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Pfft!

Someone sprayed laughter first, and then there was a chorus of snickers.

Lin Yuan was at a loss for words. She had such a nice dream, was it really worthy of that big a reaction?

Lin Jiaxin shook his head with a smile, but Lady Liu stretched out a hand and poked her daughter’s forehead, half frustrated and half amused as she scolded, "You silly girl, making money during the day is enough, yet you’re even dreaming about earning silver at night!"

Xiao Linshuang had just been knocked on the head with chopsticks by her older sister and was sulking about not having anywhere to vent.

Now seizing the chance, she leaned back to avoid her sister’s reach, and then laughed out loud, pointing at her sister, "Big sister, you’re really obsessed with money!

Even in your dreams, you see silver, haha.

It’s better than dreaming of marrying off your sister-in-law! "

Lin Yuan, irritated, reached out to knock her on the forehead again, but Xia Zheng next to her stopped her and said seriously, "I’ve heard, dreaming about silver is not a good omen."

Lin Yuan was taken aback.

Seeing Lin Yuan frightened, Xia Zheng’s serious face suddenly cracked, and he started laughing loudly while slapping the table, "You believe that too? Haha."

Lin Yuan, speechless, kicked that person’s foot angrily.

Because of the morning’s minor incident, Lin Yi arrived at Zhuma Town later than usual on his carriage. Fortunately, Lin Jiaxin and the others didn’t come with him today, otherwise they would have been even later.

He thought that the Rice Flower Fragrance would have already opened for business, but unexpectedly, the place was in complete disarray.

From a distance, Lin Yi noticed something was off at the entrance of Rice Flower Fragrance and spoke in a subdued voice to the two people inside the carriage, "Young master, it seems something’s wrong."

At that moment, Xia Zheng was busily playing with Lin Yuan’s fingers in the carriage. Hearing Lin Yi’s voice, he thought they might be facing a highway robbery and quickly lifted the curtain, ready for a fight.

However, he didn’t expect to see a crowd of onlookers and a messy entrance.

Realizing that Rice Flower Fragrance was in trouble, Lin Yuan leapt down from the carriage in a hurry, pushing through the crowd to get inside.

Indeed, the front hall was in chaos. Although the shelves were still intact, the pastries that were on them were thrown all over the ground in disorder, some even trampled into mush by people’s feet.

It wasn’t just the shelves; the counter was also a mess. The account books Meng Liangdong had prepared last night were stamped with several dark footprints and tossed carelessly on the floor.

What infuriated her even more was that the safe used to temporarily store silver taels under the counter was missing.

Now a few iron tools from the shop were placed there.

It appeared that the thief had attempted to pry open the safe but failed, so they simply took the entire box along with the silver taels.

Although there wasn’t much silver in the safe, being robbed like this would leave anyone feeling bitter!

Yet what upset Lin Yuan the most wasn’t the financial loss.

When she saw the injured Meng Liangdong, the rage in her heart couldn’t be contained any longer.

She bit her lip and narrowed her eyes. If robbing was their motive, so be it – every businessperson faces financial loss at some times.

But these people, they should never have hurt her people!

Xia Zheng looked around the store, his thoughts aligning with Lin Yuan’s. It seemed he needed to visit Li Mansion again, to have an audience with Sir Lichang.

Actually, Meng Liangdong’s injuries weren’t too severe, but as a scholar experiencing a burglary for the first time, the emotional trauma was far more severe than the physical injuries.

Mo Sanniang was always the earliest to open up shop on this street.

When she came to open her fabric store early in the morning, she immediately noticed that something was off.

Not to mention Meng Liangdong, even the boss Lin Yuan hadn’t asked them to open for business so early. So why was the door open?

On closer inspection, it was clear that there was trouble!

The disarray in the shop was bad enough, but to see Meng Liangdong lying on the ground, semi-conscious, was shocking!

In a panic, it was obvious to Mo Sanniang that Rice Flower Fragrance had been visited by a thief. But what had happened to the person?