Chapter 161 Keeping the Promise
The crowd was so focused on watching the spectacle that they didn't notice the hygiene of the wonton stall at all.
Upon witnessing the swarm of flies, the first image that came to their minds was the flies that swarmed around the latrine all day long and could not be driven away.
The thought of flies, which used to eat, drink, and defecate in latrines, now flying around covered in excrement and urine to feast on wontons made people in the crowd feel even more nauseous.
Two passersby, who had just eaten wontons, ran to a corner and started vomiting, and their gazes toward Liu Huazhi became strange.
To everyone's surprise, Liu Huazhi didn't take the flies seriously at all, and said confidently, "What's wrong with a few flies in the middle of summer? If a fly fell into the leftover soup yesterday, I would just scoop it out and drink the soup, and nothing would happen."
The passersby turned green with rage and secretly resolved never to buy food from that wonton stall again.
This boss is so disgusting!
Liu Huazhi was unaware that her words had caused her wonton stall to lose a group of customers. She felt that Sheng An had ill intentions and had deliberately disrupted her conversation, and her gaze towards Sheng An was filled with hatred.
"Anyone can set up a wonton stall. You're just jealous that I can make money in business, so you're trying to slander me and ruin my business. Let me tell you, dream on!"
Sheng An: "???"
Is she jealous of Liu Huazhi?
Has this woman lost her mind from arguing?
Not wanting to waste time with a crazy old woman, Sheng An turned his horse around and said to Xu Jinnian, "There's nothing to see, let's go."
Liu Huazhi refused to give up, pushed through the crowd, rushed to the front of the horse, and blocked Sheng An's way.
It was only then that she realized Sheng An was riding on horseback.
Looking at the shiny, obviously valuable horse, Liu Huazhi's eyes were filled with uncontrollable jealousy, and she wished she could poison it to death.
When she looked up at Sheng An, who stood tall and cold, a sudden sense of fear welled up inside her, and she subconsciously took two steps back.
When Liu Huazhi finally realized what was happening, she was furious, her eyes filled with aggression again: "You jinx, don't even think about ruining my business, or I'll make you pay!"
Sheng An was utterly speechless. Without hesitation, he raised his riding whip and flicked it into the air: "Get out of the way!"
Who cares about a crazy old woman?
Liu Huazhi trembled in fright, fearing that the next whip would strike her. She shrank back and made way, but the resentment in her eyes became even more obvious.
"If you're sick, go get treatment!"
Sheng An left those words behind and rode away with Xu Jinnian.
Liu Huazhi was so angry that she jumped up and down, clenching her fists and glaring at Sheng An's departing figure.
That jinx can't stand to see her doing well; he must be secretly laughing at her for overestimating herself and imitating her by setting up a stall to sell wontons.
So what if she imitated him? In her past life, this jinx could make money by setting up a stall to support her man's education and help him become a scholar. She can also sell wontons to support Huaining.
Now that Huaining has a teacher who is a scholar, as long as she earns enough money to support Huaining's progress, she will finally see the light at the end of the tunnel when Huaining passes the county-level exam, the provincial-level exam, or even the imperial exam and becomes a high-ranking official.
Brother Huaining will definitely remember her kindness and will make her a wealthy and beautiful official's wife in the future.
Moreover, she is different from the jinx. No matter how much the jinx gives, if she encounters a vicious man like Xu Jinnian, she will only end up losing both her child and her body.
Huaining isn't that kind of person; she won't end up like a jinx!
The more Liu Huazhi thought about it, the more beautiful it seemed. The resentment on her face turned into a strange smile, which horrified the passersby around her, who wondered if she had lost her mind.
Sheng An was completely unaware of Liu Huazhi's plans and complained to Xu Jinnian beside her, "Birds of a feather flock together. She and Xu Huaining are a perfect match, one stupid and the other shrewd."
However, it was truly unexpected that Liu Huazhi would think of setting up a stall to sell wontons to make money.
If your skills are decent and you pay attention to hygiene, this business, while not guaranteed to make a fortune, can certainly provide for your basic needs.
But judging from the current situation, it would be a miracle if Liu Huazhi's business could continue for long.
With the weather getting hotter every day, food spoils easily, and she doesn't pay attention to hygiene. If someone gets sick from eating her wontons, the money she earns might not be enough to cover the losses.
"It's an insult to a match made in heaven."
Xu Jinnian held Sheng An's hand remotely, a smile softening his slightly aloof expression: "An'an and I are a match made in heaven."
Sheng An was used to his occasional sweet talk, and asked in a good mood, "So what do you call them?"
Xu Jinnian thought about it carefully and could only come up with a few barely suitable words: "Sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams? Outwardly harmonious but inwardly estranged? Falling apart?"
Sheng An chuckled and quickly interrupted him, "Stop talking. If you keep going, they'll break up and then go on to harm other innocent people."
Xu Jin smiled and said, "So, their marriage is considered a good deed?"
Sheng An nodded vigorously: "Yes, if all the scumbags in the world got together, no innocent people would be harmed."
Of course, that's impossible.
Some good men and women are just more easily attracted to bad women and bad men.
Even if they know in their hearts that it's not right, they are still willing to plunge headlong into it.
In her past life, one of Sheng'an's employees was like this: hardworking, kind, and beautiful. However, she encountered domestic abusers in her first and second marriages, and the third man she liked was also the same type.
In the end, she even gave up her well-paying job and insisted on going back to the man's hometown to get married.
I heard that she was subjected to domestic violence on the third day after her marriage, and she cried to her former colleagues in a small group chat.
I'm speechless.
Back at Sheng Garden, Sheng An prepared lunch for Ning Sihan.
Now, the residual toxins in Ning Sihan's body have been almost completely removed. However, having been eroded by these toxins for over twenty years, it will not be easy for her to become like a normal person overnight.
Physician Wang and Physician Hu adjusted the prescription again, focusing on strengthening the body's foundation and nourishing its vital energy. With the addition of dietary supplements, it would probably take one to two years.
Ning Sihan had no objection to this and had no intention of returning to Beijing.
Song Wanjun, however, was somewhat anxious, hoping that he could return to the Marquis of An'nan's residence and consolidate his position as the heir apparent as soon as possible.
But Ning Sihan remained unyielding, leaving him only to worry helplessly.
No one would tell Sheng An these things, but Sheng An could guess some of them from the snippets of conversation they occasionally uttered.
She naturally wouldn't say anything she shouldn't, lest she annoy the powerful man and lose him.
These past two days, Song Wanjun has been staying in the neighboring courtyard, so Sheng An prepared five dishes and a soup and personally delivered them over.
After the meal, Sheng An cleared away the dishes and left, but was invited to the study by Song Wanjun's attendants halfway there.
Not long after they sat down, Song Wanjun entered and solemnly said, "Sihan's success today is largely thanks to Boss Sheng. I, Song, keep my word and will fulfill my promise to Boss Sheng!"
Last year, when Ning Sihan was seriously ill, Song Wanjun, with the hope of trying anything, approached Sheng An and proposed that if Ning Sihan could be brought to a safe and stable state, he would make a promise to Sheng An on behalf of the Song family of Jinling.
Now that Ning Sihan's life is no longer in danger, it is time for Song Wanjun to fulfill his promise.
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