Chapter 77

Pei Yan felt that she was too aloof.

"You don't even look down on the prince of the Duke's Mansion? What else do you want to do?" Is it impossible for God to help you?

Su Guoer understood his implication and finally sighed, "I just want to have a foothold in Bianjing with my skills, find someone with a similar family background to marry, and live an ordinary life.

"It's not that I look down on the Duke's son, but I know that I can't reach him, so I chose..."

Pei Yan: "Stop, I'm just asking you to be my concubine, how can you not be able to reach her?" This was a confusing statement.

Su Guoer sighed again: "I don't want to be a concubine"

Pei Yan: "You mean you want to be the legal wife?"

Su Guoer nodded: "Yes, to be the legal wife, even if it means marrying a farmer or a businessman, anything is fine."

Pei Yan thought Su Guoer was crazy, really crazy. He was even forced to be unable to say a word. Finally, after a long pause, he said: "Are you mistaken? I am the prince of the first-class Zhenguogong Mansion. If you follow me, your future child will at least be a ninth-rank official."

Su Guoer wanted to roll her eyes shamelessly after hearing this, but she had to survive first. There was so much intrigue and conspiracy in that big family, she would just be cannon fodder if she went there.

child?

What’s the point of talking about children if you’ve lost your life?

Pei Yan still couldn't figure it out. He even thought that Su Guoer didn't know how to do the accounting. But she ran such a big store, how could she not know how to do the accounting?

so…………

Is she telling the truth?

Pei Yan racked his brains but couldn't come up with an answer. No answer is the answer. This is Su Guoer's answer. The reason why she has been hiding from him is because her ideas are different from those of ordinary people.

Su Guoer: "Not everyone is willing to take a chance. Sorry, I just want to live an ordinary life."

The last sentence came from the bottom of her heart, and she thought Pei Yan could understand.

But who would have thought that Pei Yan would suddenly laugh: "You are still too naive. Do you really think that ordinary people's lives must be easy?"

He shook his head and said, "It seems that the Duke's Mansion has taken care of you too well, making you lose your sense of the world."

"This Bianjing City is under the feet of the emperor. It may appear calm on the surface, but there are undercurrents surging behind the scenes. It's not as simple as you think. Just tell me, how many problems have you encountered in less than a month since opening the shop?"

"If I hadn't been helping you from behind, do you really think you could still be standing here alive?" He returned to his arrogant look. Sure enough, this was the real Pei Yan.

Su Guoer was relieved to see that he had returned to normal. As long as it wasn't a matter of feelings, everything would be fine.

Su Guoer: "I know you have done me a favor, I will do my best to repay you."

Pei Yan: "This is not a matter of repaying or not, this is a question of whether your shop can be run for a long time. You have good cooking skills and are a bit smart, but if you don't have anyone behind you, it would be best for you to join a restaurant and become a chef. Otherwise, others will trip you up out of jealousy. Don't blame me for not reminding you."

Su Guoer could think of this problem, so she had been thinking about finding a noble person, hoping that someone could help her settle some things behind her, but after looking for a long time, she found that the person in front of her was the most useful.

Su Guoer: "I have a business deal I want to do with the prince."

Pei Yan leaned against the pillar and said: "No, my family doesn't need this money, I don't need to take this risk."

Su Guoer: "I'll give you 60% of the profit."

Pei Yan: "No need. If I have that kind of energy, why don't I just open my own shop and hire a chef to cook? Your shop is small and has few people. It's really not worth my attention, so I won't do it."

He refused straightforwardly, and his childish temper came out again, making Su Guoer very angry.

But he also felt that he was telling the truth. In the eyes of those people, his shop was nothing worth looking at, let alone thinking about leaning against a big tree to enjoy the shade.

Su Guoer bit her lip tightly, huffing angrily, but there was nothing she could do. She could only sigh and turn around to go downstairs.

Pei Yan asked her, "Where are you going?"

Su Guoer: "I'll cook for you. Aren't you here for lunch?"

Pei Yan chased after him: "Hey! You still haven't given me an answer to that matter just now!"

Su Guoer: "No answer is the answer, I've already said it"

This made Pei Yan choke again. Without saying anything, the two of them were truly amazing at making each other angry!

No one should try to please others with words.

The people downstairs pricked up their ears and listened. Finally, they heard the sound of two people coming down the stairs. They immediately stood up and dispersed, each busy with their own things.

Su Guoer didn't look at them. She went to the kitchen and cooked three dishes. She asked Yunniang to bring them to Pei Yan, and she didn't even go out.

Did Pei Yan have lunch? No, because he had delayed too long. It was already nearing noon. In less than an incense stick of time, the restaurant was packed with people. He couldn't eat well, so he went back home.

As for Su Guoer’s reply to him?

There is still no conclusion.

But it didn't matter. Women were always available. Without her, Su Guoer, it wouldn't matter. Besides, he didn't even know if he liked Su Guoer or not.

It was because of the pride he felt from being rejected that he paid special attention to her.

He couldn't see his own heart clearly, nor could he see Su Guoer's heart clearly, and even less could he see... that dream clearly.

——

There were quite a few diners at noon, and her shop was soon full of people.

But what surprised Su Guoer was that some people of unusual status came.

His clothes were not particularly fancy, but the energy and spirit in his voice were different.

The two adults came to the private room on the second floor and asked, "I heard the cook here can make Yunjiang fish balls?"

Su Guoer had just seen off seven tables of guests when she saw the two men approaching and hurriedly replied, "Yes, we are the only one that sells the Jiangnan dish Yunjiang Fish Balls. You've come to the right place."

The man with a green face and beard said: "Okay, then give us a bowl to try."

At this moment, another person next to him said: "Huh? No wonder you dragged me here to eat? I guess you came here to try your hometown food, right? It's so mean, it's so mean that you didn't even tell me this."

The green-faced and bearded man continued, "Haha, Master Liu, how could I dare tell you this in advance? Our Jiangnan cuisine is the most difficult to reproduce the original flavor. I was afraid that if I told you it would not taste good and make a fool of myself. Now you know it too. Come on, come on, come and try it with me."

“This was recommended to me by someone else. They said it was delicious and told me to come and try it.”

Lord Liu: "Haha, then I'm in for a treat." Then he let Yunniang take the two of them to the elegant seats on the second floor.

Su Guoer was preparing fish balls in the kitchen, while the other dishes were handed over to the two apprentices.