Lin Chengyi felt a headache coming on when he heard this voice.

"Who are you! Making such a scene, what kind of behavior is this!"

Shu Zhizhen knelt on the ground, crying, "My lord, I am Nan Wenqing and Nan Zhi's mother."

Lin Chengyi looked at the group below and realized that they were a family coming to complain.

Has the case escalated?

Shu Zhizhen continued, "My lord, I want to sue Nanzhi for being unfilial to her parents and disrespectful to her elder brother, and for harming my son."

Lin Chengyi looked at Nanzhi: "Do you have anything to say?"

Nanzhi knelt on the ground: "I beg Your Excellency, Magistrate, to uphold justice."

Lin Chengyi: So they're afraid he's a corrupt official.

"As the saying goes, a loving mother and a filial son are a perfect match. The Nan family abused me from childhood. I survived their abuse and then asked the villagers to witness it, and I severed ties with them. When the Nan family saw that I had married a hunter and made some money selling herbs, they came to my door again to cause trouble. I had no choice but to agree to give them one tael of silver a month as alimony."

Nan Zhi wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes: "I unintentionally saved a girl. The girl was kind-hearted and gave me five hundred taels of silver as a reward. Unexpectedly, Nan Wenqing came to steal from me that very night, so I caught him."

Lin Chengyi and the onlookers all understood.

In short, it's shameless.

Seeing that others were wealthy, they shamelessly asked for money.

“You good-for-nothing! What’s wrong with giving me that money as a token of respect? Your brother needs money for school, and as his sister, you should help him.”

“That’s right,” Nan Wenqing, who was lying on the ground, echoed, “all your things are mine.”

The constable beside him rolled his eyes.

It's one thing to covet your own property, but to covet other people's too.

This family has a long tradition of shamelessness.

"Sir, I have a document here severing ties. Please take a look."

The bailiff took it and handed it to Lin Chengyi.

“Indeed, this is a document severing ties.”

With this document in place, it is clear that Nan Zhi has no connection with the Nan family.

Lin Chengyi closed the document: "Bold Nan Wenqing, falsely accused others of stealing their property but failed. He shall be given fifty strokes of the cane and imprisoned for six months."

"My lord! You must not listen to slander!" Nan Wenqing struggled.

"Are you saying I'm incompetent and tyrannical?" Lin Chengyi sneered. "I will report back to the county school and say that your status as a scholar ends here."

After leaving the county government office, Song Hanyan held Nanzhi's hand tightly and refused to let go.

Nan Zhi didn't care. The original owner of this body suffered, and she was just a transmigrator who had no feelings for this family.

There's no question of being heartbroken. After this incident, the Nan family will have to think twice before trying to get anything from her again.

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The two men carried the things from Sun Zheng to Zhu's Restaurant.

The shop is crowded, and we've been too busy these past few days. Liu Dezhi, as the manager, is also working as a waiter.

As soon as Nanzhi entered, she saw people still queuing.

"Oh my, Miss Nan is here!" Fu Zi said happily, "Shopkeeper, Miss Nan is here."

Something fell on the floor in the kitchen, and then Liu Dezhi took off his apron and came over.

"Miss Nan has finally arrived."

Nanzhi looked at his rolled-up sleeves: "What's this, shopkeeper?"

Liu Dezhi beamed: "It's all thanks to you, Miss. Our shop is doing very well now."

Our store?

A thought suddenly popped into Nanzhi's mind.

Liu Dezhi led the two to the guest room. "Miss, let's talk here. May I ask who this gentleman is?"

Song Hanyan stepped forward: "Zhizhi's husband's surname is Song."

"I see. So it's because you've been sending rabbits to the shop. Thank you, Young Master Song."

Song Hanyan brought twenty rabbits this time, but that was still not enough.

"Girl, are there any more rabbits?"

Based on the restaurant's current sales volume, this is the amount of goods sold in one day.

Nanzhi shook her head. "The remaining rabbits haven't grown up yet."

Nanzhi looked at him: "Shopkeeper, does your restaurant sell [food]?"

Liu Dezhi was taken aback. "Miss, my restaurant isn't cheap."

He held up two fingers, "Based on the current development, it should be at least this price."

Besides, his business is doing better and better now, and he doesn't want to sell it.

"Did the manager take over the restaurant from someone else?"

Liu Dezhi: "Young lady, you have a good eye. How could you tell that?"

Nanzhi sat down and took a sip of tea: "The restaurant's sign hasn't changed."

The owner's surname is Liu, but the sign says Zhu Ji Restaurant. Either the restaurant belongs to someone else, or he has only recently taken over the business.

Liu Dezhi: ...We've been discovered.

Nan Zhi continued, "I plan to buy this restaurant. You will remain the manager, and I will pay you. I will also keep all the staff here as long as you find them useful."

Liu Dezhi thought for a moment and asked, "May I ask what kind of business you're running, young lady?"

Nan Zhi: "Make the restaurant the best in the world."

Liu Dezhi took a deep breath; she really had a big mouth.

"Two thousand taels of silver, can you come up with that?"

Song Hanyan answered for Nanzhi: "Yes."

Even if she doesn't have it, I'll find it for her.

Nan Zhi was deeply moved. She now had exactly two thousand taels of silver, but some of it was given to her by Song Hanyan.

Nan Zhi thought he would refuse, so she didn't tell him and made the decision herself. Now it seems that she was overthinking it.

"Okay!" Liu Dezhi agreed.

He had this idea when he was young, but after many years of trying, he still failed. So he had to come back and buy a small restaurant to make a living.

But the young only wanted to stay forever.

When signing the agreement, Liu Dezhi smiled, wondering why he had agreed so hastily.

After carefully keeping the restaurant's land deed, Nanzhi immediately paid off the debt.

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