A short night is hard to please! A stunningly handsome prince dotes on her exclusively.

The two considered several options and finally decided to conduct an on-site inspection to make arrangements based on the location of the two shops. Xin Moling was a little worried, so she went out with them.

West Street —

The three of them stared in disbelief at the two dilapidated shops, where even the signs at the entrance were about to fall off.

Xin Moyan had assumed that the shop was probably not doing well, which was why Lou Shenghan gave it away, even paying out a thousand taels of silver. But she hadn't expected it to be so dilapidated. How could he possibly give it away like that?

After a long pause, Xin Moling said quietly, "Tomorrow at court, I will definitely teach Lou Shenghan a lesson."

During court today, before he could even settle accounts with Lou Shenghan regarding yesterday's banquet, the fellow said that Lou Xiaobao was unwell and hadn't gone to the Imperial Study. He rushed back to his residence after court, and he would settle both the old and new scores tomorrow.

"Brother, let's go in and take a look."

Although Xin Moyan was helpless, she had still gotten two shops for free. She would see how it went!

They entered one of the cosmetic shops and saw a young shop assistant sitting behind the counter, dozing off.

Xin Moyan looked around. This rouge shop was probably only thirty or forty square meters. There was a wooden staircase next to the shop assistant, so there should be a second floor. The ancient cosmetics such as rouge, lip rouge, and eyebrow boxes on the tables were covered with a thick layer of dust, and the packaging was almost invisible.

"Hey! A thief has broken in!"

Hua Buyu suddenly shouted at the young waiter, startling him so much that he jumped off the stool.

"Ouch!"

Then, he stood up, clutching his buttocks, looking somewhat dazed, and stared blankly at the three elegantly dressed and extremely beautiful young men and women in front of him.

"May I ask what brings you here, young master and young lady?"

"Hey! You're quite funny, young man. We come to your shop to buy things, of course. Don't you think you're doing business if you keep your shop open?"

The young shop assistant was incredulous upon hearing this and quickly explained, "Miss, please don't joke around. I do run a shop, but you all look very wealthy and noble. You've seen the state of my shop; how can you say you've come here to buy anything?"

Xin Moyan walked around several counters, and it was obvious that the cosmetics had not been moved for years.

"Young man, your shop isn't doing well, so why are you still keeping it open?"

He sighed dejectedly and slowly complained, "I'm not afraid to tell you this, but this shop and the tailor shop next door were originally owned by the current Prime Minister. Three years ago, the Prime Minister opened these two shops for fun, and business was alright. But who knew that Xixiang Pavilion would grow bigger and bigger in Yuanqi, offering everything from rouge and face powder to silk and satin at very reasonable prices. How could our small shop compare to them? In just over a year, we had to close down."

"Closed down? Then why is it still open?" She seemed to remember that the prime minister said that this place was located in the middle of West Street and that there was a constant stream of pedestrians every day. How could it be closed down?

Hearing Xin Moyan's question, the young shop assistant's expression became even more frustrated. "Yes! Both of these shops have been closed and locked for over a year. I don't know why the Prime Minister suddenly remembered this place a few days ago and insisted on sending me and the uncle next door to open a shop here. You know, opening a shop requires some management, right? But the Prime Minister, except for the monthly allowance, really doesn't give me a single penny, saying there's no need to manage it. Once this shop changes hands and is reopened, I'll just have to stand here every day swatting flies!"

The three of them were stunned again. It turned out that Lou Shenghan had actually chosen two closed shops. He was afraid that Xin Moyan would say that they were run-down shops that had closed down, so he hired people to pretend to look after the shops and was unwilling to spend money to manage them.

"Tsk~ Lou Shenghan is too stingy! He has no vision at all, no wonder he can't make money."

After Hua Buyu finished speaking, he shook his head, expressing his disdain for the certain prime minister.

On the other side, Lou Shenghan, who had just finished coaxing his son to drink his medicine, suddenly shivered and then sneezed loudly. He wondered to himself, could it be that Lou Xiaobao had passed on his illness?

"Forget it, it's a bit dilapidated, but at least it's square and well-proportioned. I think, since this young man mentioned something about a pavilion, and it's so big, we should find another way and not focus on clothing and cosmetics."

"Sure! Yan Yan, what are your thoughts?"

Xin Moyan walked to the door, looked at the bustling scene for a long time, and then turned around excitedly and said, "Buyu, let's open a snack shop! There are so many people here in the morning and evening, and quite a few people come out to stroll around. Just like when we go shopping in the mall in modern times, we will buy some snacks to eat when we are tired."

“Great idea! Yan Yan, that’s a good idea. This shop isn’t big, so it’s perfect for a snack shop.”

"Yan'er, you just said you're in the modern world. Where is the modern world? I've never heard of this place before."

"what?"

Her eyes flickered several times in a row; in her excitement, she forgot that her brother was present.

"It's the shop that Yan Yan and I came across a few days ago! Xin Moling, you don't understand, so don't ask too many questions. We'll take care of it."

"How about you guys?"

Xin Moyan stepped forward, smiled kindly at the young shop assistant, and said, "Young man, I am the new owner of this shop. Your Prime Minister has entrusted these two shops to me."

After saying that, she took out two house deeds from her bosom and handed them to the young shop assistant.

After reviewing the property deed, he quickly nodded politely to them. "The Prime Minister didn't send anyone to inform you that there's a new owner, Miss. So what are your plans next? I'm not very capable. I usually just do odd jobs at the Prime Minister's residence. Suddenly, I was assigned by the Prime Minister to look after the shop. Now I'm free. If you need anything, Miss, please feel free to ask me to help you."

The young waiter also took a liking to this polite and beautiful young lady. Most importantly, he was currently receiving a monthly allowance from the Prime Minister's residence, and if he stayed here to help out, he might be able to earn an extra income, since these young masters and ladies seemed to be generous people.

"Good! You're thoughtful. We'll tell you when we've made up our plans. We appreciate you staying here these past few days."

"No, no, no! Miss, please don't be so polite!"

"Yan Yan, what kind of snack shop should we open?"

Xin Moyan was now in a dilemma, and hesitated before saying, "I don't know either!"

As they were talking, they suddenly noticed a little girl of about six or seven years old skipping past the door, holding a cup of tea in her hand. The two girls looked at each other and said in unison.

"milk tea!"

"milk tea!"

"Oh dear! Yan Yan, I knew something was missing. Look at how I've lived these past years, I almost forgot about this thing. All I'm missing is opening a bubble tea shop!"

Xin Moyan was also very excited and agreed, as she loves milk tea the most!

"Let's open a bubble tea shop!"