Anle, who was working on accounts in a small notebook behind the counter, paused when she heard He Yusheng's shout. She put down her pen and looked up at the person who had come in through the door.
“Here—” Anle responded casually and waved to He Yusheng.
"Come out here, I have something to say to you."
Anle blinked. "Perfect timing, I also have something to tell you."
After tucking the small notebook and pen into his apron pocket, Anle leisurely strolled out and greeted Anning.
"Fourth Sister, get us two cups of milk tea."
He glanced at the impatience on He Yusheng's face and said another sentence.
"Add ice."
Anle sat down on the sofa and then took out a form and handed it to He Yusheng.
"Take a look at this first. This is an order that a woman placed in my shop three days ago."
At the time, because my shop was out of stock, I found other goods to replenish it. In short, all the goods in my shop were emptied out at once and sold to this woman.
And this woman, I think, must be from your He family.
She brought Miss He, the second daughter of your He family, to my shop seven days ago, on that rainy night.
At the time, both of them were wearing veils, as if they were deliberately trying to conceal their faces.
I clearly remember that Miss He called that woman "Auntie."
In this world and this place, the term "aunt" should refer to He Yusheng's father's concubine, right?
He Yusheng glanced at the list quickly, then gritted his teeth and clutched it tightly in his hand.
"That woman, how dare she! It really was her!"
Anle raised an eyebrow at the furious He Yusheng and continued.
"Then the woman asked to buy the pastry recipes from my Paradise Dessert Shop."
I didn't agree, and she left.
Unexpectedly, they came again three days ago, and that's how you got this form in your hand.
He Yusheng's breathing became somewhat heavy.
"That damned woman, she stole all of the He family's assets."
Anle was taken aback. "Huh? What? This woman ran off with all your family's assets?"
How did she, as a concubine, manage to do that?
"Because my father was deceived by her sweet words, after my mother died, he handed over all the trivial matters of the mansion to her to manage."
Later, seeing that she managed everything in the mansion in an orderly manner and had the ability to manage a household, he rewarded her with a shop that was not profitable.
The shop that had been losing money started to turn a profit after she took it over.
Seeing this, my father had an idea and entrusted her with managing a small portion of the family's assets that had been consistently losing money.
As a result, those shops that had been losing money became prosperous under her management, so she simply handed over all the family's businesses to him.
And that led to this remarkable achievement.
That damned woman! She actually sold off my family's farmland, deeds, house, and shops.
Even the indentures of the servants in the mansion were sold to human traffickers.
She even sold the mansion where she currently lives.
She slowly emptied the house, but the rest of the household remained unaware.
Her father frequented brothels, restaurants, and teahouses, indulging in a life of pleasure and debauchery. No one was aware of his deception.
It wasn't until someone came to my door with the deed to take back my house that I learned what she had done.
But it was too late; the person had already escaped.
According to her maid, they hadn't seen her for three days.
Father shouldn't have brought such a disreputable woman into the family in the first place.
Now look what's happened! He's gotten so angry that he's collapsed and is bedridden, barely breathing!
They brought this upon themselves; they have only themselves to blame.
In the end, He Yu clenched the crumpled paper in his hand and gave a cold laugh.
"Maybe my mother is watching over me from heaven and is feeling lonely, so she wants to bring him along to keep her company."
After expressing his feelings, He Yusheng clutched the crumpled and mangled sheet, got up, and left.
"Hey, hey, don't go yet! Are you done with this already?"
You didn't come all this way just to tell me this, did you?
Anle reacted quickly and grabbed He Yusheng, pulling him back.
He Yusheng glanced at him and said, "I asked you to come here because of this woman."
She ran away with He Yuxin. I heard that she was seen standing in front of your shop.
So I wanted to come and ask you about her whereabouts.
I never imagined that someone actually came here.
It seems the person bought a large quantity of desserts from you three days ago and then left on their way.
Anle licked her lips, looked at He Yusheng who had no expression on his face, and asked hesitantly.
"Um... it's not easy to find someone who's run away. Are you... are you alright?"
“What could possibly happen to me? It’s my dad who’s in trouble, but he deserves it. What goes around comes around, and today it’s his turn.”
After saying that, He Yusheng shook off An Le's hand and left.
Anle opened her mouth, wanting to call out to He Yusheng, but then stopped herself, remembering something.
This kid has a very strong sense of self-esteem.
Judging from this, it seems he has suffered quite a shock.
Not only did they lose everything overnight, but it also seemed like their families would be destroyed.
That's fucking awful!
Absolutely horrific!
An Ning walked over with two cups of milk tea, and was a little stunned to see He Yusheng leave as if no one else was there, ignoring her completely.
"Hey, why did he leave? Today... Young Master He is acting strangely today, no, he's acting very strangely!"
Normally, he would have been all smiles and eager to come over, but today he completely ignored me, didn't even say hello. He's totally disregarding me.
Turning her head to look at Anle on the sofa, Anning put down her milk tea and asked a question.
"Little sister, what's wrong with Young Master He?"
Anle picked up her mug, took the milk tea stirring spoon, and gently stirred the milk tea in the mug. She lowered her eyes and didn't say anything, seemingly lost in her own thoughts.
Quietly, who had walked gracefully out of the half-hall, shook her head and sighed.
“Go take a walk around that half of the hall and you’ll see what’s going on. Everyone inside is talking about the He family.”
The next day, news spread that white banners had been hung in front of the He residence. There was no need to inquire about the news; one could hear it clearly simply by sitting inside the Paradise Dessert Shop.
The customers sitting in this Paradise Dessert Shop are all from wealthy families, so they naturally know everything about the He family.
In order to hear news about He Yusheng and the He family, Anle deliberately stayed in the living room where guests were entertained. She chose a corner by the window, lay on the dessert table, and lazily looked out the window through the gauze curtain.
All I could hear was the chattering of gossip about the young masters and ladies of the He family, interspersed with the voices of several women.
"I heard that once the funeral of Master He is over, the mansion will be taken over by someone else."
"I've heard about it too. I heard that the funeral arrangements for Master He were all paid for by Young Master He himself."
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