Just one pregnancy and four babies, but the prince actually pledged his love to her

Li Mengyue's guess was indeed correct. Not only did the Qian family not dare to break the contract, they would also find ways to tie themselves tightly to Li Mengyue. It would be best if Qian Dongjie married Li Mengyue.

However, the last time Qian Dongjie was in a restaurant, he ran into Li Mengyue having dinner with a strange man. He learned from the man that Li Mengyue was pregnant. Qian Dongjie was deeply shocked and almost collapsed.

Mrs. Qian noticed that something was wrong with her son, so she asked Butler Qian.

After learning from housekeeper Qian what happened to her son, although she felt heartbroken, she also wanted Li Mengyue to be her daughter-in-law.

But Li Mengyue already had a man and was pregnant. She didn't know why they had a child before they got married, but she wouldn't say anything about it.

But since it concerns her son, she has to be cautious.

She wanted to cancel the cooperation with Li Mengyue. Since they broke the contract first, they would naturally pay compensation according to the contract.

As for the tofu recipe, although tofu is very simple to make, it would be difficult without the method given by Li Mengyue.

They never imagined that a grain like soybeans could be used to make white and tender tofu.

Therefore, she would give Li Mengyue a sum of money, which was equivalent to buying out the tofu recipe. From then on, tofu would have nothing to do with Li Mengyue, and she would not be allowed to sell it privately.

However, when she discussed this idea with her master, her son heard it and directly rejected it.

The reason why Qian Dongjie disagreed was because he knew that there was not even a chance for him and Li Mengyue to be together.

Even if he didn't mind the baby in Li Mengyue's belly, he knew very well that based on his understanding of Li Mengyue, she would never agree to marry him.

Besides, he also knew that the man with Li Mengyue had an aura far beyond his reach.

How could such a man watch Li Mengyue marry another man when he knew that his woman was pregnant?

But he felt moved for the first time in his life, and he didn't want to lose contact with Li Mengyue, so he begged his parents to continue cooperating with Li Mengyue, and he would still be in charge.

He thought that since he couldn't be with his beloved, he had to maintain his relationship with Li Mengyue and become Li Mengyue's good friend.

Mrs. Qian didn't believe that there could be pure friendship between men and women, but her son had been in poor health since childhood and had suffered a lot.

She was always worried about her son, not knowing when he would pass away. Taking good care of him for so many years had become a habit, even ingrained in her bones.

He couldn't bear to refuse any request from his son, even though he knew there was no possibility for his son and Li Mengyue.

But seeing her son so sad, she couldn't bear it and really cut off her son's last thought.

So she compromised and stopped talking about severing the cooperation. Instead, she actively helped to manage her own business.

You have to know that ever since their restaurant started offering tofu-related dishes, some restaurants that were originally losing money and were planning to close have managed to survive. Not only are they no longer losing money, they are even making a profit. If they continue like this, it won't be long before the loss-making restaurants will be revived.

The key point is that after their family got the method of making tofu, they immediately hired someone to build a workshop specifically for producing tofu, and sold it to ordinary people at a very low price, so that people could have an extra nutritious and delicious dish on their tables.

Since tofu costs only two cents per pound, has high nutritional value and tastes great, it is loved by the general public.

Not only did it not affect the business of Qian's Restaurant, but many people heard that the tofu came from the Qian family, and many people went to the restaurant to taste the food made with tofu.

Li Mengyue also gave seven or eight tofu-related dishes, especially Mapo Tofu. The clever use of the seasoning Sichuan pepper highlighted the spicy flavor of Mapo Tofu, which stimulated the taste buds when eaten and made people addicted. They wanted to eat more after trying it.

In addition, the spicy taste of Mapo Tofu is also the reason why many people can't forget it.

The mapo tofu with the addition of chili powder has a very strong spicy flavor.

She didn’t know where Li Mengyue got the chili peppers, but if she added a little bit of it when cooking, the taste would improve a lot, and the dishes would taste spicy but not dry, and fragrant.

It can be said that basically any customer who goes to his restaurant and orders the dish Mapo Tofu can feel the stimulation of the taste buds brought by the spicy flavor, and it is very delicious.

The rich soup made the tofu more tender and smooth, and it melted in her mouth, which she liked very much.

The key is that Mapo Tofu has rich flavor layers, with numbness, spiciness, freshness and fragrance intertwined together, leaving people with an endless aftertaste.

Before we knew it, Mapo Tofu has become the signature dish of Fu Man Lou. Every customer who dine at Fu Man Lou will order a plate of it.

Even if someone has tasted it and can't stand the spiciness, they will order another tofu dish.

Apart from the fact that Li Mengyue was the person her son had a secret crush on, Mrs. Qian had no opinion about Li Mengyue at all. On the contrary, she really liked Li Mengyue's free and easy, calm as a chrysanthemum, yet somewhat domineering personality.

She once dreamed of having a daughter, and Li Mengyue was exactly the daughter she wanted.

It’s not to say that she never had any intention against Li Mengyue. Even if she did, she would give up the idea for the sake of her son.

Li Mengyue naturally didn't know all this. She was just confused. She was treated with courtesy when she came to the Qian family before, but this time, the servants of the Qian family were a little too enthusiastic towards her.

She had doubts in her mind, but she didn't ask them in person.

Little did she know that after Mrs. Qian figured it out, the day before Li Mengyue came, when the Qian family paid their servants, she ordered that each of them be paid an extra month's salary.

Butler Qian also revealed to the servants that this was all thanks to Li Mengyue.

The servants worked for the Qian family. Their daily food and clothing were much better than those of the poor people. They received a monthly salary every month, but this month they received an extra month's salary, and everyone was very happy.

They respected Li Mengyue from the bottom of their hearts for saving their young master and allowing them to get the reward.

When Li Mengyue arrived at the Qian family's reception hall, maids had already prepared tea and snacks.

"Miss Li, my young master will be here soon. Please wait a moment."

"fine."

As soon as Li Mengyue finished speaking, Qian Dongjie's voice came from outside.

"Sister Mengyue."

Li Mengyue stood up immediately.

"Sister Mengyue, I heard from the servants that you were coming, so I didn't dare to delay for a moment and came here quickly."

"Brother Dongjie, you don't have to be so anxious. It's okay for me to wait for a while."

Qian Dongjie smiled and said, "How can that be possible? I can't let Sister Mengyue wait for so long."

When he saw Li Mengyue again, although it had only been a few days, he felt as if he was in a dream, and he subconsciously looked at Li Mengyue's lower abdomen.

He hadn't noticed it before, but this time he saw it clearly. Li Mengyue's belly was indeed bulging, and it was obvious that she was pregnant.