye Muyu blushed slightly, straightened up, and Chu Heng couldn't pinch her cheek anymore. He cleared his throat and said, "You still need to go back to study, so let's go say goodbye to Mother."

"Okay." Chu Heng achieved his goal and quickly put away the book.

When Ye Pozi heard that Ye Muyu's family was about to leave, she wanted to keep them.

Ye Muyu smiled lightly, "Mother, you must have a lot of things to do, and besides, Big Brother can only stay for half a month. You should all get along well. Our house is close by, so you can come anytime in the future."

"Okay, then...I won't keep you." Ye Pozi was reluctant to part with her daughter, but she also knew she couldn't keep them, so she quickly went into the kitchen and called Ye Dejiang and Ye Zhaoming for help.

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 Chapter 563: I Believe in You

Ye Zhao's face sank as soon as he heard this. "It's my fault for letting them down."

"Go on, don't stand here." Ye Pozi sent him away.

Ye Zhao was consumed by guilt and had no energy to care about Ye Muyu's affairs. He went into the house and talked to Han Shi and the two children.

Inside the room.

Chu Heng led Ye Muyu in.

He turned his head to look at the two children. "If you don't want to sleep, go find Luchuan to play with you."

"Okay!" Chu Jin was the first to run off.

Chu Ziluo realized that her parents had something to say, so she went to the kitchen to talk to Ye Pozi.

Soon, only the two of them were left in the room.

Ye Muyu sat on the edge of the bed, looking a bit uneasy as she glanced at him. "How long were you standing at the door earlier?"

"Not long."

Hmm, that meant it was a long time.

"Did you hear everything?" Ye Muyu asked again.

Chu Heng replied, "Yeah."

Ye Muyu had a feeling that this was the case but she wasn't surprised. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Do you have something to say?"

She felt that her answer was reasonable, and Chu Heng shouldn't be angry.

In fact, Chu Heng didn't seem angry now, but he just didn't speak and she didn't know what he meant.

"Actually, what your big brother said is not wrong."

"No matter what happens, I won't let you be in a difficult position." Chu Heng hugged her and gently rubbed his chin against her cheek.

Ye Muyu, feeling reassured, smiled lightly and tentatively reached out to poke his palm. "See, it's like this. This matter is just some ordinary trivial matters. We'll find a way to solve it when the time comes."

"Yeah, don't worry. Even if such a situation really arises, I won't let you be in a difficult position." Chu Heng hugged her for a while before letting go.

"The bed hasn't been made yet but the quilt has been brought over by Mother-in-law. I'll make the bed for you." Chu Heng stood up, took the quilt from the bed, and tidied it up without letting Ye Muyu intervene.

"You go to sleep." Chu Heng said.

Ye Muyu looked outside and said, "Shall I call Ziluo to come and sleep for a while? Do you want to lie down for a while?"

"Mother-in-law will take care of Ziluo." Chu Heng pulled her to sit down at the edge of the bed. "You go to sleep first, I'll come back soon."

"Oh..." Ye Muyu thought of her mother's temperament and Chu Heng guessed right. In addition, the bed was very small, and sleeping with her and Chu Heng was already crowded enough. Her mother should consider this issue and take care of Ziluo, so she didn't delay any longer, yawned, lay down on the bed, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.

Chu Heng didn't sleep. Instead, he went to explain some things to Ye Pozi, such as his upcoming trip to the capital for the imperial examination, which might be delayed for a month. He hoped that Ye Pozi could take care of Ye Muyu more often. If she needed help, he hoped she could take care of her more.

Then he gave Ye Pozi five taels of silver.

Ye Pozi smiled broadly, patting her chest to assure him that she would definitely visit Ye Muyu frequently.

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 Chapter 1062: Visiting the Hundred Mu Land

After trying to sleep, Shu Yu found it impossible to fall back asleep. She rubbed her forehead and fanned herself with a fan, feeling restless in the hot weather.

Why would she have such a dream? It felt ominous. But wait, the dream was all in reverse, so Meng Yunzheng should be fine.

As she tried to convince herself, she thought about the original text and realized that Meng Yun Zheng's name was never mentioned from start to finish. Could it be because he didn't continue helping the Fifth Prince in the court? Or was it because something happened to him after his return to the capital? Maybe mentioning him had no significance?

