I just want to rob you of your luck

Seeing that she couldn't get any useful information out of him, Lin Jiuer stood up, took the purse from Yuer and stuffed it into the woman's hand.

In any case, this lady was really nice to her and provided such valuable information, and she put twenty taels of silver in her purse.

She stuffed it into the woman's hands, but she quickly pushed it away and refused to take it.

"Jiu'er, I heard about the Marquis's Mansion. If it weren't for you, Wu Gang wouldn't have gotten the job of managing the flower room. Now the monthly salary has increased, and your aunt can do some embroidery work herself. Our family is much better off than before, so how can she still accept your money?"

Lin Jiuer forcefully stuffed the purse into her hands: "Aunt, you and your son have taken good care of me in the past. Now that my conditions are better, I wanted to take some time to come and see you.

I came here in a hurry today and didn't buy you anything, so don't be polite to me, just go buy some food and daily necessities by yourself, and consider it as my honor to you."

Seeing that she couldn't refuse, the woman took the purse embarrassedly and handed the two pairs of insoles to Lin Jiuer.

"Please accept this. Auntie can't bring anything valuable. This is just some presentable embroidery. Please don't despise it."

"Aunt, your embroidery is my favorite. Thank you very much, Aunt. I'll take the insoles. I have something else to do, so I won't stay any longer. I'll see you again when I have a chance."

After greeting the woman, the group left the courtyard. The woman opened the purse in her hand and was shocked to see that it contained a twenty-liang silver note.

In the past, the mother and daughter might not have been able to save up this much money in a year. It seemed that the Marquis really treated Jiuer well, and she was happy for her.

Mrs. Yue and Nanny Fang silently observed Lin Jiuer the whole time. They were very satisfied to see that she spoke and acted in an orderly manner and was very considerate in her dealings with others.

Yue was even more heartbroken, wondering how much suffering her daughter had endured since childhood to develop her current smooth and versatile personality.

Thinking about how Yu's daughter had been spoiled and domineering by the whole family, and then looking at how much suffering her own daughter had endured outside, she gnashed her teeth in hatred.

If she finds out that it was really Yu who caused the mother and daughter to be separated for so many years, she will make Yu pay a heavy price!

The group rode in the Duke's Mansion's carriage and headed towards West Street.

In the carriage, Yue said, "Wanqing, if you see your adoptive father later, do you plan to recognize him directly?"

Lin Jiuer felt a little embarrassed to be called Wanqing, but she didn't object. Since she had taken over the original owner's identity, she naturally had to live for her.

She thought about it and shook her head.

"I think it would be better if Madam investigated his situation privately."

Nanny Fang couldn't help but say, "I'm afraid your adoptive father is not a good person. I hope he has nothing to do with this matter. Otherwise, our Duke's Mansion will never forgive him, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for Miss."

Lin Jiuer chuckled and said, "I was sold to a pharmacy when I was six years old. My impression of my adoptive parents has long been very vague. I only remember that my adoptive mother seemed to be nice to me and was very gentle.

I have almost no impression of that adoptive father. I guess he didn't treat me very well, otherwise why would he sell me out without my permission?

If he is the one who stole me, then he is my enemy, so you don’t have to be polite to him.”

Yue nodded: "That's good. We are afraid that you will feel uncomfortable. After all, we have raised you. You can recognize the people in the carriage later. Mother will take care of the rest."

Soon, the carriage arrived at the entrance of Baiweixuan Restaurant. The door was open during business hours, and the counter inside could be seen from the outside.

Lin Jiuer lifted the car curtain and looked over. There was a man who looked to be about 40 years old at the counter. He seemed to be the shopkeeper here. She observed him carefully and found that this man looked very familiar. His face gradually overlapped with the adoptive father in the original owner's memory.

But now he is indeed a lot older and a lot fatter than before, but Lin Jiuer feels that his appearance has not changed much.

She lowered the car curtain and looked at Yue: "It's him!"

Nanny Fang gnashed her teeth in anger, "Miss, you don't know that this restaurant is the dowry property of the Duke's wife, Mrs. Yu. Your adoptive father is the shopkeeper here, and he is probably related to them. Now it is basically certain that your disappearance is related to Mrs. Yu!"

Yue's face also turned gloomy. After Yu came into the mansion, she had always been humble and courteous to her and served her very attentively.

She thought she was an honest person, so she didn't guard against her and let her give birth to a daughter and a son smoothly. She didn't expect that she had such evil ambitions and that all this was planned by her!

After losing her daughter, Yue had no mood to manage the affairs of the mansion, which gave her an opportunity to take advantage of the situation. Now that she has been in charge of the household affairs for many years, her spies are everywhere in the mansion, so it would be difficult to deal with her.

But now that what she did has been exposed, I must take revenge no matter what. How can I let her go on getting away with it?

She had neglected the Duke for so many years, and she had always blamed him for not protecting her daughter. She knew that the Duke had her in his heart.

It seems that I must make good use of this when I go back and take back everything that belongs to me.

Lin Jiuer saw that she had figured out what was going on. She also wanted to check on her own shop, so she was ready to say goodbye.

When Yue heard this, she couldn't bear to leave her daughter behind, so she insisted on following Lin Jiuer to visit the shop.

Lin Jiuer had no choice but to take Yue to the two shops given to her in Jiangcheng to check the situation.

One of these two shops is on West Street and is a pastry shop, and the other is on East Street and is a restaurant.

Lin Jiuer went to the pastry shop. The owner had received the notice long ago and enthusiastically took the new owner to visit the shop.

Lin Jiuer has some experience in making snacks. She made a thousand-layer cake and water chestnut cake for the store on the spot and wrote down the recipes.

Let the store launch new products. Each person is limited to purchasing ten of these two products per day, and only one hundred will be sold each day until they are sold out.

The shopkeeper was very impressed with the new owner and took the recipe as if it were a treasure. He immediately arranged for his subordinates to learn how to make the new dim sum.

Then the group went to a restaurant on East Street called Shifanglou. Lin Jiuer didn't expect that this restaurant was doing so well.

It was just noon, so I invited the Yue family members to have a meal together.

Yue secretly thought that Shifanglou was a time-honored brand in Kyoto. It seemed that Marquis Dingyuan was quite good to Wanqing and was willing to give her such a generous gift.

I couldn't help but feel a little better. After all, her daughter was so good, who wouldn't love her?

After lunch, Lin Jiuer left a few recipes for the shopkeeper and then said goodbye and left.

I have been outside for a long time today, and by chance I recognized my original identity, which is quite a gain.

She was in a good mood and planned to say goodbye to the Yue family. As for the matter of recognizing her relatives, she naturally didn't need to worry about it. It all depended on how the Duke's Mansion arranged it.

Just when she was about to say goodbye to Yue and return to the Marquis' Mansion, she saw the little boy who had stolen the purse just now. He seemed to have been following them quietly.

The boy stepped forward and said, "Madam, my name is Xu Dong, you can just call me Dongzi. My mother asked me to thank you. If you are short of help, I can help you."

Lin Jiuer wanted to refuse, but suddenly an idea flashed through her mind and she said to the little boy, "Dongzi, come to the door of the restaurant at 9:00 p.m. tomorrow and wait. I have something for you to do."

The little boy smiled happily, nodded heavily, then turned and left.