The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

"Of course I don't know. My brother and I are rarely interested in gossip."

"Early this morning, the Liu family, a wealthy family in Xunyang City, discovered that half the flowers in their peony garden were missing. The entire garden was in a mess. The news even reached the city lord. He was furious and ordered the Liu family to investigate the culprit within a month." The waiter couldn't help but smack his lips as he said this. "It's a good thing it's the Liu family. If it had been any other family, who knows what kind of punishment they would have faced."

"So that's how it is. I wonder if the Liu family can find the culprit?"

"Well, who knows? But this city may not be peaceful for some time." The second brother shook his head.

After Yu Sheng finished asking the question, she ordered some dishes.

After the second brother left, Yu Sheng looked at Situ Yaorao and asked, "What's up? You, the culprit, do you have any ideas?"

"Idea?" Situ Yaorao said innocently, "I want to eat half of the remaining peonies in his house. Is that considered an idea?"

"Why must it be the Liu family?"

"Because his family is the easiest to scheme against." Situ Yaorao said in a low voice.

"Forget it, forget it. I never knew what you were thinking. But Situ, you have to be careful about this matter."

"Don't worry. By the way, Yu Sheng, aren't you looking for a place to open a restaurant in this city?" Situ Yaorao looked at the man and asked.

"That's what I meant. Didn't you say before that this place is not suitable for brewing wine?" Yu Sheng was puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Situ Yaorao smiled cunningly: "The past was the past, and the present is the present. I didn't want to do it then because I didn't want to get involved in this strange mystery, but now that I can't get out of it, I naturally have to solve this matter. After we solve the problem of these peonies, winemaking will be normal. And it so happens that the prices of shops in Xunyang City are extremely cheap now. It will be no problem for us to buy a large one. Xunyang City is the most open. If we can gain a foothold here, our restaurant can be said to have truly opened up the market." Situ Yaorao said lightly.

Yu Sheng nodded after hearing this and said, "That makes sense. Then why don't we take over the shop here?"

"Well, just go ahead and do it. I trust your judgment."

"What do you mean by trusting my judgment? You're clearly just trying to be a hands-off boss again. Why am I so unlucky to have a master like you?" Yu Sheng smiled bitterly and shook his head. However, he was still very concerned about the restaurant's affairs. After all, the restaurant was his hard work.

"I'm a hands-off shopkeeper who can't do anything. It's only right that those who are capable should work harder." Situ Yaorao looked innocent. Yu Sheng was helpless and didn't want to continue talking to her. Otherwise, she was afraid she would be angry to death.

"Sir, are you there?" The waiter's voice rang out from outside the door, a hint of respect. Situ Yaorao and Yu Sheng exchanged a glance. Yu Sheng then said, "Yes, but are the food and drinks here?"

"Hey... there are guests coming to visit. I wonder if you two would like to meet them?"

"Guest? We probably don't know anyone in Xunyang City, right?" Yu Sheng whispered to Situ Yaorao.

Situ Yaorao also frowned: "Anyway, ask them to open the door first. I'm also a little curious about who we know in Xunyang City."

After Situ Yaorao finished speaking, Yu Sheng nodded: "The door is not locked, come in."

As Yu Sheng finished speaking, the second brother opened the door and said respectfully, "Master Liu, please come in."

"Excuse me, please go down." The man said casually, throwing a silver ingot to the waiter. The waiter nodded and said thank you, then left.

The man was dressed in black, his eyes locked on Situ Yaorao. He looked at her with a faint blush on his face: "Miss, we meet again."

This person was none other than Liu Chen from yesterday.

The young master of the Liu family.

Situ Yaorao was a little surprised when she saw him here: "How did you know I live here?"

"If I want to know, there is nothing in this world that I don't know." Liu Chen said, closing the door, and then slowly walked towards Situ Yaorao: "Miss, I missed you so much after we parted last night."

"Last night?" Yu Sheng frowned.

Liu Chen, however, didn't even glance at Yu Sheng, staring intently at Situ Yaorao. He felt a surge of emotion watching her. Last night, when he returned to his room, he couldn't get that face out of his mind. And so, for the first time, he took the initiative to look for someone. And he found her.

Today the family was in chaos because of those peonies, but for some reason, he didn't want to report her at all.

"It seems that you haven't told anyone about what happened yesterday." How smart was Situ Yaorao? Seeing this Mr. Liu Chen appear in her room without any Liu family members accompanying him, she immediately understood.

Hearing this, Liu Chen nodded and said, "I didn't want the girl to get hurt, so I didn't tell my family that you were here."

"In that case, I must thank you, young master. If you tell the Liu family about my situation, I'm afraid I will be killed."

"I won't let you die!" Liu Chen was a little excited. Situ Yaorao was shocked. Liu Chen also felt that his attitude was a little excited, so he said awkwardly: "I'm sorry, I lost my composure. But please believe me. I came here today... just to see the girl." The man looked at Situ Yaorao with a sincere face.

At this moment, Situ Yaorao knew what Liu Chen was thinking. She had never expected that she would be so lucky. Liu Chen had really fallen in love with her at first sight.

Not to mention her, even Yu Sheng beside her found it incredible. This Liu Chen, handsome and not stupid at all. How could he be so foolish as to fall for Situ Yaorao?

In Yu Sheng's eyes, Situ Yaorao was a cunning fox, scheming against everyone except herself. Anyone who fell in love with her, unless they were the one she liked, would be completely exploited by her. Anyone who did like her would be the luckiest person in the world.

Situ Yaorao was, by nature, a cruel person. Yu Sheng knew this all too well.

Thinking that this Young Master Liu Chen had come to her door on his own initiative, even Yu Sheng couldn't help but mourn for him.

However, Yu Sheng was wrong about one thing. Situ Yaorao looked at Liu Chen, her heart in turmoil. She had no intention of taking advantage of the young master of the Liu family.

After all, the young master had already helped her a lot last night. She wasn't so cruel as to do that. However, she didn't expect Liu Chen to come to her on his own initiative.

Liu Chen was the young master of the Liu family, and the Liu family was very close to the City Lord's Mansion. If she got closer to Liu Chen in this situation, then naturally, Liu Chen would be the best person to use.

So, Situ Yaorao was conflicted.

"Miss, could you please accompany me to enjoy the flowers?" the man looked at Situ Yaorao and spoke again. Then, Yu Sheng silently looked out the window. He didn't want to know what would happen next. It was obvious that Situ Yaorao would definitely take advantage of this young man.

When a fat sheep lands in front of a wolf and says to it, "Are you going to eat me?" What should the wolf do at this time? Situ Yaorao looked at the young master with great confusion.

Now, even if she wanted to refuse and stay away from this young master Liu Chen, she couldn't forgive herself. If she didn't make good use of the person who came to her door, how could she be worthy of herself?

Thinking about it, Situ Yaorao took a deep breath, her eyes softened: "Do you really want to be with me?"

"Well, I heard that the ice lotus outside the city has bloomed. The white jade-colored lotus is very beautiful. I think you will like it too. So, I would like to ask you to go with me to see it. I wonder if you would do me the honor." The man looked at Situ Yaorao with a shy expression.

Upon hearing this, Situ Yaorao naturally nodded. "Since Master Liu Chen has said so, I shouldn't refuse. If it weren't for your help last night, I'm afraid I would have lost my head by now. I should have thanked you very much," Situ Yaorao said gently. At this point, Yu Sheng was almost certain that Situ Yaorao was planning to follow Liu Chen's lead and attack the Liu family.

However, he didn't feel anything.