The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

"Isn't it?" Yu Sheng said with some disgust.

"Of course not. It's time for me to take charge of the restaurant. And it's also time to set up a fruit wine processing house. Otherwise, the amount of fruit wine won't keep up with the development of the restaurant, which is not a good thing for us." Situ Yaorao said.

"Yes, that's true. Leave this to me. There are many large mansions in the capital, so just buy them. As for those hired people, I will sign indentures with them and ensure that there is no possibility of their betrayal. Is this feasible?" Yu Sheng looked at Situ Yaorao and asked. Situ Yaorao nodded after hearing this: "That's what I want."

"So...you said you were giving me a holiday, but you really just wanted me to run the factory?" Yu Sheng's face darkened as she said helplessly. Situ Yaorao smiled awkwardly, "Hey! You see? The more capable, the more work. I won't find another person as capable and loyal as you."

"Alright, alright, stop praising me. Let me manage the mansion, but you have to take care of the Lingyue Building across the street yourself."

"Oh? Finally some action?" Situ Yaorao was a little surprised.

"Yes, there have been some moves. The guy from Lingyue Tower has been to our restaurant more than once. Lingyue Tower has also added a lot of new tricks, and has taken away a lot of customers from us. If you have time, you can also go and take a look at them."

"You don't object to what I said before now?"

"Is it useful to oppose? That person has already extended his hand to the restaurant. Even if we don't want to have any conflict with him, I'm afraid it won't work. After all, his target is us." Yu Sheng said helplessly.

Situ Yaorao looked excited: "That's what makes it fun. If the other side didn't make any moves, I would be worried."

"You really don't want to be idle for a moment." Yu Sheng shook her head helplessly, but Situ Yaorao looked innocent: "Really?"

"You! Why did I follow you?" Yu Sheng said resentfully.

"Don't say things that could lead to misunderstandings." Situ Yaorao said with a smile, but in her heart, she was even more grateful to Yu Sheng. Without Yu Sheng's help, her restaurant wouldn't have been able to succeed.

"I have something to do, so I'm going to leave first. You can take care of the restaurant yourself." Yu Sheng didn't want to pay any attention to Situ Yaorao. After saying that, she ran out. But before leaving, she told the manager about Situ Yaorao's identity.

So as to avoid any inconvenience for Situ Yaorao in managing the restaurant.

After Yu Sheng left, Situ Yaorao reluctantly went to where Yu Sheng usually managed the restaurant. Everything here was arranged haphazardly, except for the account books.

Situ Yaorao sat in a chair, looking at the restaurant's accounts, feeling a little grateful to Yu Sheng. The accounts were so clear and easy to see at a glance. Even if they were family, they probably couldn't achieve this level of clarity, right?

Speaking of family, Situ Yaorao couldn't help but think of the general's mansion.

Normally, she should have returned home today. However… Tantai Wuyue had gone south, and she didn't want to go back, so she ran away. As for the General's Mansion, her mother was probably the only one who cared about her.

Thinking of this, Situ Yaorao felt a little sad.

There is nothing more tragic than this. She has family, yet they are no better to her than strangers. She has a father, yet he is a stranger to her.

She clearly has a younger sister, but her younger sister only thinks about how to plot against her.

Situ Yaorao didn't know how to describe her current situation, and in the end she could only smile helplessly.

"Mr. Si..., there is a young man downstairs who said he has a business deal to discuss with us. Would you like to take a look?" Just when Situ Yaorao was looking at the account book in her hand with boredom, she heard a respectful voice coming from outside. When Situ Yaorao heard this, the corners of her mouth twitched. Wasn't this the method she had just used?

"Bring it up and invite it here directly." Situ Yaorao ordered lightly.

"Yes, Mr. Si." After saying that, the manager went downstairs.

After a while, the plump steward brought someone up. This person was dressed in a gorgeous azure blue robe, holding a folding fan, with a sword at his waist, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of romantic charm that could not be concealed.

Her thin lips curled up into a faint smile, which had an indescribable charm.

He looked very casual, but the aura of nobility that was hard to ignore made Situ Yaorao suspicious. Who... was this person?

"Huh? Yu Sheng isn't here?" The man asked in surprise, holding his folding fan slightly open. Situ Yaorao's mouth twitched when she heard that. So he was looking for Yu Sheng?

"Sir, I'm so sorry. Yu Sheng is out on some business, so he asked me to help look after the restaurant for a while. If you need anything from him, you'll probably have to wait."

Situ Yaorao lied calmly, completely separating herself from the restaurant.

"I'm not looking for Yu Sheng, but rather someone who has the final say in this restaurant. When Yu Sheng was here, she had the final say. I wonder if this young master can still have the final say now?" The man's gaze was indifferent, but his dark pupils held an indescribable danger. Situ Yaorao pondered for a moment before saying, "Yu Sheng has handed the restaurant over to me for the time being, so I naturally have the final say. I just don't know what the young master has been up to."

"Fruit wine." The man uttered these two words lightly.

It really was fruit wine! No wonder Yu Sheng was going crazy. The restaurant's own supply was running low, yet people kept coming to him to buy fruit wine. He couldn't sell it, and he couldn't afford to offend those people. If it were her, she would have chased them away long ago.

Feeling emotional, Situ Yaorao put on a smile. "My dear guest, to be honest, we don't sell the fruit wine to outsiders. Moreover, we also have limited supply. Therefore, we may not be able to meet your request."

"What if I'm willing to pay ten times the value of the fruit wine?" the man continued to ask without giving up.

Situ Yaorao remained calm. After reviewing the accounts, she knew exactly how much money ten times that would be. However, no matter how much more, it wouldn't change anything. If other businesses were allowed to sell this kind of fruit wine, Lan Qinglou's existing advantages would be completely eliminated. And once they agreed to supply fruit wine to one person, it would spread to many others. Then, Lan Qinglou would be in danger.

Thinking about this, Situ Yaorao remained calm, raised her head and looked at the man, saying apologetically, "Sir, please don't mention the fruit wine again. We don't sell the fruit wine in Lan Qinglou."

"Oh? You won't do that no matter what?" the man asked with some hopelessness.

"No, for Lan Qinglou, fruit wine represents everything. Let me ask you, if you own a restaurant and someone comes and asks to buy it, would you agree?"

"Of course not. But this is not my restaurant." The man smiled so elegantly that Situ Yaorao wished she could spit him out with a mouthful of tea.

Suppressing the slight anger in her heart, Situ Yaorao smiled slightly: "Sir, please have some tea. It's a rare opportunity for you to come, but it's all in vain. I'm really sorry."

"That's fine. When Yu Sheng comes back, tell him I was here." The man said, leaving the folding fan behind. Situ Yaorao's face darkened when she saw it.

Sure enough, this person came here to find Yu Sheng!

"Steward, if you see this person again, as long as I'm here, don't bring him here." Situ Yaorao ordered with a gloomy face. Seeing Situ Yaorao so angry, the fat steward naturally didn't dare to neglect him.

Remember the man in the azure clothes just now.

As the sun set, the restaurant gradually emptied out. As the door closed, Yu Sheng returned. Going up to the second floor, she saw Situ Yaorao fanning herself with a folding fan.

However, the moment she saw the folding fan, Yu Sheng felt uneasy. She grabbed the fan and asked, "Who brought this?"

"A man who deserves a beating." Situ Yaorao drank a sip of tea calmly, raised her eyes to look at Yu Sheng, and saw that Yu Sheng's face was getting uglier.

"What? What's the problem?"

"No, there is no problem. Did he say anything to you?" Yu Sheng also knew that she had just gone too far, so she took a deep breath and asked calmly.