Their eyes met, and the guard felt a chill run down his spine. He had caught his master sneaking a bite and was so embarrassed that he just wanted to disappear into the ground.
He immediately bowed and said, "I thought there was an assassin. I was rash. I didn't see anything!"
Then they had to leave in a hurry.
Fu Zhun remained silent for a moment, and just as the guard was about to lower the curtain, he said quietly, "Drive the carriage over there and stop near the sesame seed cake shop."
The guard was taken aback. Did his master also want to watch the drama?
...
As the carriage drew closer, the girl's clear, crisp calls grew even louder.
The two listened as the girl repeatedly mentioned the unfaithful scholar.
Students from the county school came out in batches and rushed to the pancake shop to buy steamed buns and eat melon.
Su An's performance was full of emotion, expressing both bitterness and resentment. The crowd around him, who were wolfing down their buns, listened with tears welling up in their eyes.
"Young boss, don't be afraid. When we get back, we will definitely condemn that villain He Cheng! We'll make everyone see his true colors!"
The young students were indignant and cynical, leaving comments and cursing as they ate.
"This melon sounds delicious, and the steamed buns are tasty too! Boss, a few more, please!"
The steamed buns were snapped up in the blink of an eye. Su An quickly smiled and called out, "Ladies and gentlemen, the first batch of steamed buns is sold out. I'll make a new batch right away. If you haven't had any yet, just wait a quarter of an hour!"
Waiting around aimlessly is pointless, so Su An reminded Su Jiang and Su Yue to continue chatting with the students.
She hurried to the kitchen, unaware of the second son's suppressed and somber expression.
Being precocious, he finally understood after seeing this.
The eldest sister openly shared her painful past, even at the cost of public scrutiny, all for the sake of her family's livelihood!
It's all his fault for being useless!
Su Jiang lowered his head deeply in self-reproach and remained silent for a long time.
Little Su Yue didn't understand anything. She just clapped her hands and started singing the "Scumbag Song" as soon as she heard her older sister's instructions.
"Floating in the clouds, floating in the clouds, the whole family of the newly appointed scholar He Cheng is shameless! The scholar himself abandoned his long-suffering fiancée as soon as he passed the imperial examination..."
A childish, whimpering voice rang out, instantly silencing the noisy crowd.
"..."
Wait... where did this catchy tune come from??
This is unheard of!
Especially the little girl's smiling singing, her soft and childlike voice lingered in your ears, making you want to hum along.
You'll remember it after just one listen, and you'll never forget it even if you try!
"He owes his fiancée ten taels of silver, and he and his mother are refusing to acknowledge the debt!" Su Yue blinked her big eyes, her soft and sweet voice singing like a little lark.
Everyone listened intently, both to the tone and the content, and exclaimed in amazement.
Su Ting, leading his mother, had just returned when they heard the familiar voice of the little girl from afar.
"Mother, isn't that my little sister singing?" He was shocked and his mouth dropped open.
Before Li Guihua could even catch her breath, she looked in the direction he was pointing and saw her little girl cheering and singing something.
"...Give us back our hard-earned money! Give us back our hard-earned money!"
After hearing it clearly, she immediately felt dizzy and almost couldn't catch her breath.
This is actually a song about their own family's shameful secrets!
"Mother!" Su Ting was startled and quickly helped her up.
"Oh no, oh no, the eldest daughter's reputation is going to be ruined!" Li Guihua was extremely anxious and could barely stand. "Quick, quick, help Mother over there!"
Seeing that things were going badly, Su Ting took his mother and rushed over, shouting at the top of his lungs like a tiger cub, "Make way, this is my shop! Move aside!"
"Oh my, the landlady is back!"
The crowd recognized Li Guihua and spontaneously made way for her.
"Boss lady, your eldest daughter is really accomplished! She made such delicious steamed buns, but there weren't enough to go around. Go and urge her to make more!"
Li Guihua was completely confused and, disregarding her guests, quickly covered Su Yue's mouth as she sang.
After bringing all three children to the backyard, she glared at them, both angry and reproachful, and said, "Little Yue'er! Who taught you to sing like that? You've ruined your eldest sister's reputation, do you know that?"
Su Yue blinked blankly, trying to explain in a childlike voice, but couldn't quite articulate it.
Su Jiang spoke in a low voice, recounting everything that had happened after his eldest sister woke up.
"Second brother, what you said is all true!" Li Guihua was stunned, unable to come to her senses for a long time.
No wonder... the guests kept talking about steamed buns, it turns out it was our eldest son's masterpiece?
"Wow! You two actually ate behind my back! I want some too!" Su Ting, that mischievous monkey, shouted after hearing this and couldn't wait to run towards the kitchen.
Li Guihua felt a mix of emotions. She told the two children to continue watching the shop while she turned and went to the kitchen.
Even if it's to attract customers to sell steamed buns, you can't ruin your reputation and make such a scandal public... This silly girl, so foolish!
Li Guihua, her face flushed with anger, went to the kitchen, ready to scold him, but then she saw Su An bustling about.
A pang of pain shot through her chest, her eyes reddened, and she suddenly found herself unable to say anything.
Su An was busily wrapping buns when she caught a glimpse of Li Guihua out of the corner of her eye. After a slight pause, she quickly smiled and called out, "Mom, you're back."
Li Guihua sighed helplessly, watched Su An's operation for a while, and then joined in, the mother and daughter working together.
"Xiao An, what they're saying outside..."
Before Li Guihua could speak, Su Anxin understood and comforted her with a smile, "Mother, it's too late to say anything now. Let's take advantage of the large number of customers and earn some money first."
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