As soon as Xie Ping finished speaking, He Ling's heart trembled violently.

The conditions offered by Xie Ping were too tempting.

Not to mention 46%, just 50 taels is enough to attract her.

She only earned a few hundred taels a year from writing storybooks.

"Boss Xie, don't worry, I will definitely find out who this crabapple belongs to." He Ling no longer had the anxiety she had before, but was excited and thrilled.

Xie Ping nodded, very satisfied.

On the way back, He Ling was planning how to find out the identity of this Yizhi Begonia.

In fact, she regretted coming to Tianshui Bookstore these days. After all, Xie Ping's bad reputation was well-deserved.

Xie Ping was not originally from Renhe County but came from another place. However, because of her good looks and good mouth, she tricked a young man from a wealthy scholarly family in Renhe County into marrying her.

It is said to be a young marriage, but in fact it is no different from marrying a son-in-law.

Xie Ping eats and lives at the boy's home.

But Xie Ping didn't come in for long.

Both the boy's parents died of illness. Two years later, the boy also died of illness, leaving behind no son or daughter.

The young man's huge family business, including the Tianshui Bookstore, was inherited by Xie Ping.

It was also from that time that Xie Ping began to take in young maids, one after another, all of whom were young and beautiful.

Some people privately spread the rumor that Xie Ping had killed the couple and the teenager, but unfortunately, no one had any evidence.

In recent years, Xie Ping has acted ruthlessly, and his most common method is to use a smiling face to do things that are not worth doing.

Originally, He Ling didn't believe it.

But after having close contact with Xie Ping once or twice, He Ling became more and more certain that Xie Ping was cruel and ruthless at heart.

However, now she has no choice but to seek the skin of the tiger.

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Yang Xin had heard of Yipinzhai before and had eaten many of its cakes and pastries, but this was his first time visiting the restaurant.

The decoration of Yipinzhai is very unique.

There are paintings hanging on the wall.

The paintings are all of pastries, lifelike and colorful, which makes people very appetizing at first sight.

The store is neatly arranged and clean, giving people a comfortable feeling.

There were many people buying pastries, but it didn't seem crowded. They lined up in an orderly manner in the designated area, but some people were standing next to each other and talking in groups of three or four.

As Yang Xin walked along, she heard many people talking about "The Imperial Merchant's Substitute Husband".

A hint of understanding flashed across her eyes.

Sure enough, her intuition was right.

She looked up and her eyes fell on the man and woman behind the counter.

The girl is bright and beautiful, and the boy is as pure and elegant as jade.

The woman was saying something to the customers in line while packing up the pastries. The young man took the silver and money from the customer's hand, and his slender fingers moved quickly on the abacus, neatly and briskly.

These two must be the owners of Yipinzhai, Zhao Chuchu and Zhang Xiuyuan.

Yang Xin's gaze focused on the young man.

The young man has a slender figure, and is as elegant as a bamboo. There is a faint smile on the corner of his lips, giving people a very natural and comfortable feeling.

It is hard to imagine that such a young man with picturesque features could write a story like "The Imperial Merchant's Substitute Husband".

However, there is a saying: Don't judge a book by its cover.

Zhang Xiuyuan is very sensitive to other people's gazes.

From the beginning, he felt that someone was watching him.

He suddenly raised his head and looked in that direction, and sure enough, he met a pair of eyes.

She was a woman in her thirties.

Perhaps she was caught looking at someone secretly, the woman felt a little embarrassed, but she did not look away. Instead, she gave the boy a friendly smile.