The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

"As someone in a high position, once you have someone you like, you have a fatal flaw. This is the case with the current Crown Prince. Situ Yaorao is his flaw. As long as my father wants, he can use Situ Yaorao to destroy the Crown Prince at any time." Tan Tai Yun Yi said, and then laughed again: "People always say that falling in love is not easy, but in my opinion, liking someone is easy, but protecting the person you like is the real difficulty. The Crown Prince is smart and should be very clear about this."

"Brother, you told me this just to express your feelings, didn't you?"

"Seventh brother, there are some things you just need to understand. Why ask so many questions?" Tantai Yunyi just smiled and took a sip of wine. The wine tasted bitter and had a hint of impurities.

But he liked it very much. Just as no one is perfect, this wine, if too mellow, can also be addictive.

Once you become addicted to something, you will become dull.

Tan Tai Yun Yi doesn't like to indulge in things, but there are some things he has to do.

Just like the woman on the stage.

Situ Yaorao quickly went downstairs. As she left, the first floor erupted in enthusiastic applause, with some even asking to see her. Of course, none of this was Situ Yaorao's concern.

She had only one agreement with the owner of the pleasure boat: to help him get on stage once, and then let him listen to what she said.

After stepping down from the stage, she met the man's expressionless gaze.

"It's really stunning." The man praised.

"Thank you for the compliment. I wonder if you should fulfill your promise to me now?" Situ Yaorao stared at the man with burning eyes. The man nodded when he heard that.

Then he entered Zi Yu's room with Situ Yaorao.

"Young lady, you are really amazing." Zi Yu praised Situ Yaorao as she saw her coming in. However, when she saw the man behind Situ Yaorao, her face turned pale.

Obviously, Zi Yu was afraid of her master.

However, the man simply glanced at the woman calmly and said, "Zi Yu, Zi Su, please leave first. I have something to discuss with the distinguished guest. As for your business... we'll talk about it later."

As soon as the man said this, Zi Yu and Zi Su ran away as if they had been pardoned.

Only Situ Yaorao, Yu Sheng, and this cold man were left in the room.

"My name is Bai Liu. You can call me by my name and talk to me. I wonder why you two have gone to so much trouble to come here to see me?" The man's tone was light, but his attitude was a little more relaxed.

Situ Yaorao smiled upon hearing this. "To be honest, I've been thinking about opening a restaurant lately, and the day after tomorrow is the grand opening day. I want the restaurant to have a higher starting point, so I thought it would be better if the customers were of higher status. That's why I came here. The people who come to the pleasure boat are all very distinguished. If the people from the pleasure boat could go over for a day when the restaurant opens and help promote it, I think the effect would be very good."

Situ Yaorao spoke of their plan indifferently.

Bai Liu listened and smiled: "Your plan is not bad, but why should we agree to it?"

"A restaurant is all about mutual benefit, so we naturally won't treat you unfairly." Situ smiled enchantingly.

"Oh?" The man remained calm.

Situ Yaorao glanced at Yusheng, who naturally understood. He took out the fruit wine and poured a glass for the man: "Please drink."

"This is?"

"The wine that will be sold in the restaurant soon." Situ Yaorao said.

The man raised an eyebrow and drank the whole thing in one gulp. After finishing the drink, he fell silent. The fruity flavor lingered on his lips and teeth, and the spicy aftertaste in his throat left a lasting impression.

"This is a unique brew of our restaurant. I can guarantee that even if someone drinks it, they will never know the real recipe of this wine. Even if the recipe is given to them, they will not be able to brew the same wine." Situ Yaorao said with a smile.

She had a reason for being so certain. There were many fruit wines available in modern times, and she had tried quite a few, but she had yet to taste any that tasted as good as the one she brewed.

I don't know where those old guys got this from.

Those old men treasured this recipe. Countless people wanted it, but none could obtain it. The only one who got it was her.

The order in which the fruits are put in, the degree of sealing, and even what needs to be done when the wine is opened for the first time can determine the taste of the wine.

"Young Master is the owner of this pleasure boat, so naturally he has high standards. But I think this wine should be pretty good, right? Even without the help of the pleasure boat, we can quickly make the fruit wine in this restaurant famous all over the world. However, with the help of this pleasure boat, it will be more convenient for us." Situ Yaorao continued.

"So, what are the benefits you are talking about?" the man asked.

"If you help me, when the restaurant becomes famous in the future, we will exclusively provide fruit wine to Huafang, and promise that we will never provide it to a second place. How about that?" Situ Yaorao asked with a smile.

"Oh?" The man laughed. How could this be considered a benefit to him? It was clearly meant to attract customers for themselves. However, this wine certainly suited his taste.

"It's okay for me to agree, but I need you to give me another guarantee."

"What?" Situ Yaorao was puzzled.

"I want you to come here and perform on stage once a month."

"You're going too far! This is absolutely not allowed! Situ can't come again." Yu Sheng decisively refused. Just kidding, if this matter was exposed, Situ Yaorao would really be unable to move forward in the future.

"It's indeed too much." Situ Yaorao said.

"If you agree, we will cooperate. If not, it's up to you. My pleasure boat doesn't need any icing on the cake." The man's attitude was casual.

Situ Yaorao smiled when she heard this: "If you want me to agree to it, I can do that, but... I also want you to agree to one condition."

"explain."

"Since you want me to come here once a month, then I think Miss Ziyu is of no use to you. And Miss Zisu and I hit it off right away. Why don't you give both of them to me. If you agree, I will agree to come here to help every month. If you don't agree, I think... you will be busy next." Situ Yaorao said calmly.

Bai Liu was silent for a moment after hearing this.

Indeed, if Ziyu left and Situ Yaorao didn't help, he would probably be busy for a while. It was unrealistic to find a woman more perfect than Ziyu within at least a month.

Thinking about it, the man felt a little hesitant.

"I won't force you. Your decision is yours. However, this is mutually beneficial. I don't think Mr. Bai would object, would you? After all, anyone who messes with you is a fool." Situ Yaorao smiled faintly and glanced at Yu Sheng beside her. Yu Sheng smiled and stood up. "Mr. Bai, we need space on your pleasure boat. We just need a favor on the opening day. Nothing more. It's just a small favor, so why worry about it? As for those two girls... I guess women aren't very important to Mr. Bai."

"Since you've all said this, I naturally shouldn't say anything more. Indeed, to me, women are just playthings, so if you want to take them away, that's fine." Bai Liu said, looking at Situ Yaorao: "It's worth it to exchange those two pieces of trash for your help. However, I hope you won't regret your decision."

"Of course not."

"Even if... the whole world doesn't want it?"

"What does my decision have to do with the rest of the world?" Situ Yaorao asked, her smile still lingering. As long as it wasn't Madam Situ's request, she could ignore it.

She is willful by nature, so why should she be suspicious about others?

"That's good. I agree to your request. What's the name of your restaurant?"

"The address was originally Lan Yige, and later it will be called Lan Qinglou."

"In that case, I will send someone over the day after tomorrow. As for Zi Su and Zi Yu, you can do whatever you want. However, after they leave Bing Xin Painting Boat, they can no longer use the reputation of the painting boat. If I know that they are taking advantage of the reputation of my painting boat, don't blame me for being ruthless." The man said coldly.

"Of course." Situ smiled enchantingly.

"Well, happy cooperation." The man clapped his hands.

Zi Su and Zi Yu walked in.

"Master." They both said at the same time.