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Sister Lianlian chuckled warmly, affectionately linking her arm with Mother Feng’s: "If I had known Mother was waiting here, Lianlian wouldn’t have come to send them off.

This young girl has never been to the Jin Mansion before, she was asking around for the way, luckily I saw her on the way back from praying for blessings for the old lady with the eldest daughter of the main family and led her here. "

It turned out she had taken the wrong path, and upon hearing this, Mother Feng’s expression softened a bit. After all, she was just an inexperienced young girl, why make things difficult for her?

"Let it be, let it be, now that you know the way, you should come earlier next time, right?" Mother Feng said while giving a look to the little maid behind her. The clever maid immediately stepped forward to take the mooncake basket from Lin Yuan’s hands and briskly took it to the kitchen.

Lin Yuan nodded quickly, smiling sweetly: "Mother Feng is still kind-hearted, Yuanyuan came so late today, yet Mother is still thinking about introducing business to Yuanyuan in the future."

Mother Feng had long seen that this young girl was clever.

Seeing that she had understood the implication behind her words, she too chuckled.

Then, looking around to make sure no one was paying attention, she approached Lin Yuan and whispered, "Our eldest daughter of the main family is about to be proposed in marriage, you know? The old lady feels for the eldest daughter and wants everything to be perfect; she’s even personally involved in the wedding cakes.

Your mooncakes are so good; surely you’re skilled with wedding cakes too, right?

If they catch the old lady’s eye, you will definitely make a big profit! "

Seeing the genuine joy in Mother Feng’s eyes, Lin Yuan expressed her thanks verbally, but she understood in her heart that if the business deal went through, Mother Feng would certainly receive plenty of benefits as well—that was the real reason Mother Feng was happy.

However, she caught a glimpse out of the corner of her eye and noticed that Sister Lianlian, for some reason, suddenly looked subdued, especially at the moment when Mother Feng mentioned how the old lady cared for the eldest daughter.

In a short while, the little maid returned with the basket and whispered a few words in Mother Feng’s ear.

Mother Feng nodded repeatedly, took the basket back to Lin Yuan, and pulled a pouch of silver from her sleeve to hand it over: "The mooncakes are very good; the old lady will surely like them.

This is the remaining silver; take good care of it. "

The old lady surely would not inspect the mooncakes herself; it seemed that the little maid had just now gone to the kitchen to count and inspect them.

Lin Yuan knew there were many rules in big households and didn’t say anything extra, seeing Mother Feng was looking at her, she quickly spread her smile as wide as possible, took the pouch of silver, and also deftly slipped a few silver pieces into Mother Feng’s hand: "Thank you, Mother. "

"Oh my, it’s your own mooncakes that are good, why thank me?" This time, Mother Feng had no intention of declining, she immediately smiled from ear to ear as she took the silver, and reminded Lin Yuan about the wedding cakes before leaving with the little maid.

Not until Mother Feng was far away did Sister Lianlian snort and grumble, "Old ninny, spouting nonsense! If the old lady really cared for the eldest daughter of the main family, she wouldn’t have arranged such a match for her!"

Only then did Lin Yuan understand the reason for Sister Lianlian’s earlier dim expression; it seemed she felt sorry for her own young lady.

Lin Yuan did know a bit about the Jin family’s affairs; Lady Jin from the Jin family had entered Master Magistrate’s family as a continuation match, who would be Lin Siyu’s future stepmother.

On the day the Lin family came to create a scene, she overheard Lao Fan mention that the Master Magistrate’s eldest son was negotiating a marriage with the Jin family’s legitimate daughter.

From the conversation between Mother Feng and Sister Lianlian, it was clear that this legitimate daughter could not be Jin Lingling from the second branch of the family, but rather this solitary and cold eldest daughter of the main family, Jin Yuyu.

The legitimate daughter of the Jin family, and not just any legitimate daughter, but the eldest daughter of the main family—she was quite a notable personage in Zhuma Town.

How did she end up choosing the good-for-nothing eldest son of Master Magistrate’s family?

No wonder even Sister Lianlian doesn’t see it favorably.

While feeling sorry for Jin Yuyu, Lin Yuan pondered that Jin Yuyu’s aunt must have been busy plotting behind the scenes.

Although the Jin family was powerful, Lady Jin was, after all, just a concubine, and the legitimate son left by the first wife was the true eldest legitimate son, who would inherit the properties of Master Magistrate’s family in the future.

Marrying her own niece to him was indeed a good method to secure the family wealth.

But this method was truly insidious!

"Sister Lianlian, don’t be angry, after all, the marriage discussions are just beginning. It is still too early to tell if it will come to fruition," Lin Yuan didn’t have high hopes for Master Magistrate’s eldest son, who might commit some egregious blunder at any moment.

Sister Lianlian’s complaint was just a moment of frankness, and she regretted it as soon as it was spoken.

Why did she talk about such things with a village girl she had only seen twice?

If by chance someone overheard and it reached the old lady’s ears, that would not bode well for the young miss. ..

With this in mind, Sister Lianlian quickly grabbed Lin Yuan’s sleeve and whispered a caution: "Pretend you didn’t hear anything about today’s discussion. No matter what the old lady thinks, she certainly cares about the young miss. Don’t speak carelessly."

Lin Yuan knew what she was thinking, and while silently chuckling at Lianlian’s naivety and frankness, she nodded earnestly and promised.

When separating from Lianlian, Lin Yuan naturally didn’t forget her share of the silver, which Lianlian accepted cheerfully without fuss, though still frowning and saying, "In fact, I really do not hope that you would win the young miss’s silver. "

Lin Yuan understood what she meant and patted her hand reassuringly, "Don’t worry, someone like the young miss will definitely have good fortune. I dare say her marriage prospect will definitely fall through."

Lianlian laughed at this, covering her mouth with a giggle, "You talk as if you are a fortune-telling witch. From now on, for any pastries our young miss needs, I will buy from you. Just make sure to give me a good deal then."

"Of course." Lin Yuan thought about her possible future pastry shop, and smiled, "Actually, I plan to open a pastry shop in town. When I start, Sister Lianlian must come and support me."

After cheerfully settling future affairs with Lianlian, Lin Yuan walked off with her empty basket, leading her two younger sisters away.

The walk from Jin Mansion to Fuman Building was not short, so she decided to stroll and browse along the main street.

The two young girls, childish at heart, were enraptured by the dazzling array of goods and didn’t want to leave.

Lin Yuan, however, looked around with careful eyes—since she planned to open a shop in town, she might as well use this chance to scope out potential locations and keep an eye out for any decent shops for sale.