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Relying on the fact that her son had read books for a few years and had bought a scribe position in the Yamen with money, she really considered herself superior? How amusing!

Once Lady Xie left, Mo Sanniang reopened her business, and now she had completely let go of the past. There was still a long road ahead, and she had to look forward.

After Lin Yuan returned to the shop, she saw Meng Liangdong anxiously pacing back and forth at the entrance—clearly, he had heard about the incident at Mo Sanniang’s.

"Boss, boss, what happened over there? I’ve seen you constantly guarding the entrance."

Seeing how Meng Liangdong was red in the face and had a thick neck with urgency, Lin Yuan’s eyes twinkled: "Oh, nothing much, just a filthy woman coming over to cause trouble, but now Sister Mo has driven her away."

"Causing trouble? Is she alright? Did she get upset?" Meng Liangdong’s voice shook a bit.

Lin Yuan tilted her head and thought very seriously: "I don’t know, but looking at Sister Mo, she seemed like she had cried. Hey, Mr. Meng, where are you going? Hey, watch out for the carriage! Be careful!"

Ha-ha. Lin Yuan burst into laughter at the sight of Meng Liangdong frantically running without choosing his path, holding her belly and laughing without regard for her image.

Liuzi chimed in with a cheeky grin from behind her: "Madam boss, you’re really going above and beyond to help. If Mr. Meng still can’t win his beauty after this, we’ll have no choice but to force them into the bridal chamber."

Lin Yuan turned around and gave Liuzi a glare, this guy was always full of bad ideas! However, the thought of forcing them into the bridal chamber was amusing; it was worth considering.

Considering the time, Lin Yi should have already brought Liu Siqi and his wife to Fuman Building, so Lin Yuan and Xiao Linshuang strolled towards it.

Thinking back to the Century-old Cake Shop’s slander against Rice Flower Fragrance, Lin Yuan was keen to check it out, so she cut through a narrow alley to the main street.

The Century-old Cake Shop certainly lived up to its name as an established shop, with its storefront being much larger than Rice Flower Fragrance’s, and it was even two-storied.

Lin Yuan was puzzled, was there really a need for a pastry shop to be two-storied?

However, when she looked up at the open windows on the second floor, she realized that the second floor was not for selling pastries but rather for hosting guests. Right then, she saw several ladies chatting while enjoying pastries in an elegant room on the second floor.

In those times, women rarely had the freedom to go out casually, and even if they did, there were few places they could visit.

So the Century-old Cake Shop had specially set aside elegant rooms on the second floor for ladies who came for social gatherings.

It protected their privacy and also sold their products.

Of course, not just anyone could reserve these elegant rooms. Those who had the means to gather at the Century-old Cake Shop surely had substantial financial resources and could leave a generous amount of Reward Silver for the shop, ensuring a profitable day for the business.

Putting aside the quality of the Century-old Cake Shop’s pastries, this one design strategy alone garnered Lin Yuan’s admiration.

Her Rice Flower Fragrance was also quite famous. Originally, Lin Yuan had wanted to buy some pastries to taste, but the moment she stopped at the entrance of the Century-old Cake Shop, the shop boy greeting and seeing off customers looked at her with wary eyes.

At first, Lin Yuan didn’t understand what was going on until that shop boy turned and whispered to the shopkeeper while pointing at her.

Eventually, the two seemed to confirm something and took out a portrait from under the counter, comparing it to her for a long time.

She finally realized that the Century-old Cake Shop had distributed her likeness throughout the shop.

No wonder they looked at her warily as soon as she appeared. They must feel guilty as thieves, fearful that she would come looking for trouble!