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Meng Liangdong was momentarily startled before he quickly bent over to pick up the item for her, thankful it was a wooden box and wasn’t damaged. "What’s wrong? If you’re too tired, you can go rest in the back hall."

Mo Sanniang wasn’t an employee of Rice Flower Fragrance, only helping out in favor of Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan had initially thought it was exhaustion getting to her, but looking into her eyes now, she knew it was Ma Xiaonan’s words that had affected her so.

With Lin Yuan’s keen mind, it took her only a moment to deduce the crux of the issue and turning to Ma Xiaonan, she asked, "May I inquire, Miss, your honorific name?"

Ma Xiaonan thought she needed to leave a name for a reservation and promptly answered, "Me? My surname is Ma, I’m Ma Xiaonan. I’m from Ma family Manor."

Ma Xiaonan, Ma family Manor.

Indeed, it was as she had thought.

Lin Yuan then asked, "And your elder cousin is?"

"Ah, my elder cousin, her name is Ma Xiaoqian, she’s the only daughter of my second uncle.

She’s been really good to me, so I definitely want to prepare a very, very special gift for her.

Oh right, Boss, besides these wedding pastries, what else unique does your store carry?

I’d like to bring something back for my parents to try. "

Before Ma Xiaonan could finish, Lin Yuan politely interrupted her, "I’m sorry, Miss Ma, but my shop currently only has these pastries on display, nothing else."

Ma Xiaonan let out a disappointed sigh, her eyes dimming slightly.

What disappointed her even more was what Lin Yuan said next.

"Moreover, Miss Ma, as you can see, Rice Flower Fragrance has just opened today, and the pastries we have prepared are not very plentiful. And with the recent opening, it’s going to be particularly busy.

I’m afraid we might not be able to make as many wedding pastries as you need in time.

So, to avoid delaying your important plans, I suggest you place your order at another store. "

Upon hearing Lin Yuan turn away Ma Xiaonan’s business, Mo Sanniang immediately panicked and hurriedly grabbed Lin Yuan’s sleeve, "Girl, what are you saying? How can we refuse?"

After speaking, she quickly turned back to Ma Xiaonan, managing to squeeze out a forced smile, "Miss Ma, although our business is busy, as long as you don’t need too much, we should be able to make it in time... You..."

"Sister Mo, why bother?" Lin Yuan grabbed Mo Sanniang’s hand, cutting her off.

Ma Xiaonan across from them didn’t seem to notice anything unusual between the two. And even if she did, it’s unlikely she’d guess that the woman before her was her cousin’s romantic rival.

"Well, I don’t know how many wedding pastries I’ll need, but I guess it won’t be too many.

It seems my cousin-in-law doesn’t have many relatives.

" Ma Xiaonan hurriedly said to Lin Yuan, "Boss Lin, if I don’t need many, can you rush them out for me?

I really want the wedding pastries from your shop, please, can you do it? "

Truth be told, Lin Yuan actually quite liked this Ma Xiaonan, innocent and cute, devoid of guile, much like her own sisters, endearing and evoking affection.

But, just the thought of her having such a cousin would make her anxious.

Not just because she felt it was so unfair to Mo Sanniang, but also because she was uncertain about the character of the Ma family.

If the people of the Ma family were like Ma Xiaonan, that would be fine, but if they were all like Ma Xiaoqian, with only Ma Xiaonan being the "exception," that would be truly lamentable.

To be honest, Mo Sanniang also took a liking to this adorable and naive young lady before her; it was hard to imagine that someone like Ma Xiaoqian could have such an innocent cousin.

Seeing her plead so earnestly, Mo Sanniang’s heart softened. In her many years of doing business, it had always been the seller coaxing the buyer to purchase; when had it ever been the buyer pleading with the seller to sell?