Yang and Fan were filled with resentment but had no choice. They could only glare at Meng Zhao in secret before slinking into the crowd and disappearing from sight.

The earlier controversy attracted a crowd of onlookers. Once the matter was resolved, the men gradually dispersed. However, a few women did not leave immediately but instead turned around and went to the teahouse.

Wang Xian had come here specifically to bring Song Wanyin, but he never expected to witness such a thing. Since men were not allowed to enter the teahouse, he naturally wouldn't break the rules. After dropping Song Wanyin off, he left.

There were many people around, so Song Wanyin deliberately wore a veiled hat when she got out of the car, only taking it off after entering the private room.

Entering the private room with her were several waiters from the teahouse. They only knew that Song Wanyin was another owner of the teahouse, but they never imagined that the extraordinary woman in front of them was actually the county magistrate's wife.

Meng Zhao turned to them and instructed, "You should keep Manager Song's identity to yourselves and not tell anyone else."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded hurriedly, promising to keep their mouths shut.

Seeing their cautious expressions, Song Wanyin said with a smile, "Zhaozhao, don't scare them. I was originally thinking of inviting some people to support us. But you're being too cautious. If you had said earlier that this shop is mine, none of this would have happened today."

After saying that, she remembered the commotion at the teahouse entrance earlier and immediately said to Huang Cui and Yin Chun in the room, "Huang Cui, Yin Chun, you two did a good job protecting the shop today. This is your reward. Take it." With that, she took out two silver coins and handed them over.

Meng Zhao glanced at the silver coins, each weighing one or two taels, and secretly clicked her tongue in amazement. She thought to herself that Song Wanyin was far too generous. However, she also knew that this was not the time to stop her, so she praised her, saying, "Yes, we really owe you both a lot today."