Shuyu couldn't sleep, so she decided to light an oil lamp and record some important events from the original book. However, most of the significant events revolved around the main characters, and Meng Yunzheng had little to no connection with them.

As dawn approached, Shuyu finally put down her pen and rubbed her neck, letting out a sigh.

Ah Ning ran over and woke her up for breakfast. Shu Yu responded and changed her clothes before coming out to eat.

After breakfast, she originally wanted to take a nap, but her restless mind prevented her from falling asleep. Coincidentally, Da Niu and Zhou Qiao were about to return to the estate, so Shu Yu decided to join them on the journey.

She needed something to distract her thoughts, so she decided to visit the sunflower field and see how the sunflowers were doing.

Originally, Li Shi also wanted to see the so-called estate and the hundred mu of land. She hadn't had the chance before, but now she finally had it. However, when she learned that Shu Yu was going, she didn't dare to speak up. Perhaps she should visit next time?

On the other hand, Lu Dasong didn't have any ulterior motives. He was excited and immediately said, "I'll go take a look too."

Li Shi was stunned and silently stood beside Lu Dasong.

So, the group packed up and set off. Da Niu and Zhou Qiao led one mule cart with Lu Dasong and his wife, while Shu Yu and Ying Xi were on another.

The estate was a bit far from the county, and when they arrived, it was almost noon.

Zhou Qiao led the group into the estate and quickly fetched them some water to drink.

Lu Dasong gulped down the water and urged Da Niu to take him to see the hundred mu of land.

Da Niu reluctantly agreed and saw that Shuyu also wanted to see, so the three of them went together.

Zhou Qiao noticed that only she and Li Shi were left in the estate and thought it wasn't good, so she immediately went into the house to fetch some straw hats and paper umbrellas before following them to the field.

"Dad, Shu Yu, it's sunny outside. You should take these with you," she said as she caught up to them in the field.

Li Shi was left sitting alone in place, feeling frustrated.

The hundred mu of land consisted of twenty mu of sunflowers and the rest was planted with alfalfa. The alfalfa had all sprouted by now, and as they walked, they saw a vast expanse of lush greenery, full of vitality.

Lu Dasong squatted down to take a look and sighed, "It's a bit of a pity. If we planted all of it with crops, we would have had so much wealth from eighty mu of crops."

Shu Yu and Da Niu exchanged glances and smiled.

Da Niu said, "Dad, this land isn't suitable for crops. The yield wouldn't be high, but growing alfalfa is very promising."

Shu Yu nodded in agreement, "Yes, Uncle, the alfalfa has already found a buyer. When it's time to harvest, they will send people to transport it."

"So it's already sold even before it has grown?" Lu Dasong exclaimed in surprise.

Shu Yu nodded, and Lu Dasong was reassured.

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Chapter 290: The Shop's Grand Opening and Prosperous Business (4)

Once the lowlands and terraces produced grains, they would stock them as second-grade products. By then, the prices would be slightly cheaper than the grains from her space but a bit higher than those from other sources, making it affordable for ordinary people.

"Big sister, what are you doing? Are we going to cook our own lunch in the shop?" Xin'er asked curiously as she saw Mo Yan carrying a wooden basin of rice into the kitchen.

Mo Yan scooped water from the wooden barrel into the basin while asking, "Do you think the rice we eat at home smells good?"

"It smells great!" Xin'er nodded without hesitation. "Even without any side dishes, I can eat two bowls of plain rice! But sister, I've asked you many times, and you never tell me where you buy this rice."

"Why didn't sister tell you? Didn't I say it's conjured by sister's magical powers?" Mo Yan half-jokingly said as she washed the rice grains in the basin.

"You don't want to tell, so you don't have to. You keep using that excuse to fool me. I'm not a three-year-old child; how could I fall for it!" Xin'er rolled her eyes, grumbling discontentedly. She didn't believe her sister's words at all.

Mo Yan was speechless. Nowadays, no one believed the truth.

After washing the rice twice and cleaning it, Mo Yan poured it into the wooden steamer for rice. She instructed Xin'er, "Let dad and Uncle Li carry the big stove to the entrance and set it up with some water to heat. The rice is ready to steam."

