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Men!

Xie Zhiyuan felt his scalp tingle and his hands and feet turn ice cold as he incredulously watched Mo Sanniang lower her head to speak to the man. The man seemed to suddenly understand, nodding repeatedly.

Through Xie Zhiyuan’s eyes, the scene appeared to be a display of a lover’s affection.

No wonder she refused to be a concubine, no wonder she wouldn’t open the door. It turns out she came here to become the boss’s lady. Well done, Mo Sanniang!

Xie Zhiyuan clenched his fists tightly, feeling as though the affection of all these years had been lightly and wrongly bestowed. In vain, he had defied his mother, planning to bring Mo Sanniang to the household after Ma Xiaoqian gave birth to a son.

Just as his mother was about to agree, Mo Sanniang had to go and fall in love with someone else, showing her fickle heart!

Xie Zhiyuan gritted his teeth, wanting to charge into the store and fiercely scold this shameless woman. But when he saw several men dressed as shop assistants inside, he knew that if he went in, he wouldn’t receive a warm welcome. In the end, he just stamped his foot and left resentfully.

In front of the shelves, Lin Yuan watched the whole scene, and then glanced at Mo Sanniang attending to customers without a hint of awareness. Lin Yuan shook her head in secret.

Although Xie Zhiyuan didn’t come into the shop to cause a scene, Lin Yuan could already see his thoughts from the look in his eyes.

It was indeed laughable. It was he who first broke the vows of love between them; he was the one who intended to marry first. Yet now, seeing someone else ready to start a new life, he had the audacity to look as though he had been cheated and betrayed!

Lin Yuan sneered. Why was it that the entire Xie family was so bizarre, just like his mother, always feeling like others owed them something!

Finally, after the first wave of customers had left, Lin Yuan and the rest could take a momentary rest.

Seeing nearly one-third of the pastries on the shelves gone, everyone was too happy to close their mouths.

"Alright, everyone," Lin Yuan clapped her hands and addressed the group, "Now that the first batch of customers has left, they’re bound to spread the word when they go back. It’s almost noon; I guess there won’t be too many people coming in the morning.

So, you all go to the back room to rest for a while and restock the pastries as needed.

We have another battle waiting for us this afternoon. "

The group responded loudly, with Liuzi and Liang Zi being the most vocal. After the morning’s work, Lin Yuan’s capabilities were evident to all. Following such a boss, they wouldn’t worry about lacking opportunities to make silver.

Uncle Wang and several others went to the kitchen. Da Niu and Liang Zi, full of energy, got restless after a short break, heading back to the kitchen to boil water and make tea for everyone.

Meng Liangdong, having just received guidance and assistance from Mo Sanniang, was deeply grateful and was in the midst of giving her thanks.

Although Mo Sanniang had heard of Meng Liangdong’s pedantry before, his sincere gratitude still managed to surprise her.

Lin Yuan secretly chuckled, just as she was about to visit her parents in the back room, the corner of her eye caught a distinctive figure approaching her shop.

The newcomer was none other than the second young mistress of the Jin family, Jin Lingling.

However, this time she was not alone; several girls of similar age followed her. One glance at their posture and attire was enough to tell they were all from wealthy families like Jin Lingling.

Lin Yuan knew very well how much Jin Lingling despised her, and she certainly didn’t think Jin Lingling had brought so many people today to celebrate her new business.

As soon as Jin Lingling stepped out of the carriage, she saw Lin Yuan. Her bright eyes clouded with loathing.

Thinking back on the last time when she had bribed bandits to ambush Lin Yuan, but before they could act, they were exposed and caught by the Government Office, it made her grind her teeth in frustration.