After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor

"where is this place?"

A smell of old dust hit them in the face. The two stood in front of a house that had been uninhabited for a long time. The door was covered with withered weeds and there were few people coming in. Yan Ke frowned and covered his nose with one hand, looking confused as to why he came to this place.

Looking at Wan Ning again, this place, which was still a bit bad for the time being, was shining like a pearl in her eyes. It was not a weed at all, but a money-making device in her eyes. This was the place where the money given by Mu Xiu was used to build the factory. This was the location selected by Mu Xiu remotely, and this was her first time here.

"Let's go in and take a look?" Wan Ning suggested.

Yan Ke's face was full of rejection. He looked around and asked tentatively, "Do you really want to go in? There won't be any snakes here, right?"

"It's winter now, even the snakes are hibernating, don't worry." Wan Ning pulled Yan Ke behind her and walked forward together. After taking two steps, she was attracted by the open lock and the half-closed door. She turned her head and looked at Yan Ke behind her, and mouthed to her, "There is someone..."

"What?" Yan Ke couldn't understand her lip movements and raised his voice instead.

"There's someone inside," Wan Ning repeated.

"What?" Yan Ke still didn't understand, but she had practiced kung fu with Zi Jian for a few days since she was young, so her hearing was pretty good. She heard all the rustling noises in the house, and covered Wan Ning's mouth with her backhand and stood in front of her. Then she tiptoed to open the door and walked in, her eyes locked on the vague figure in the hall, and in a flash she caught him. While the man was unable to react, she turned around and pulled his arm behind her back, and pressed him against the wall.

The dust accumulated on the wall was flying all over the place, emitting dots of light under the sunlight, and both of them were choked and started coughing.

"Cough... cough, be honest... cough, you stole things... cough... and you stole them from me." Yan Ke did not forget to question while coughing.

The person being pressed down gave up struggling when he heard it was a misunderstanding. He also explained while coughing: "Ahem... misunderstanding... ahem... it's all a misunderstanding."

Yan Ke became annoyed, increased the strength of his hands, and angrily taught him a lesson: "How dare you imitate and make fun of me, cough..."

Back to when Wan Ning tried to grab Yan Ke's arm when he flew away, she failed. She immediately opened the door and rushed in. The first thing she saw was two buckets neatly placed against the wall, with a shoulder pole neatly placed on top. She thought, "Oh no!"

"Miss, it's all a misunderstanding. I didn't mean to make fun of you. If I have offended you, I apologize." The man, half of his face was pressed against the wall, and he apologized sincerely. At this time, he saw Wan Ning rushing over. He showed a look of joy on his face and greeted her gently, asking for help slowly: "Miss Su, long time no see. Do you know this girl? Can you help me explain to this girl?"

Yan Ke looked up at Wan Ning and said, "Miss Su? There is no Miss Su here. I've seen many tricks like yours to gain connections, but this is the first time I've seen someone as bad as you. I advise you to practice your skills before you go out and steal things."

Wan Ning immediately stepped forward to pull Yan Ke away, and with her back to the man, she leaned close to Yan Ke's ear and whispered, "It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. I am Miss Su. When you are in the underworld, you have no choice, so it's inevitable that you have multiple identities."

"I understand, I understand. Once you enter the world, you have no choice." Yan Ke quickly understood what he meant.

"Come, let me introduce you two. This is my friend Shen Congyu, little brother Shen." Shen Congyu's handsome cheek was rubbed with black dust, and his cold temperament became more honest, and his funny appearance made people laugh. Wan Ning held back her laughter and pointed to his cheek to remind him. He came back to his senses from his defensive state and stupidly used the back of his hand to clean the dust on his face, but this method didn't seem to work and instead made it more evenly spread.

Yan Ke generously handed over his handkerchief, turned around proudly, and said, "Use this. Next time you encounter this kind of situation, remember to speak clearly and introduce yourself as soon as possible."

"I wanted to say that the young lady didn't give me this opportunity." Shen Congyu explained calmly and neither servilely nor arrogantly. Suddenly Yan Ke rolled her eyes at him, and he immediately changed his words and said, "Remember it. Thank you for your guidance, young lady."

