Xia Qingqing was spotted by an old woman washing clothes by the river as soon as she stepped out of the reeds.
An older woman patted her companion on the shoulder and said, "Chunhua, look! A pretty little girl is coming over there!"
"What little girl?" Chunhua turned her head and saw Xia Qingqing walking towards the river.
"Oh my, it really is her! Whose daughter is this? Has any of you seen her before?"
"She looks like a young lady from a wealthy family. Look at her clothes and her skin, which is whiter than a steamed bun."
"Then what is she doing in our village?"
While they were discussing, Xia Qingqing walked up to them and asked, "Aunties, do you know someone named Fan Sheng?"
Upon hearing this, the two middle-aged women looked at her with a hint of wariness: "What do you want with Fan Sheng? Who are you to him?"
In a short time, the two of them had already imagined a whole drama unfolding in their minds. Everyone in the village knew that Fan Sheng's family had become rich. Could this girl be the result of Fan Sheng's romantic entanglements outside? Tsk tsk, what about Luo Suyue? But that doesn't make sense either. How could such a pretty girl possibly fall for a rough man like Fan Sheng?
Xia Qingqing knew from their reactions that they must know Fan Sheng, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, she always appeared in places not far from these friends.
"I'm here to discuss business with Fan Sheng. Could you please tell me where Fan Sheng lives?" Xia Qingqing asked with a slight smile.
Aunt Chunhua looked Xia Qingqing up and down. Although she felt that this young girl didn't seem like someone who would do business, they didn't know anything about business, so maybe she was hiding her true abilities.
He waved his hand and said, "Fan Sheng's whole family is in the county town. Just go to Fan's Dessert Shop in the county town and find him."
"Thank you, Auntie, but I'm not familiar with the roads in the county. I wonder if you two could help me show the way?" Xia Qingqing asked with a smile.
Aunt Chunhua shook her head: "We have things to do. It takes several hours to go to the county town and back. We don't have time to show you the way."
"However, I can tell you how to get there. Go straight along this road, then turn right... and then go straight again. You'll see the city gate, and that's it. As for the dessert shop, just ask the people on the street; many of them have heard of it."
Although the route the aunt described sounded a bit complicated, Xia Qingqing memorized it after hearing it only once.
However, it wasn't realistic for her to walk that far, so she had to ask the other party again if there were any oxcarts going to the county town from the village.
Aunt Chunhua nodded: "Yes, of course, but the oxcart left for the county town early this morning and hasn't returned yet."
After she finished speaking, she gave Xia Qingqing a strange look. This girl looked odd, and she didn't know where she came from.
If they didn't know the way to the county town, how did they find their village? They said they were there to do business, but they didn't even have a horse-drawn carriage.
"Okay, thank you, Auntie," Xia Qingqing nodded to the two of them and then left.
It was impossible to walk the several-hour journey, so Xia Qingqing had to find a secluded spot and take out a flying artifact.
Even in broad daylight, she was afraid of frightening people, so she flew as high as possible along the way, so that even if someone noticed her, they would think she was a bird and not cause panic.
After entering the city, Xia Qingqing asked around and finally found Fan's Dessert Shop.
She entered the store and soon saw Fan Sheng sitting at the cashier, lost in thought: "Boss, a bowl of taro ball sweet soup, please."
“Alright, ten coins, please,” Fan Sheng said, glancing up at Xia Qingqing, and then froze.
He quickly added with a smile, "Little girl, you look just like someone I know."
Xia Qingqing was surprised that Fan Sheng didn't recognize her, and immediately felt like teasing him.
"Really? Maybe I just have a common face," Xia Qingqing said, trying to suppress her laughter, a sly glint in her eyes.
Fan Sheng nodded, then immediately shook his head: "It's not that they have a common face; it's just that good-looking people tend to look similar."
Seeing Fan Sheng praising her so earnestly, Xia Qingqing finally couldn't help but say, "Haha, Brother Fan, you really didn't recognize me?"
"Huh? You're Qingqing?" Fan Sheng stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
Xia Qingqing immediately nodded: "That's right, who else could it be but me?"
"How did you get here! This..." Fan Sheng didn't finish his sentence. He gave an order to the waiter who was making sweet soup, and then pulled Xia Qingqing to the backyard.
Once everyone was alone, Fan Sheng asked with relief, "Qingqing, how did you get here? Didn't the system say that the host can't go to other planes?"
"I'm not entirely sure either," Xia Qingqing briefly recounted her experience.
"Brother Fan, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you for the next few months."
Fan Sheng patted his chest and said, "Don't stand on ceremony with me, just relax and stay at home."
"Where's my sister-in-law? I haven't seen her," Xia Qingqing asked curiously.
Fan Sheng replied with a smile, "Su Yue took Yao Yao out to buy groceries. She should be back soon. I'll tell her later that we don't need to cook lunch today. How about we go to a restaurant for lunch?"
"Okay, okay, then I won't be polite," Xia Qingqing replied with a smile.
Fan Sheng and Xia Qingqing were chatting happily. On the other side, Luo Suyue returned with her daughter after buying groceries. Just as she was about to go back to the backyard, she was stopped by the shop assistant.
The waiter looked at Luo Suyue with a mysterious expression: "Boss lady, I have something to tell you."
"What is it?" Luo Suyue gestured for the waiter to speak quickly, as she was in a hurry to go back to the backyard to cook.
The waiter whispered, "A really pretty girl came to see the boss just now, and the boss even took some people to the backyard. The boss was so excited when he saw that girl. I'm telling you this not for any other reason, but just to make you pay attention."
Since Fan Sheng's business took off, all sorts of women have tried to seduce him, including beautiful young widows and pretty orphan girls. Fortunately, Fan Sheng has a strong will and has not been seduced by those vixens.
But the waiter noticed that the young girl was quite extraordinary in both appearance and demeanor, and the boss might not be able to resist making a mistake.
Luo Suyue's expression changed slightly, then she nodded faintly: "I understand. You can take good care of the shop now."
"Hey, ma'am, please don't tell the boss that I was the one who said it," the waiter said, still a little scared.
Seeing his reaction, Luo Suyue chuckled lightly: "If you're afraid he'll find out, why did you dare tell me?"
"Hehe, you and the boss are both good people. I hope you can live happily ever after. Don't let any of those little vixens outside even think about getting close to you," the waiter said righteously, as if he were protecting the happiness of his boss and his wife.
"Xiao Zhang, I didn't expect you to be such a nice person," Luo Suyue said, amused by his words.
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