Xin'er was a bit puzzled but didn't have time to ask more questions before running out.

Mo Qingze and Li Zhong carried the big stove to the entrance, under the eaves, against the wall, so it wouldn't block the way. They placed the large iron pot on it, added water, covered it, and started the fire.

The Mo family's actions attracted many people's attention. It was clear they were opening a shop to sell grains, yet they were acting like street vendors selling dumplings.

Mo Yan didn't care about what these people thought. When the water in the pot boiled, she directly placed the covered wooden steamer on top. Listening to the bubbling sound inside the pot, she estimated that the fragrant aroma of the rice would waft out in less than a quarter of an hour.

The official opening was scheduled for six marks of the hour, and it was now four marks. They only needed the Liu family, Shopkeeper Xing and Shopkeeper Mu to arrive before unveiling the sign.

Before long, the Liu family arrived first, led by Madam Liu and Liu Tinglan. After exchanging pleasantries, Mo Yan accepted the gift they brought, welcomed the mother and daughter to the separate small room set up at the back of the shop, and served them tea and snacks.

This small room was originally meant for Li Zhong to rest in but was now temporarily used for entertaining guests.

Shortly after, shopkeeper Xing and shopkeeper Mu arrived with their gifts. By this time, the aroma of the rice from the pot had filled the air and was spreading out with the breeze, attracting quite a few passersby to inquire.

"What a clever move! You can tell the rice is delicious just by smelling it! But where does your rice come from? It's so fragrant!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, shopkeeper Xing regretted it. The origin of this rice could be considered confidential, and asking so rashly could easily cause misunderstandings. Although he also knew that if a restaurant used this rice, it could attract many customers.

Unaware of the shopkeeper's discomfort, Mo Yan replied, "It's collected from the countryside. Perhaps it's because of the good soil and water there, so this rice is especially fragrant. Next year, we plan to grow this kind of rice ourselves. If shopkeeper needs it, feel free to come and get some."

"Haha, that's great! But, you have to give me a good price," shopkeeper Xing laughed heartily, relieved that Mo Yan didn't take offense.

"We're old acquaintances; the price can be negotiated."

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At this moment, Suisui looked like a newborn fawn, gazing at people with her wet yet clean eyes, her expression cautious with a hint of slight nervousness. 

Qi Wangfei found her heart inexplicably melting.

Originally, she had a few feelings of pity for Suisui due to gratitude and sympathy.

Now, these feelings seemed to have intensified.

Just how intense are these feelings?

Qi Wangfei herself didn't know.

She only knew that she gently tightened her embrace around Suisui and softly pressed the little girl's tender cheek: “Suisui, Mother is here.”

Qi Wangfei's response slowly calmed Suisui's anxious heart.

She thought, how wonderful.

She now has a mother!

Doesn't this mean she finally has a mother? She is a child with a mother now!

This realization made Suisui’s eyes curve into joyful crescents.

Her eyes were already pretty, and now, with their crescent shape, they looked even more delicate and cute.

Qi Wangfei looked at the little girl for a long while and then gently patted her head: “When Suisui’s hair grows out, she will definitely be a beautiful young lady!”

Feng Xuanrui agreed heavily, nodding: “Definitely, my sister, the cutest in the capital!”

Feng Xuanbin, fearing being left out, quickly jumped in: “Yes, my sister, the cutest in the entire capital!”

Children’s words may not be taken seriously, but they can make people happy, so Qi Wangfei didn't stop them.

After all, it's in their own home; what does it matter if others hear? Can they come knocking on the door?

And do they dare?

Even though the Prince might be a bit unreliable, he still cares about the children in the household.

If someone dared to bully them, would he just let it happen?

After holding Suisui for a while, Qi Wangfei felt her arm getting sore and set her down.

Just then, Aunt Qiu said the red date milk soup was ready, so Qi Wangfei quickly had it brought in.

Although she set Suisui down, she still held the child's hand.

Now, Qi Wangfei took the three children to the side hall, talking to Suisui as they walked: “Since it’s already late today, we’ll have a tailor come by tomorrow to take your measurements for new dresses. I have many pieces of jewelry; we can pick some out for you then.”

