This is somewhat contradictory to what Tan Xing just admitted to her -
However, these contradictions are perfectly integrated with his words.
As the system said, "Congratulations on unlocking the keyword [Disguise]," the Cheshire Cat's eyes swirled around in their sockets.
"That's really strange." The Cheshire Cat pursed his lips. "Could it be that you grew up in a 'baby's home'? Otherwise, why would you be so torn?"
"That's right." Tan Xing blurted out -
"I came from a baby's home—did you know that?"
"It's quite famous, isn't it? Any search will turn up reports—although most of them are negative. But compared to the various reports about a certain orphanage that closed down in the past, it's just questioning the owner's hypocrisy. This is probably because the owner, despite receiving a large amount of funding, still allows the children to live in poverty—but behind the hypocrisy, there may be a greater conspiracy—after all, I can't understand why such a huge amount of funding would deliberately let these children go hungry and leave them with deep psychological trauma..."
"High cost?"
"Hmm..." The Cheshire Cat raised his arm and pointed at Tan Xing: "You probably don't know, right? Because you admitted your poverty and cowardice right away."
"That's right—I don't think the Infant Home has any high funding allocations. Could it be that those who left the Infant Home and are repaying kindness with grievances are slandering it again?"
"No, not at all. I can say that this is information I obtained through my own channels. After all, have you seen similar statements elsewhere over the years?"
Tan Xing shook his head.
"Don't look at my humble shop..."
"No, no, don't be so modest—your shop is not insignificant at all. It can even be said... it's the most famous pastry shop in the entire empire."
"Is that so? But it seems that most people also underestimate our sales. They will definitely label us as 'the most popular small confectionery shop' and naturally rank my shop behind other more luxurious ones—"
If it is the cheap price she mentioned before, or the exterior decoration is like that - it is very possible.
Tan Xing's understanding ability made him instantly understand that the Cheshire Cat's words were not empty talk.
"So? Are you trying to say your store is more impressive than you think?"
"You just said that false modesty is hypocrisy—so I'll try not to be hypocritical here. That's right—not only am I more deeply involved in the core of the empire than you imagine, but due to certain unique practices that we can't replicate, we also have a deep cooperative relationship with the core of the empire. One of the instructions I received included remitting a large amount of living expenses to the empire's special organization, the Infant Home, every month, and preparing a large amount of snacks—"
"Snacks?" Tan Xing was stunned.
"Yeah, that's right—" The Cheshire Cat narrowed his eyes. "But judging by what the guests who left the Baby House and came to my Family said before—it seems like you've never tasted my cooking. I even saw that owner throw my kindness into the trash. Well, although it's a bit of a waste of food, she was allowed to use it freely, and I don't bother to get involved in such trivial matters."
Tan Xing held his forehead.
Chu Shangli secretly observed his expression——
Chu Shangli probably already knew that Tan Xing actually knew a lot of the secrets of the Baby Home, but he pretended to be ignorant out of self-preservation...
However, due to the grace of her upbringing, she has always chosen to believe part of it rather than accept it completely.
Unfortunately, the Cheshire Cat's words shattered his delusion.
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