Following Chengfeng's gaze, Zhong Muyu saw an inconspicuous shop at the end of the street.
As the three walked over, they saw that the shop had a rustic and old-fashioned feel, and the gilded signboard seemed to be quite old. However, there were still quite a few people in the shop, with a long queue.
Zhong Muyu said, "With so many people queuing up, it looks very reliable. Chengfeng, this store has been around for quite a while, hasn't it?"
"I heard it has a history of over a hundred years. I visited it a few times when I was a child. The shop mainly sells all kinds of pastries, which taste amazing and are very affordable. However, the quantity sold each day is limited, and you can't buy them if you go late."
"Then let's hurry up and get in line. It's so popular, I want to see what's so special about it."
As Zhong Muyu spoke, she joined the queue. There were only two shop assistants and a middle-aged woman working in the shop. Although they were busy, they were managing to keep up.
Before long, the three of them arrived at the shop, where they saw all sorts of exquisite pastries on display, and the air was filled with an enticing sweet aroma.
Chengfeng asked, "Have you decided what to buy?"
"Since we've never tried any of these before, let's buy a little of everything and share them."
Zhong Muyu called over a waiter and ordered a portion of all the pastries in the shop.
Just as the waiter was about to wrap the last batch of crystal cake, a girl suddenly rushed up to them and said, "Wrap up a batch of crystal cake."
The waiter said with difficulty, "Miss, there's only one crystal cake left, and this lady has already bought it."
The girl merely glanced at Zhong Muyu, persisting, "She hasn't paid yet, has she? I'll take this one."
She reached out to take it, but the shop assistant naturally hesitated to give it to her: "Miss, isn't this inappropriate?"
"What's wrong with it? Our young lady is waiting outside, she specifically asked for this. Can this young lady finish all that food? She won't miss one more, will she?"
Seeing her disdainful look, Zaochun couldn't hold back any longer: "Everything should be done in a first-come, first-served manner. We were clearly here first, and the girl wasn't even behind me when we were queuing. How can she cut in line so confidently?"
"Because my young lady is in a hurry! And we only need this one, so it won't take up much time. Please give me the crystal cake quickly."
The girl said smugly, taking out a silver ingot and placing it in front of the waiter, saying, "Keep the change."
This silver ingot is enough to buy ten servings of crystal cake.
Judging from her expression, it was clear that this girl's master was no ordinary person. Zhong Muyu didn't want to argue with her, so she took out some silver and handed it to the shop assistant: "Don't pay any attention to her, just give us our things."
Just then, a woman's voice came from outside: "Xiaoyin, what happened? Why did it take so long?"
A woman dressed elegantly and beautifully walked in, and the maid named Xiaoyin immediately went over and pointed at Zhong Muyu and the others, saying, "Miss, when I bought you pastries, these people tried to snatch them."
The woman sized them up, and they stared back without hesitation.
Zhong Muyu said, "Miss, cutting in line is not a good thing to begin with. Why is your maid trying to accuse you first?"
Qiao Yanru raised an eyebrow, looking completely unconcerned: "It's none of your business how my maid behaves. Since there's only one serving of this pastry left, it naturally belongs to me."
Early Spring was furious: "How can you be so unreasonable!"
Xiao Yin said, "Unreasonable? Do you know who my young lady is? Don't even mention that she wants a piece of pastry; even if she wanted an ant, you wouldn't be worthy to take it from her!"
Zhong Muyu said, "I really don't know who she is."
"Ah! No wonder, so you're from out of town. Well then, let me tell you, our young lady is General Qiao's daughter, Miss Qiao Yanru."
Zhong Muyu looked at Chengfeng, who nodded slightly, indicating that he had heard of this person. At this moment, a woman in the back of the line tugged at her sleeve: "Girl, don't argue. These people are not to be trifled with. Don't ruin yourself for a few pastries!"
Zhong Muyu smiled and shook her head: "It's nothing. You're so arrogant, aren't you? I'm not going to put up with you!"
"you!"
The little girl was furious. Zhong Muyu gave Chengfeng a look, and Chengfeng quickly took all the pastries. The three of them strode out of Yue Shi Fang.
"You three, stop right there!"
The two women chased after her relentlessly, and Qiao Yanru said angrily, "You're really audacious! You think you can just walk away after stealing my things?"
Zhong Muyu asked, "So what do you want?"
"Give me back my things, then kowtow and admit your mistake, and I'll let you go!"
"Not only did you cut in line, but you also threw a tantrum and tried to steal my things. You're the one who should apologize, right?"
"That belongs to me!"
Zhong Muyu ignored her and instead raised her voice to the onlookers, saying, "Look at this, everyone! The daughter of a wealthy family cuts in line to buy things and tries to snatch other people's pastries, making them kowtow and apologize to her. So this is the family tradition of wealthy families!"
More and more people gathered around, and many whispered about Qiao Yanru. Perhaps she had done this kind of thing many times before, so no one came out to criticize her for a while.
However, Qiao Yanru couldn't bear being watched like this and immediately became angry: "Stop talking nonsense! How dare you insult me? It seems you don't want to stay in the capital anymore. I advise you to be smart and hand over the things obediently, and I might let you off the hook. Otherwise..."
Now that things have come to this point, it's no longer about a pastry, but about Qiao Yanru's reputation.
"What else? Fine, if you want to find me, then come to the Royal Villa."
Zhong Muyu didn't want to cause too much of a scene, so she didn't plan to reveal her name.
"Royal Villa?"
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