Song He'er was startled by the sudden voice. She turned around and saw a middle-aged woman dressed in expensive clothes standing at the entrance, accompanied by a young maid.

This man's arrogance made Song He'er extremely uncomfortable.

"May I ask where this aunt has come from, and what brings you here?"

The young maid beside her snorted coldly, looking down on her. "Hmph, this is the head manager of our Qionglou Restaurant, the number one person in the restaurant business in Jiangning, Ruan San Niang."

Ruan San Niang?

Song He'er finally understood that she was not some random person, but Ruan Wenxiao's aunt.

Seeing is believing. Everyone says that Ruan Wenxiao's aunt is a remarkable figure in Jiangning. After meeting her today, I can confirm that she truly lives up to her reputation. Not to mention her appearance and demeanor, even her words and actions give people a different feeling.

"So it's the head manager here. My apologies for my rudeness. I don't know if my daughter has done anything wrong that would have troubled you to come."

Ruan San Niang smiled faintly, took a step, and walked gracefully to the table. After sitting down, she stared intently at Song He'er, looking her up and down.

"He is quite handsome. Where is he from? Our Wenxiao is indeed a rare man in this world. You have sent people to contact him several times. What are your intentions?"

Sure enough, no one comes to the temple without a reason. She thinks she's some kind of vixen who came to Yan Ye Lou just to seduce her nephew!

“You’re overthinking it. My relationship with Young Master Ruan is completely innocent and there’s nothing between us. I’ve come here today simply to ask him for advice on running a restaurant, and I have no other intentions.”

Clearly, Ruan San Niang didn't believe it at all, and even took Song He'er's words as a joke.

"Seeking advice? What? Are your family worried about you, a young girl, venturing out into the world? You should know that doing business in Jiangning is not something just anyone can do. Not only do you need to have plenty of money, but you also need to be in contact with the government. You're so young, yet you have such a big mouth. I advise you to go home as soon as possible, or your parents will worry about you."

Seeing that she had repeatedly insulted her, Song He'er no longer cared about seniority and retorted directly: "This lady is really quite interesting. Business can be done anywhere in the world. What makes you think you can run this restaurant but I can't? Is it because I'm young, or because of your eyes?"

Ruan San Niang was stunned for a moment. It was the first time she had seen such a stubborn girl, who was eloquent and whose words pierced people's hearts.

The young girl following beside him got excited and shouted, "You're so arrogant! You should remember whose territory you're on now. Even if you run a restaurant business, you won't be able to gain a foothold in Jiangning in less than ten or eight years!"

Song He'er glanced at her, completely disregarding this young girl, "I only need three months."

Ruan San Niang burst out laughing, "You're so young, but you've got quite the big mouth!"

"I came to your Yan Ye Lou today with no ulterior motives. If you don't like it, I won't come again. I will check out now and pay you every penny I owe you."

“You can afford to eat here for one day, but you might not be able to afford to eat here for two days. I advise you not to come again, lest you bring something unclean and corrupt my Wenxiao.”

The woman's words became increasingly offensive. Song He'er had originally planned to pay the bill and leave, but seeing her aggressive demeanor, as if all the women in the world were there to seduce her nephew!

"Is this how you treat your customers? Everyone says you're a prominent businessman in Jiangning! I never imagined you could be so terrible at interpersonal relationships. You always assume others are like this, judging them by your own standards. Do you think any decent-looking woman would be entangled in such matters of love and sex? You came in and humiliated me without even asking what happened. Even if I wasn't a customer, you shouldn't treat ordinary people like this in your shop. It's truly laughable!"

Ruan Sanniang wasn't one to hold a grudge. Seeing Song He'er's unpleasant tone, she immediately frowned, waved her hand, and threw the teacup on the table to the ground. "What do you think you are? A piece of trash from a brothel, what right do you have to act tough with me here? When I was making my way in the world, you weren't even born yet!"

Ruan San Niang is a woman who speaks without restraint. Now she even uses terms like "brothel" and "tavern" to describe herself, which is really infuriating!

"Brothels and theaters? Even if I'm not a young lady from a noble family, I'm still a decent girl from an ordinary family. Who are you trying to insult by speaking like that?"

"I'm talking about you! Get out of here!"

No sooner had the words been spoken than hurried footsteps came from outside the door, and a moment later, a tall, slender figure appeared at the entrance.

"Aunt, please watch your words!"

Ruan Wenxiao's face was dark, as if he had come from hell. With his sharp eyebrows and eyes, he stared expressionlessly at Ruan San Niang and her maid sitting at the table.

"Wenxiao, your aunt is doing this for your own good! Associating with such a disreputable woman will ruin you!"

"Aunt, watch your words! It's really too much to slander someone's girl with such language!"

Ruan San Niang was somewhat embarrassed, perhaps because she had been scolded by her nephew, and she felt a little ashamed.

"Is this how you talk to your aunt? You should know that I went to great lengths to bring you from the Central Plains to Nanzhao, hoping that you would have a bright future as soon as possible, but you take my kindness for granted! And you complain about me like this?"

Ruan Wenxiao breathed a sigh of relief and waved to the maid beside Ruan San Niang, signaling her to quickly leave.

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