Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Li Yu came face to face with Nanny Tian and immediately noticed something was wrong with her. He followed her gaze towards the door.

There were several well-dressed young men standing at the door. The leader hadn't slept for a long time, and his eyes were as dark as a panda's. He stood at the door in a daze. It was winter, but he fanned himself with a fan and posed in a posture that he thought was very romantic.

Looking at the three people behind him, they are all in a similar state.

"This is the youngest son of the Duke of Qi, Cao Ao." Nanny Tian whispered, "He is a rare bastard in the capital, Boss Li, be careful."

Li Yu nodded.

*

At the door, Cao Ao showed a look of disdain when he saw other guests in the lobby. "What kind of shabby restaurant is this? It's a disgrace to me to have dinner with these lowly people."

After saying that, he looked at Li Yu and Nanny Tian and said, "I'll take over this shop today. You guys should quickly drive these lowly people out."

He kept calling people "untouchables" and the other guests in the lobby couldn't help but look at him with disgust when they heard him.

Giving the guests a soothing look and stopping Lu Xuan from coming forward, Li Yu walked up to Cao Ao and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "Sir, guests are here to eat our hot pot. I'm sorry I can't kick them out. In addition, you came late today, and the private room upstairs is fully booked. If you want to eat hot pot, please wait outside."

Cao Ao didn't expect someone to dare to talk to him like that, and he got angry all of a sudden, "I want to eat now, you have to drive the others away, or I will make sure your store can't continue to operate!"

Li Yu smiled slightly, "Sir, do you really want to chase them away? There are quite a few officials upstairs today, including the Minister of Rites and his family, the Minister of Justice, and the Hanlin Academy scholar and his wife. Why don't you go and ask them if they are willing to leave?"

Cao Ao's face changed.

Although he was a bastard, he knew clearly who should be offended and who should not be offended.

Besides, he just returned to the capital. If he causes trouble again...

But if he just left like this, wouldn't he be laughed at?

Cao Ao frowned, looking unhappy, and remained motionless for a moment.

At this time, two more people came in from outside the door.

*

The leader was a girl in blue. Her facial features were not stunningly beautiful, but she had a secluded and elegant temperament.

She smiled at Li Yu first, then bowed to Cao Aoyingying, "Mr. Cao, I heard that you returned to the capital. I thought it was just gossip spread by someone, but I didn't expect it to be true."

When Cao Ao saw the girl in blue, his eyes widened instantly, "Xie...Xie's sister, are you here to eat hotpot too?"

The girl in blue nodded and said, "This hot pot is the most popular in Beijing right now, so I naturally want to try it. It's just that I came at an unlucky time because there are too many people."

"It doesn't matter if there are a lot of people. If you want to eat, just drive these lowly people out." Cao Ao said, looking at Li Yu with contempt, "You must drive all of them out today!"

"Why did you do this, Master Cao?" The blue-dressed girl smiled gently, "A gentleman does not take away what others love. Besides, this store will not be gone. There is no rush to come back tomorrow."

After saying that, she nodded towards Li Yu, then called on the maid behind her to help her leave.

Cao Ao followed her with his eyes. Seeing that she was about to go far away, he no longer cared about his face and chased after her without saying a word.

*

Li Yu didn’t know what to say after seeing this.

She turned around and found that Nanny Tian's face behind the counter had become even worse.

Cao Ao had already left, which shouldn't have happened. Could it be that girl in blue? If she heard correctly, Cao Ao had just called that girl "Xie's sister". Could she be Xie Youlan, the eldest daughter of the Xie family who was at odds with Princess Jianing?

Before Li Yu could open her mouth to ask, her question was answered the next moment.

The guests ended their silence and started a lively discussion.

"I haven't seen the eldest daughter of the Xie family for a long time. She is still so elegant!"

"No one in this capital can compare to Miss Xie."

"I didn't expect that Miss Xie also wanted to eat this hot pot. So I'll come here in the next few days. Maybe I can talk to Miss Xie."

Li Yu: “…”

*

Back at the counter, Nanny Tian called out to Li Yu, "Boss Li, please don't tell the princess about the eldest daughter of the Xie family coming to the store today. If she knew, she would be so angry that she couldn't sleep."

Li Yu pondered for a while and asked, "Mammy, I want to ask, why does the princess have such a bad relationship with Miss Xie?"

Nanny Tian was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said, "This is something that all the dignitaries in the capital know, and there is nothing to hide. A few years ago, on the princess' birthday, the prince and princess invited all the young ladies from the noble families in the capital to attend. That day, Miss Xie accidentally broke the princess' favorite glass cup."

Li Yu: "Just because of this?"

"This was the beginning. Although the princess was annoyed, she didn't remember it for long and continued to talk to Miss Xie. However, Miss Xie went further and further. At the New Year's Palace Banquet two years ago, she even splashed the princess's clothes and made the princess embarrassed in front of everyone. The princess had tolerated her many times, but this time she was really annoyed and never spoke to her again."

Nanny Tian said: "I don't know if the people in the capital are blind. They actually say that Miss Xie is good. She is so scheming." It is obvious that their princess is the best!

Li Yu: “…” Somehow, she also felt that Miss Xie was not a bad person.

But the most important thing right now is to do business. As for whether Miss Xie is a good person or a bad person, we will talk about it later.

*

Before closing the shop tonight, Li Yu met with the palace guard who was guarding the shop.

Tell him about Cao Ao and ask him to be alert tonight.

The guard of the palace agreed very readily. At first, he didn't want to come here to guard the shop. He was the guard of the palace and should protect the safety of the prince, princess and the county princess. Protecting a shop was really cheap!

But now he feels that it is pretty good here. He doesn't have to patrol, and he can eat hot pot every night. If he leaves late in the morning, he can also get a good meal. His companions don't have this treatment.

After Li Yu left, the palace guards locked the back door and happily walked back to the room to eat hot pot.

After eating, he washed himself, blew out the light, and went back to bed. He left the door and window open so that he could hear any noise at night.

*

There is no moon tonight and the sky is very dark. Most of the roadside shops are closed, with only a few still having their lights on.

Li Yu and his group walked back slowly.

Business is good. Although everyone is tired, they all have smiles on their faces.

When he reached a corner, Lu Xuan suddenly stopped.

"What's going on?" Li Yu asked as he lifted the curtain.

Lu Xuan pointed in front of the car.

Li Yu looked and saw a little beggar lying on the ground.