Early the next morning, Shen Liyue brought Shen Yian to the fruit wine shop. Today was the opening day, and both of them were dressed in red, looking very festive.
Mr. Wang also wore a new set of clothes today. Although they were not red, he stood at the door with a happy face and greeted the guests.
Soon after, carriages arrived. Xie Wanting and Wei Rusu got off one by one. Two people got off the last carriage, namely Lu Yun and Lu Xingzhou.
When everyone saw the princess and the prince coming, they were startled and bowed to them one after another. Lu Xingzhou waved his hand and exempted everyone from the formalities.
Everyone was surprised to see Lu Xingzhou.
"The eldest lady of the Shen family actually invited the prince?"
"Yes, it seems that Miss Shen has a special relationship with the prince!"
Another person asked, "Didn't Miss Shen and the prince already open a farm outside the city? How come you don't even know this?"
"Oh, that's true. By the way, I haven't been to that village yet!"
"That's for rich people. I heard the waiting list for reservations is two to three months long. How can we possibly go there?"
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Shen Liyue also found it strange. She had sent invitations to Lu Yun, Xie Wanting and Wei Rushu yesterday, but she did not invite King Yi.
"Why is King Yi here?" Shen Liyue pulled Lu Yun aside and asked quietly.
Lu Yun rolled her eyes at Lu Xingzhou and replied in a low voice, "He happened to be in my palace when I received the invitation yesterday. Then he came to see me early this morning and said that his subordinates had been working too hard these past few days, so he decided to give them a day off. He had nothing to do anyway, so he said he wanted to come with me."
Lu Yun pouted after she finished speaking: "I don't know why he is so impatient. He urged me to do my makeup while I was still doing it. I even forgot to wear the earrings you gave me before."
Shen Liyue looked at Lu Yun's bare earlobes and couldn't help but chuckle.
Lu Xingzhou over there seemed to feel that someone was saying bad things about him. He turned his head and looked here, and happened to meet Chen Liyue's gaze. Before Chen Liyue could retract her smile, Lu Xingzhou's eyes moved slightly upwards and saw that Chen Liyue was wearing the peach blossom hairpin he gave her today. He immediately felt in a good mood and grinned at Chen Liyue.
This smile scared the people around who were secretly looking at Prince Yi. When had they ever seen Prince Yi smile so happily?
Lu Xingzhou's smile made Shen Liyue feel a little embarrassed. It happened that at this time, Mr. Wang came to find her.
"Miss, the auspicious time has arrived. Can we officially cut the ribbon?"
Chen Liyue felt as if she had been pardoned when she heard this, "Okay, okay, I'll be right there."
"Bang, bang, bang." The gongs and drums struck three times. Old Man Wang cleared his throat and began to preside over today's opening ceremony.
Shen Liyue and Shen Yian immediately got busy. Shen Liyue actually breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. Her heartbeat had actually quickened when she saw Lu Xingzhou grinning at her.
"The ceremony is over!" Old Man Wang shouted. As the firecrackers sounded, Shen Liyue and Shen Yian reached out and pulled off the red cloth covering the plaque.
"I declare that from today onwards, the Guoguo Wine Shop is officially open!" Shen Liyue said loudly with a smile.
Shen Yian found it incredible when he heard this. What the hell?
What is this fruit wine shop called?
Shen Yian looked at the plaque on his head in disbelief and confirmed it three times.
Guoguoguo wine shop.
It’s really called Guoguoguo Wine Shop?
Seeing Shen Yian in a daze, Shen Liyue leaned close to his ear and asked, "How is it? Is it particularly smooth, particularly easy to remember, and particularly inspiring?"
Shen Yian: …………Yes, yes, as long as you are happy.
As soon as the shop opened, a large number of customers flocked in. Many of them were old customers who used to buy wine at Wangji Winery. When Wangji Winery closed down and turned into a barbecue shop, some people were very sorry about it. These people did not know the inside story and did not know that Uncle Wang was hired by Chen Liyue. Now that they saw Uncle Wang coming out again, they all rushed over.
Another group of people came for the discounts offered by the new store opening. The price of grain wine has increased so much recently that many people have switched to drinking fruit wine. Now a new fruit wine shop has opened, and they heard there are opening discounts, so they came to see if it is as cheap as they advertised.
Later, another group of unmarried noble ladies arrived. They had heard that His Royal Highness Prince Yi would also be there today, so they hurriedly dressed up, fearing that they would be left behind. They were looking forward to having a word with His Royal Highness Prince Yi today.
Lu Xingzhou seemed to be in a good mood today. Although he didn't talk much, he always had a warm smile on his face, which made those noble ladies look drunk even before they drank.
Seeing this, Lu Yun rolled his eyes. "He's out here to attract attention, right?"
Shen Liyue just smiled. Even if she had ten guts, she wouldn't dare to say anything bad about Lu Xingzhou.
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It was bustling with people here, but over there in an empty alley, someone had cleared out a house.
There was nothing in the room except a big bed.
The two people on the bed were entangled and panting. After about a quarter of an hour, the clouds and rain finally stopped.
The woman reached out and rubbed circles on the man's chest with her long nails, her eyes filled with satisfaction.
“I heard that Shen Liyue’s wine shop opened today,” the woman said.
The man seemed tired, with his eyes closed. He didn't react to what she said, only uttering a low, "Hmm."
The woman was dissatisfied with the man's reaction and poked him in the chest. "Where is the promise Mr. Zhou made to me?"
Master Zhou opened his eyes and scornfully glanced at the woman beside him. "I've agreed, so why are you in such a hurry?"
The woman sat up and said, "Chen Liyue has already opened several shops! I don't care, Master Zhou promised me! I will open one next to Shen Liyue's shop!"
Mr. Zhou felt irritated and immediately spat in her face: "Bah! You still owe me money and I haven't even paid you back yet, and you still want the shop? Do you have what it takes?"
Shen Lijiao covered her face, tears instantly bursting out.
Seeing Chen Lijiao's tearful look, Mr. Zhou unconsciously became interested again. He reached out and touched Chen Lijiao's face, and softened his tone.
"Alright, alright, why are you crying? Don't worry, just serve me well. Let alone a shop, even if it's renting out an entire street, it's not impossible for me, Master Zhou."
Chen Lijiao raised her head with tears in her eyes when she heard this: "Master Zhou, please take what you said seriously and don't lie to me..."
Master Zhou smiled and said, "How could I lie to you? You are my sweetheart... If you want me, Master Zhou can even give you my life..."
Before he could finish his words, Master Zhou pressed forward again.
Zhen'er, who was guarding outside the door, heard the unbearable sound coming from inside the house again and spat on the ground.
"You black-hearted and despicable thing will get your comeuppance sooner or later!" Zhen'er cursed in her heart.
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