"Although he looks stupid, he is flexible and can adapt to circumstances." Yan Ke looked him up and down with satisfaction and introduced himself: "Hello, my name is Yan Ke, and I am Miss Su's niece."

"niece?"

"Why, is it surprising?"

Shen Congyu waved his hands repeatedly and explained: "No, no, it's just that I've never heard Miss Su mention it before, so..."

"So what? Does Miss Su have to tell you everything?" Yan Ke teased him deliberately, and felt pleased when he saw his blushing face and speechless expression.

"I'm really sorry for causing misunderstanding, that's not what I meant." Shen Congyu apologized awkwardly, realizing that no matter what he said he would end up making things worse and getting embarrassed.

Yan Ke burst out laughing, and Wan Ning couldn't stand it any longer so she spoke up to "administer justice": "Okay, okay, Yan Ke, don't tease Brother Xiao Shen anymore, he will take it seriously. Brother Xiao Shen, my niece always loves to joke around, please tolerate her."

"Miss Su, you are too polite." Shen Congyu bowed to them in a literary manner.

"Brother Shen, why are you here today?" Wan Ning finally asked.

Shen Congyu looked towards the yard sheepishly, only to see a sickle and cut weeds beside it. He explained, "I heard that Miss Su bought this place, but it has been vacant for a long time. I have nothing to do anyway, so I came here to clean it up after the market closed. I thought that if I clean it up soon, Miss Su's business can start soon."

"Business! What business?" Yan Ke asked in confusion.

Wan Ning turned her head, also with a puzzled look on her face: "Didn't I say I would help you make money? Didn't I take you to Pan's Cloth Shop and Brilliant Building today to discuss cooperation?"

"Wait, aunt, are you serious? I thought you were just teasing them, but you're serious!" After all, in Yan Ke's opinion, as the eldest princess, Wan Ning has many things to deal with every day, and she doesn't have to do it herself even if she's doing business. Besides, she's in the deep palace, and it's hard for her to take care of things outside the palace.

"Of course, I'm very sure." Wan Ning turned to Shen Congyu and said, "Brother Shen, you came at the right time today. I have seen the list you submitted. Although some of them are good at embroidery, they lack experience after all, so they still need unified training before they officially start working."

"Yes, does Miss Su have any arrangements?"

"Well, I will invite a special teacher to do the training in the next two days. There will be an assessment after the training, and only those who pass the assessment can officially start work. Brother Xiao Shen, you are more familiar with them, can this matter be handed over to you?" Wan Ning asked.

Shen Congyu was so happy about the progress. He wanted to change the lives of those old neighbors so much that he agreed gratefully: "Of course, of course. Ever since the young lady hired a teacher for the children, their willingness to work has been unprecedentedly high. I think they will actively participate in this training."

"That's good, but it might delay Brother Shen's business."

Yan Ke was caught in the middle. She realized that the aunt in front of her had done many things that she didn't know about, and she once again refreshed her understanding of her. She interrupted and asked, "Mr. Shen has the temperament of a scholar, but I didn't expect that he also does business. What business do you do?"

Shen Congyu was concerned about her old neighbors and was anxious to go back and tell them the news, so she wanted to return the handkerchief to Yan Ke and leave first. But as soon as she stretched out her hand, she saw that the white handkerchief was already covered with black dust, so she immediately took it back and said goodbye: "Thank you for the handkerchief, Miss Yan Ke. I will return it to you after I wash it."

After saying that, he walked towards the gate, bent down, picked up the shoulder pole and lifted the oil barrel onto his shoulder. The barrel seemed to be quite heavy, as it contained the things he bought for the children.

Looking at his departing back, Yan Ke asked, "What kind of business is this Xiao Shen brother doing?"

"The oil seller."

The answer was beyond Yan Ke's expectation. She couldn't help but turn her head to look at Wan Ning, only to see that she looked serious and didn't seem to be joking at all.

"Oh," Yan Ke asked, "Why did you bring me here today?"