Jiayin was preoccupied with her brothers who had gone south, and didn't notice Manager Peng's expression. She casually asked, "What's wrong? Did Baozhu come over to play and get angry because I'm not here anymore?"
"No, boss." Manager Peng led his masters inside and sat them down in the backyard.
He then whispered, "Master, the other day someone came to the shop and asked to buy the recipe for Baiyun cake, and only offered one hundred taels of silver! Of course, I couldn't agree to that, so I said that the master was not here and couldn't make the decision."
"That man said he was the head steward of the Princess's residence and sincerely wanted to buy the recipe. Our shop sold the recipe as a way of making a good connection..."
"In short, Master, this man is very rude; I have been refusing to agree to his demands. When he left, he looked unwell and urged me to go and explain things to you as soon as possible."
Both Grandma Li and Tao Hongying frowned, clearly displeased.
The shop was set up by the chubby girl in the family. She put a lot of effort into everything from decorating the shop to figuring out the pastry recipes.
Now, suddenly someone appears, asking for the recipe for pastries, and offering only one hundred taels of silver. What's the difference between this and outright robbery?!
What a huge dog face!
Jiayin was also unhappy. Whether in her past life or this life, her biggest flaw was that she was possessive of her food.
If she doesn't give it to you willingly, no one can take a single penny from her!
With the Emperor's backing, she originally thought no one would dare to be jealous of her opening this shop, but she didn't expect there to be someone so stubborn!
"Is the Eldest Princess the Emperor's sister? Should we send someone to ask the head steward of the Marquis's residence if they have any dealings? We should also be wary of whether the steward is secretly seizing or plundering from his master!" Old Madam Li suppressed her anger and whispered instructions to her granddaughter.
Tao Hongying added, "Back in my hometown, there were always constables who would secretly increase taxes and cheat the people, but the county magistrate had no idea. I suppose when a family becomes wealthy, there are bound to be a few servants who bully others by taking advantage of their power."
Jiayin had no recollection of this princess, and it seemed that the Marquis's residence did not have this family among the New Year's gift-giving occasions.
Just to be on the safe side, she called Shui Ling forward and gave her a few detailed instructions.
While Shuiling was at the Marquis's residence, Jiayin went to check on the kitchen.
Chen Xi is truly a skillful person; the decorated cakes he makes are already quite exquisite.
Jiayin intended to add a few new items, so she told Chen Xi about the recipes and general appearance of cream puffs and bread.
The ingredients here in Tianwu are certainly not as complete as in the previous life, but Jiayin never underestimates the wisdom of the working people.
Moreover, she didn't expect Chen Xi and the others to figure it out immediately; she was just giving them a direction and a goal to strive for.
Soon, Shui Ling returned from the Marquis's residence.
She must have walked too fast, because her face was flushed from the heat. After drinking a bowl of water, she said, "Miss, the head steward said that this princess is the emperor's sister, but not his mother. She is usually treated like a concubine. Moreover, she is almost fifty years old, widowed early, and has a son and a daughter who are both good-for-nothings."
"The Princess is usually very low-key and rarely interacts with anyone, but she owns many properties and has a wide range of businesses. The Nine Lotus Pavilion in this city belongs to the Princess's residence!"
No wonder!
It turns out that his business was affected, and he was taking a dislike for Baiyunjian.
The steward came earlier to buy the child at a low price to test the Li family's attitude.
If the Li family were afraid of trouble and intimidated by the name of the Princess's Mansion, and gave them the prescription, then the business would be snatched away.
Jiayin sneered and instructed Manager Peng, "If anyone from the Princess's residence comes again, tell them that our shop is not selling its property. If they dare to speak disrespectfully, kick them out immediately!"
"Yes, boss." Manager Peng felt reassured, and his expression improved considerably.
Seeing that everything was alright, Jiayin prepared to go home with her grandmother and mother.
Li Laosan and Zhao Yuru were worried about the academy's canteen and wanted to get back to Luo'an as soon as possible.
Jiayin instructed Manager Peng to bring them more small cakes and snacks.
Not long after the carriage was delivered, the young waiter suddenly ran over to report, "Master, manager, that Manager Zhang from the other day is here again."
Manager Zhang?
Jiayin was puzzled, so Manager Peng quickly explained, "It's the steward from the princess's residence who wants to buy the prince's things."
Before Jiayin could give any instructions, a large, unfamiliar man burst into the backyard and shouted, "Manager Peng, what's going on here?"
"It's been so many days, can't you give me an explanation yet! It's just a prescription, you're treating it like a treasure..."
As a result, when he looked up, he saw that there were quite a few people in the courtyard. Apart from Manager Peng and Chen Xi, he didn't recognize the others.
He wasn't stupid; he could tell something just from the Li family's attire.
But he pretended to be clueless and continued nonchalantly, "Wow, quite a lot of people! Business is pretty good, are you even entertaining guests in the backyard? Aren't you afraid of having your recipe stolen? If you ask me, you should just sell it to me already!"
The Li family members looked grim, and Jiayin immediately became enraged, shouting, "Insolence! Seize them!"
Shui Ling had already glared at him. Upon hearing her master's order, she rushed over like a little leopard and kicked Steward Zhang to the ground.
Manager Zhang is all flesh and blood, but even he feels pain all over when he falls!
He screamed and tried to get up, but Shui Ling jumped onto his back and bounced around a few times.
Manager Zhang was so badly trampled that he almost vomited up his leftover stale rice.
"Where did this idiot come from? Does he think our Li family's shop is your backyard, where he can just barge in whenever he wants? Beat him until he uses those two round balls on his face as eyeballs!" Jiayin showed no mercy and was determined to teach this lackey a lesson.
If she were here alone, she would just use it to relieve her boredom, and she would even have the mood to practice her scheming skills with this person.
But right now, Grandma and Mom are here. She can be looked down upon, but your family will never allow you to be looked down upon!
Today, Ye Shan was driving the carriage, accompanied by Shui Ling and Granny He.
At this moment, it was not convenient for Granny He to take action. Shui Ling had already taken the lead, and only Ye Shan was left.
He has followed the Marquis for many years, so his skills must be quite good.
He gestured for Shui Ling to step aside, grabbed the manager by the collar, lifted him up, and slapped him several times.
Manager Zhang's teeth fell out like corn kernels, and his cheeks swelled up to twice their original size, like dough being put into an oven...
Manager Zhang was already somewhat dazed from Shui Ling's beating, and now he was even more dizzy and in so much pain that he didn't even know who he was anymore!
What exactly is wrong?
Shouldn't the Li family ask him who he is, and he just state the name of the princess's residence, bow, apologize, and that's it?
Even if the Li family doesn't sell their son, they wouldn't dare to directly hit him, would they?!
But the reality is, before the main show even began, he was beaten to a pulp and was about to die!
"Waaah, Princess, spare me! I am from the Princess's residence, you can't hit me!" He was seething with anger and struggled to get up, trying to wave a banner to protect himself.
Unfortunately, Ye Shan wasn't buying it at all and retorted, "Now you know to call me Princess, but why were you pretending to be stupid before? Who gave you the audacity to offend our Princess!"
Ye Shan grabbed his belt and slammed him to the ground.
If the courtyard hadn't been paved with stone slabs, this would have definitely left a human-shaped imprint, with two extra dents on the chest!
This man must have eaten countless delicacies; despite being a man, the fullness under his neck would make even women feel ashamed.
Everyone disdainfully looked away, unwilling to glance at it again...
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