The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 189 Little Ayu Saves a Merchant

The maid replied, "Second Miss, Miss Linglong arrived at the manor before you went to sleep."

Xie Changsheng sat up abruptly in bed: "What?! Xu Linglong is here?! Why didn't you tell me?!"

Xu Linglong is the female lead's name.

The maid looked aggrieved: "I did inform Miss at the time, but Miss said she wanted to rest, so I—"

That must be when Xie Changsheng is very sleepy, because at that stage, she doesn't want to do anything and just wants to sleep.

But will Xie Changsheng admit that he was wrong?
Xie Changsheng kicked the maid directly, and a sense of pleasure flashed through his heart as he looked at the maid lying on the ground.

After being kicked to the ground, the maid quickly scrambled to her feet and knelt before Xie Changsheng, saying, "It's all my fault! Please don't be angry, Miss!"

"You can't even do this simple task properly? Get out! You're no longer needed to serve me!"

The maid's face turned pale.

When the master she was serving said that, the maid's future was over.

If the housekeeper had known, she wouldn't have had a good fate.

The maid kowtowed several times to Xie Changsheng, trying to beg him to retract his order, but Xie Changsheng simply left, completely ignoring the maid's fate.

Xie Changsheng was still thinking about the female lead.

The female lead actually came to the mansion. Is she here to interrogate me?
No, they encountered bandits at the time. Xie Changsheng didn't abandon the female lead directly. Instead, he pretended to lure the bandits away and then said some righteous words, letting the female lead face more bandits.

The female protagonist is just an ignorant farm girl, only 10 years old, and her business hasn't taken off yet, so she shouldn't be able to figure out what's going on.

That idiot, she's just a country bumpkin, how could she possibly outmaneuver me?
The Xie family was nothing special in the Great Chang Kingdom, but they were among the top families in the neighboring county to the east.

Besides, she had already won her father's favor, so wouldn't it be easy for her to manipulate a peasant girl?

Thinking of this, Xie Changsheng's face revealed a confident smile.

"Female lead, you'd better behave yourself and be my tool, and don't make me angry."

Otherwise, I wouldn't let you meet the male lead.

If you upset me, I'll make you the male lead's concubine. Anyway, the two of you will fall in love eventually.

But the title of "concubine" can't be shaken off.

Xie Changsheng thought maliciously, and walked briskly towards the side hall.

Little did she know that the female protagonist she was talking about, Xu Linglong, had already finished chatting with Master Xie and his wife.

Xu Linglong skillfully used her naive peasant girl identity to subtly tell them that Xie Changsheng had already lost his virginity.

He also presented a century-old Ganoderma lucidum, saying considerately, "Sister Changsheng is weak, so please accept this Ganoderma lucidum as a way for me to nourish her body."

Xu Linglong pretended not to see the greed in the eyes of Master Xie and his wife, and vaguely mentioned that her family had actually saved a high-ranking official, and this was a gift from that official.

They even brought up matters related to that high-ranking official.

Then she reminded the current master and madam that they must not mention that matter in front of Xie Changsheng, nor should they punish her for it.

Because she will treat Xie Changsheng as her sister forever and will do everything in her power to protect her.

Originally intending to kill to silence witnesses and save face for the Xie family, Master Xie suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

The high-ranking official the peasant woman was talking about couldn't be—

Before Master Xie could elaborate further, Xie Changsheng arrived.

The loving look in Master Xie's eyes turned cold, but he still pretended to dote on her.

There's no need to let that bitch know; let's see how she handles it!

Xu Linglong lowered her head and took a sip of tea, concealing the cold smile in her eyes. "Little girl, you think you can mess with me? You're still too green."

Since you're going to take advantage of me, then I'll teach you what it means to be taken advantage of to death.

Unlike the hostile environment of the neighboring county to the east, the Wang family in Nanhe Town recently encountered a great stroke of luck.

A merchant was forced to stop temporarily in Nanhe Town due to a strong wind, and that's when he discovered the steamed buns at Wang's Steamed Bun Shop.

Merchants saw a business opportunity in this and asked to buy the secret recipe from them.

The method for making xiaolongbao was originally used by Wang Chuanyuan and his wife. Later, they shared the method with Cai Niu, and then they studied it together.

This makes the xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) beautiful, practical, and delicious all at once.

When the merchant wanted to buy it, Wang Chuanyuan and his wife even asked Cai Niu for his opinion.

Cai Niu hesitated a bit. In fact, Cai Niu also thought this method was very useful. He even thought that he could find an apprentice to pass it on when he opened his own steamed bun shop in the future.

The merchant saw through his intentions and said with a smile, "Don't worry, although I bought your recipe, I won't stop you from continuing to sell it. You can even pass it on to your family members or apprentices if you want. My only requirement is that you can only open your own shops in the future and can't sell the recipe to others."

"To be honest, my business isn't limited to Dachang. I also sell these xiaolongbao to places in the south. This piece of land in the north is yours to develop, how about that?"

They were lucky, too. This businessman was the type who wouldn't get up early for nothing. He would always tell others half of what he was doing and never say it so bluntly.

But the merchant had met Xiao Ayu before he came here.

The merchant was suffering from a flare-up of asthma when a little girl suddenly ran over and gave him some sweet water to drink.

The businessman felt a great weight lift from his chest; the feeling that he might die at any moment had disappeared, and he felt much more relaxed.

The merchant thought he had just drunk water and found peace of mind, which is why he stopped breathing.

Unbeknownst to them, they were drinking a miraculous potion that could restore life.

Even so, the merchant was very grateful to Xiao Ayu for bringing him water in time.

She also learned from the people around her that she was the child of the Wang family's steamed bun shop.

Naturally, the merchant came to visit Wang's steamed bun shop and discovered the xiaolongbao (soup dumplings).

Thus, this transaction negotiation took place.

The businessman came to discuss business with the intention of repaying a debt of gratitude, and naturally hoped for the best possible outcome.

The businessman was exceptionally farsighted; any business he favored never failed.

He could even foresee that if these xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) were promoted and the business opportunity was seized in advance, he would surely make a fortune in the future.

Now, he doesn't mind spending a little more money to buy a son.

At this moment, Xiao Ayu was sitting on the swing, chatting with Tuanzi.

"Elf, why didn't I get to participate in the lottery after I saved that uncle?"

Yes, the reason why Xiao Ayu went to save the merchant was because Tuanzi reminded her that there was a temporary medical mission.

Xiao Ayu was already very skilled at the rescue mission and completed it quickly, but there was no prize draw afterward.

This made Xiao Ayu feel somewhat disappointed.

How can you not feel disappointed when you think you'll get something but don't?

Because an even better reward than a lottery is coming!

Tuanzi's voice trembled. It had originally thought that the reward for this temporary rescue mission would be a lottery, but it didn't expect it to be even better.

It's like a pillow delivered just when you're about to fall asleep.

(End of this chapter)