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Shopkeeper Wu sighed, "Alas, speaking of which, she could be considered a pitiful person, yet she insists not doing the things that earn people’s pity.

Barely escaping the dire straits, she jumped right back in.

Not to mention finding a decent place to work, she was secretly colluding with many brothels in Zhuma Town.

As long as she could deceive young, beautiful, and naive girls, she would send them to the brothels.

Truly a person with a heart of darkness! "

Shocked by these words, Lin Yuan couldn’t help but shiver, "Is everything you said true?"

"It’s definitely true. This even came to light when the Master Prefect saw her causing a commotion in the court and decided to discipline her with some punishment. Out of fear, she confessed without being coerced!"

Shopkeeper Wu curled his lip, fed up with that foolish woman.

Prefect Tang had originally intended to just punish her for her public disturbances with five lashes, but the Loudspeaker, unable to bear the pain, cracked after just one and confessed everything, thinking they had already uncovered her past deeds.

Lin Yuan’s eyes grew dark as she suddenly recalled what the Loudspeaker had said to Lan Hua back at the tofu shop.

It’s no wonder she knew so much about the goings-on inside the brothels, even persistently coaxing Lan Hua to experience such places with her.

It turned out she had been planning to trick Lan Hua all along.

Fortunately, Lin Yuan had discovered just in time and drove the Loudspeaker away. Otherwise, Lan Hua would certainly have been lured off to who knows where by now.

Little did anyone expect that a financial dispute would unravel into the crime of abducting women.

Now, the Loudspeaker faced more than just the penalty of repaying silver.

Lin Dashuan was sentenced to five years in prison for secretly abducting Xiao Linshuang, and the Loudspeaker had already tricked numerous respectable young women.

She would likely spend the rest of her life behind bars.

Now that the matter with the Loudspeaker was resolved, it was time to reclaim the business of the Fragrant Full Building.

Since the Drunken Immortal Residence no longer protected the Loudspeaker, it seemed they had mastered the process of making tofu.

Although they couldn’t yet produce tofu as sweet and fragrant as the Fragrant Full Building, that was just a matter of time.

Therefore, Lin Yuan didn’t linger on the matter of tofu, knowing full well that she couldn’t expect everyone else to be fools, incapable of figuring out her method. No matter what, one must always look forward, which is why she launched dried tofu and tofu skin at the most opportune moment.

The arrest and the hot pot were launched simultaneously. Today, the Loudspeaker had been arrested; tomorrow, hot pot would go on the market. Moreover, Shopkeeper Wu had already advertised the hot pot, and she believed that once it was available, it would surely capture the town’s attention.

As expected, when hot pot initially became available at the Fuman Building in Zhuma Town, many wealthy folks from Yecheng, having heard the news, took carriages especially to the Fragrant Full Building for a taste.

Now that it was available in Yecheng, naturally, many people came, drawn by its reputation.

On the day hot pot was introduced, from top to bottom, not a single elegant room in Fragrant Full Building was empty, nor was there a table in the main hall without guests.

Only now did Lin Yuan truly appreciate the powerful economic benefits brought about by urban prosperity. Although the introduction of hot pot had been successful in Fuman Building, compared to the current scene, that success was nothing but a small appetizer.

"Boss, this hot pot is truly endlessly delightful," Shopkeeper Wu beamed, barely able to contain his joy as he looked at the crowded establishment; his eyes squinted into slits, "You didn’t see it, but the Drunken Immortal Residence across the street has almost no customers today, ha!

Everyone is gathered at our Fragrant Full Building.

This kind of turnout, since the day I, Lao Wu, took over the Fragrant Full Building, I have never witnessed such a sight! "

Lin Yuan smiled as she glanced over the patrons in the main hall and was about to respond when Xia Zheng, sitting beside her, already started tapping the table in protest, "How can this be? Your words clearly suggest dissatisfaction with me as the Boss! Tell me, Shopkeeper Wu, the former Boss is right here, and you’ve already started to dismiss me.

If one day I’m gone, are you planning to discredit me completely, hmm? "

Shopkeeper Wu never meant that, and even if he did, he wouldn’t dare voice it in front of Xia Zheng and Lin Yuan.

He waved his hands hurriedly to clarify, "Not at all, I wouldn’t dare to belittle you!

Besides, the Fragrant Full Building is your creation, Boss.

Even if the business were ever poor, I would never dare to speak ill of you! "