Looking at Suisui’s little bald head, the Princess of Qi expressed some concern: “Your hair…”

She didn’t know when it would grow back.

She glanced anxiously at Physician Liu nearby.

Physician Liu was on standby.

Seeing him, Qi Wangfei understood his meaning and slightly lowered her head: “It will grow back soon. We’ve applied the ointment.”

That was a relief.

Qi Wangfei wasn’t bothered by the fact that the little girl was bald.

Her main concern was that the child might be teased by other children for being bald, and she worried about how the little girl would feel if that happened. Thinking of Suisui’s pitiful look made her heart ache.

Qi Wangfei had the three children drink milk.

Watching Suisui skillfully use a spoon, Qi Wangfei felt a bit regretful.

She had hoped she could feed her herself.

Though she hadn’t fed many children before.

But that didn’t stop Qi Wangfei from being overly confident.

Did she really need to learn how? Hadn't she done it before?

Wasn’t it just about having hands?

Unfortunately, it seemed Suisui didn’t need that.

After drinking the milk, the children should have been put down for a nap.

After all, they had traveled most of the day, and their energy was limited.

However, Feng Xuanrui had run away from home after causing trouble.

Now that he was back, although he was spared punishment, he had suffered enough on the way back.

However, he still needed to make an apology.

So, after they had eaten, Qi Wangfei called Feng Xuanrui over: “Before you left the capital, you beat up Little Five. Now, you need to go and apologize with a gift.”

Qi Wangfei didn’t force the child to go directly; she first tried to reason with Feng Xuanrui.

Children fighting isn’t a matter of life and death, and the beating wasn’t too severe.

The real fear was when Little Five’s face was covered in blood, which scared Feng Xuanrui. Hearing that Uncle Qing was heading south, he became curious and quietly ran away.

Now, thinking back, Feng Xuanrui felt a bit embarrassed.

Hearing his mother’s arrangement, Feng Xuanrui obediently nodded and then asked anxiously: “Mother, Little Five… he isn’t, um, silly now, is he?”

Feng Xuanrui wondered if he had to take care of his foolish older brother for the rest of his life.

Just thinking about it made Feng Xuanrui shiver.

It wasn’t about not being able to afford it, but Little Five was so annoying!

Hearing this, Qi Wangfei sighed helplessly and lightly tapped Feng Xuanrui’s head: “You should call him fifth big brother. You’re the older brother now, and you should set a good example for your younger siblings. Isn’t this the most basic etiquette? Should I hire a tutor to teach you again?”

Being lightly scolded by his mother didn’t bother Feng Xuanrui; he grinned: “Okay, fifth big brother, fifth big brother.”

Thinking to himself, Little Five, that little troublemaker, fifth big brother indeed!

Qi Wangfei knew her son well.

She shook her head helplessly and had the gifts brought over and handed to Qing Shan, then looked at Feng Xuanrui: “There are some things I prepared, and some snacks you brought back. Go to the South Courtyard and see Little Five. He just moved back there a few days ago.”

Afraid the two children might start arguing again, Qi Wangfei quickly added: “Set a good example for your younger siblings.”

She emphasized “younger siblings” with a clear reminder.

To this, Feng Xuanrui responded confidently: “Of course, I’m the best older brother in the capital.”

Feng Xuanbin, feeling dissatisfied, puffed out his round little belly and shouted: “You’re the best, so what about me?”

Feng Xuanrui ignored him and led Suisui out.

Feng Xuanbin saw this and realized he was being left behind. That couldn’t do!

And he hadn’t had any of the snacks from the south yet!

He had to go and get some from Big Brother!

Children’s issues are naturally resolved by children.

Qi Wangfei didn’t follow; worried that the boys might not take care of the little girl properly, she sent her trusted maid Haitang along.

The Qi residence was large, and with many people, it was divided into several areas.

The main courtyard was for the Prince and Prince’s consorts, the Southeast Courtyard was for the young masters, and the Southwest Courtyard was originally reserved for the young ladies.

But, since the Qi residence had no young ladies,

It was later turned into guest quarters by the angry Prince Qi.

Prince Qi’s idea was, since he didn’t have a daughter, he could invite friends with daughters to stay, hoping to bring some good fortune for having a daughter to himself.

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