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"Looking for someone?" Liuzi was puzzled; he didn’t remember that his boss, Miss Lin, knew such a young girl.

Since the day they were robbed by bandits, Liuzi had automatically started calling Lin Yuan "boss lady," although Lin Yuan corrected him many times, but the guy just couldn’t change his ways.

Anyway, Liuzi had essentially become Lin Yuan’s young servant by now, so it didn’t matter if he called her "boss lady," and Lin Yuan no longer bothered with it.

The young girl nodded, "I’m looking for my dad; he works in your shop. His surname is Wang."

When the young girl said this, Liuzi finally understood and burst out laughing, sizing up the girl who was only about ten years old, "So you are Uncle Wang’s daughter? I really didn’t expect that Uncle Wang had such a lovely and clever daughter."

After being praised by Liuzi, Panpan blushed a bit and shyly curtsied again.

Liuzi shouted loudly towards the back hall for "Uncle Wang" and then turned to Panpan with a somewhat apologetic expression, "I’m really sorry, young girl, but our boss lady has rules that people who are not from the shop can’t freely enter and leave the back hall.

So, I can only have your dad meet you here. "

Panpan was a very understanding person, and hearing this, what else could be unclear to her? Every shop has its secrets, especially those in the food business, which have their own secret recipes. This is like how ordinary people can’t just walk into someone else’s kitchen; it’s the same thing.

After a while, Uncle Wang came in, hunched over, "Did the steward call for me about something? Eh, Panpan?"

Uncle Wang spotted his daughter right away, and not knowing how long it had been since they last saw each other, their reunion gave Liuzi a sense of a long-awaited meeting.

Consciously moving to the side to continue tallying the goods and leaving some time for the father and daughter alone, Uncle Wang and Panpan began to speak more casually.

"Dad, your hair, it got whiter..." Panpan choked up a bit as she spoke.

Uncle Wang tenderly stroked his daughter’s hair, as if touching a rare piece of jade, "Silly child, dad is old now, so of course, the hair gets white. But you, you’ve lost weight. Are you not eating well there? Has anyone been bullying you?"

Panpan quickly shook her head, "No, no, the Maternal Aunt I serve is very favored; no one in the house dares to bully me."

Thinking of the temperamentally strange Lin Siyu, Panpan secretly shook her head.

Since Mrs. Liu had a miscarriage, Lin Siyu had become increasingly favored.

Of course, she also became more arrogant; she even once claimed she was feeling unwell and pushed off greeting the Madam County Magistrate.

Those gossiping old women said it enraged the Madam County Magistrate so much that her face turned green.

But what could be done? After Mrs. Liu fell out of favor, Lin Siyu became the most favored. Li Chang always took her with him when he went out to eat. Moreover, Lin Siyu, for some reason, asked Li Chang for a token that allowed her to enter and exit Li Mansion freely without Madam’s permission.

Even a village girl like her knew the rules—that the concubines of the house didn’t have the power to come and go from the mansion as they pleased.

If they wanted to go out, they had to obtain the main wife Madam’s consent.

Now Lin Siyu had bypassed Lady Jin entirely, getting special privileges directly from Li Chang without putting Lady Jin in her eyes. Who wouldn’t be angry with that?

On the contrary, Mrs. Liu, who had been favored before, was much more low-key. Although Li Chang had specially allowed her not to pay respects to Lady Jin during her pregnancy, Mrs. Liu never missed a day. After recovering, she was even more diligent.

The one who used to be the thorn in the flesh, the nail in the eye, had become a little lamb. The former little lamb had turned into a big wolf. This made Lady Jin so regretful that she was green with envy.

"Dad, I’ve seen him a few times at that mansion," Panpan reined in her thoughts and cautiously glanced around before she whispered to Uncle Wang.

Although his daughter didn’t specify who ’he’ was, Uncle Wang evidently knew.

Gripping his daughter’s hand tightly, Uncle Wang became somewhat agitated, "He didn’t do anything to you, did he? Ah?"

Panpan quickly soothed her father and shook her head vigorously, "No, no, I’m fine. Dad, don’t worry, that guy didn’t even glance my way."

It would be more accurate to say that he hadn’t had the time to look, nor the inclination, as his eyes were fixed on Lin Siyu.

Uncle Wang was obviously still concerned and held onto his daughter’s hand without letting go, "My girl, all your mother and I have left is you, you can’t.

.. Ah, let’s not seek revenge anymore, come on, let’s go home with dad.

Your sister, she had a hard life, let’s let her go.

If she were still alive, she certainly wouldn’t want to see you seeking vengeance for her and entering that wolf’s den! "

On hearing her father was giving up, a stubborn and unwilling light filled Panpan’s bright eyes, "Dad! We can’t give up!

My sister died wrongfully, I can’t just let that beast get away with it!

Even though our family doesn’t have a son, I’m not someone to be trifled with!

Dad, rest assured, I have a plan in mind, I absolutely won’t let that beast take advantage of me, don’t worry. "

Seeing her father about to persuade her again, Panpan patted his hand, signaling him to stay calm.

Liuzi, hearing an argument from their direction and looking over curiously, was greeted by Panpan’s sweet smile. Reassured, Liuzi hooked the corner of his mouth and continued checking the goods.

Panpan had been out long enough, it was time to return, "Dad, I managed to sneak out under the pretense of buying jewelry for Maternal Aunt Lin, I should go. You must take good care of yourself and don’t overwork. If you’re not happy working here, go back home, don’t wait for me here."

"Dad is fine, the boss of this shop is a good person and I’m not tired."

What Uncle Wang was most worried about was his only daughter, which was why he had left the household chores and followed her to town, just to be closer to her.

In fact, he had planned to enter the Li Mansion, but they had rejected him due to his age, thinking he could do nothing, and that’s how he ended up working in Lin Yuan’s shop by chance.

"It’s you who needs to take care of yourself. Never be alone with that beast, do you remember?"

Uncle Wang gave her thousands of warnings, only letting go of his daughter’s hand reluctantly and watched until her figure disappeared at the corner of the street, unable to take his eyes off her.

Liuzi playfully patted his shoulder with a grin, "Uncle Wang, if you’re so reluctant to part with your girl, why not have her stay and work at Rice Flower Fragrance too?"

Liuzi was just joking; he was naturally buoyant and got along well with the other workers at Rice Flower Fragrance.

Uncle Wang shook his head, forcing a bitter smile, "If it weren’t for hardships at home, we would’ve stayed in the countryside and farmed the land; who would want to come to town willingly?"

After nodding to Liuzi, Uncle Wang slowly hobbled back to the kitchen.

Scratching his head, Liuzi couldn’t understand what Uncle Wang was thinking.

Wasn’t it harder working in the fields at home than earning money working in town?

And for that young girl, working in town could lead to a better marriage, couldn’t it?

Why did Uncle Wang make it sound like they had no other choice?