A farmer has a shrewish wife; he's busy making money every day.

Everyone turned to look at the constable who had shouted.

"Sir, what are you doing..." The man who had spoken to Ye Qingxue asked first.

The constable chuckled and said, "The owner of this stall did my magistrate a great favor at his birthday banquet a few days ago. Hearing that Boss Ye is opening a new shop, he specially wrote the signboard himself and sent us to deliver it to him."

Wow!

The guests immediately erupted in discussion, as if a pot had been boiled over.

Mr. Li's face flushed red instantly, looking extremely ugly. He stood there dumbfounded, muttering, "This... how is this possible!"

Ye Qingxue remained calm and walked past Boss Li to the constable: "I'm the boss, give me the plaque."

The constable smiled at her: "Boss Ye, I've heard so much about you. Here, don't tear off this red cloth yet. We'll remove it when the new shop opens tomorrow. I've been protecting you well all this way. I hope you'll put in a good word for me with the magistrate."

Ye Qingxue calmly accepted the plaque and smiled, "Of course, thank you for your hard work, sir."

"Hey, it's nothing."

After the constables left, Ye Qingxue took the plaque and handed it to Aunt Lu and Madam Chen, telling them to put it away properly.

He then returned to the crowd, smiling as he looked at the pale-faced Mr. Li.

The guests continued to whisper among themselves.

"Now that the officials have arrived, the hero is undoubtedly Boss Ye."

"Tsk, I've been fooled for so long, and I even went to eat at Li's Noodle Shop's awful noodles every now and then because of this. What bad luck!"

"I'm even worse off. If my younger sister knew she was idolizing the wrong person, she would cry to me for days on end."

"That Mr. Li is despicable! Not only did he steal Mr. Ye's business, but he also lied and was a complete liar. No wonder the noodles were so bad!"

"Exactly, the new products in his shop are obviously copied from Boss Ye's, but he can't even copy them properly, they taste terrible."

These words were like sharp arrows, piercing into Mr. Li's body.

His legs went weak, and he instinctively took a step back. The arrogance in his eyes vanished, replaced by fear and panic.

He opened his mouth, but found himself speechless. The gazes of the surrounding guests were like knives, leaving him nowhere to escape.

He hadn't expected his lie to be exposed so easily, and his hands began to tremble slightly, unconsciously twisting together.

"me……"

He wanted to say something but couldn't find the words. He lowered his head and ran away quickly.

Behind him, Ye Qingxue watched his fleeing figure with a smile, a dark glint flashing in her narrowed eyes.

Since Li's Noodle Shop has taken the initiative to provoke her, she shouldn't blame anyone for retaliating.

The congratulations and curious voices of the surrounding guests brought Ye Qingxue back to her senses.

She laughed and stood up on a chair: "Everyone, tomorrow is the grand opening of our new store! Everything will be 20% off, and set meals will be 50% off. We'll also be launching new products every day, and there's a dessert and snack station in the store. Welcome to visit us!"

"Okay! Mr. Ye, I will definitely go!"

"Mr. Ye, could you tell us about what happened at the birthday banquet?"

"Mr. Ye, how long will this event last?"

What does "dessert and snack station" mean?

The guests were extremely enthusiastic, surrounding Ye Qingxue and asking her questions incessantly.

"Everyone, I will be there to answer your questions when we open tomorrow!"

After Ye Qingxue finished speaking, she bent down and squeezed through the crowd.

After finally squeezing it out, she breathed a long sigh of relief.

She was suffocated to death!

"Boss Ye?" Wen Yanyu's smiling voice came from beside Ye Qingxue.

Ye Qingxue turned to look at him: "I'm sorry, you must have found this amusing."

Wen Yanyu shook his head: "No, I've witnessed firsthand how popular Boss Ye is today."

Ye Qingxue gave an awkward laugh.

"Your new shop is right across from mine?" Wen Yanyu asked again.

Ye Qingxue nodded: "Yes, but I'm not trying to steal your business."

Wen Yanyu laughed out loud: "I didn't think that way. It's just... we'll be neighbors from now on, so let's take care of each other."

"I'm new here, so I'll have to trouble you to take good care of me." Ye Qingxue waved her hand.

"So, we'll be friends from now on?" Wen Yanyu's expression turned serious.

Ye Qingxue was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "Sure, I'd love to be friends with the big boss!"

Wen Yanyu relaxed his brows and eyes, looking even more gentle, and smiled at Ye Qingxue.

Under the sunlight, two exceptionally good-looking people smiled at each other, creating a stunningly beautiful scene.

However, this painting may not be so beautiful in the eyes of some people.

Two people were standing on the second floor of the tavern across the street.

A masked man with light-colored eyes stood behind him, while a man in black with deep-set eyes stood behind him.

The man in black was Pei Shao, and the one wearing the mask was undoubtedly Lu Chuci.

"Young Master, Miss Ye... is making friends with someone," Pei Shao reminded Lu Chuci from behind.

"I can see that," Lu Chuci said calmly.

Pei Shao glanced at Lu Chuci, "Young Master, Miss Ye seems to be smiling very happily."

"……Um."

"Son..."

"Shut up."

Seeing that his young master seemed somewhat displeased, Pei Shao quickly shut his mouth.

But I still couldn't help it.

"Young master, what I mean is, you need to step up your efforts." Pei Shao's voice was very soft, sounding somewhat fearful and guilty.

Lu Chuci frowned slightly, her expression somewhat helpless: "Pei Shao, you really are... I don't remember saying I had any other intentions towards Miss Ye."

Pei Shao glanced at Lu Chuci discreetly.

I wonder who it is that keeps coming to Qingshui County to see Miss Ye every day.

He secretly grumbled to himself.

“Besides, she’s about to leave the deserted village,” Lu Chuci added.

“But Young Master is about to move to Qingshui County, isn’t he?” Pei Shao was still unwilling to give up.

Lu Chuci's eyes flickered: "I have my own things to do, and I'm not on the same path as her."

Pei Shao glanced at him again.

You even tried to chat her up at her birthday party last time, you were all saying one thing but doing another!

"How will you know if you don't try? Young master, you should work hard, finish your own business as soon as possible, and then pursue Miss Ye and marry her..."

Pei Shao was lost in his own thoughts and completely oblivious to the dangerous look his young master was giving him.

“Pei Shao…” Lu Chuci said softly.

Pei Shao suddenly realized that he seemed to have talked too much.

"Young master, I was wrong." He admitted his mistake immediately.

"You're forbidden to speak for a month," Lu Chuci said coldly.

Pei Shao's face immediately fell, and he pouted in grievance, "Then how am I supposed to report to you..."

“Except when reporting!” Lu Chuci’s voice was a little louder.

"Yes!"

Pei Shao immediately stood at attention and kept his mouth tightly shut.

Based on his understanding of his young master, if he continued speaking after that tone, he would really get beaten up!

Lu Chuci glanced at him indifferently, then turned around, lowered her head, and stared intently at Ye Qingxue, who was busy again on the street.

An unreadable emotion flickered in his eyes.