At this moment, the waiter, who had been hiding outside the room, saw that Ye Yuwu and the others had left and came up with a fawning smile.

"The shopkeeper is truly amazing! He saw through the woman's scam at a glance. As soon as he asked them to bring out their storybooks, their faces changed instantly. They must have felt guilty!"

"Alright, you better watch your mouth next time."

"It's because these two women are slandering our teahouse that I couldn't help myself."

Since the waiter said that, Manager Ma did not punish him. "I'll let you off this time. Just serve the princess well. She will be a great benefactor to our teahouse in the future!"

"Of course!" the waiter replied loudly.

Everyone knows that the eldest princess loves listening to storytelling. Even now that she is married, her love for storytelling has not changed. Because of this, Manager Ma thinks day and night about how to win the eldest princess's favor.

But what Manager Ma didn't know was that the Princess was now tired of the stories told in the teahouses of Bianjing. She listened to the storyteller below telling stories in her private room, and she was almost dozing off on the chaise lounge.

"It's so boring! How come this story about Bianjing has no creativity at all?" The princess stretched out her long, fair hand and yawned lazily.

Not only the princess, but even the palace maids beside her were almost asleep from listening.

Therefore, she was particular about making a grand entrance and left in a grand manner, arriving and departing almost as quickly as Ye Yuwu, taking less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

After leaving the teahouse, Huaping walked down the street, feeling indignant. "The owners of all the teahouses in the world are such snobs! They're infuriating!"

Ye Yuwu, who was originally angry but appeared calm on the surface, lost her anger after being scolded by her. However, her calmness did not mean she did not hold a grudge.

"Don't get angry. It's not worth ruining your health. If they're not willing to make money with us, what other teahouses are?"

"Miss, are you looking for another teahouse? But as far as I know, this teahouse is one of the top teahouses in Bianjing. It seems to have a powerful and wealthy person behind it."

The previous teahouses all went out of business because of its monopoly.

The storyteller on stage today was poached from the teahouse that was previously their rival.

Moreover, I heard that they were able to poach him because the rival of Tianxia Teahouse was about to go bankrupt.

We estimate that there isn't another company in Beijing with such influence.

Hua Ping frowned. She knew that Ye Yuwu wanted more people to see the new storybook, and she also knew its potential. It was just that almost no one knew about it, which was why she was so angry when the shopkeeper Ma made sarcastic remarks. If Ye Yuwu hadn't stopped her, she would have gone up and fought him.

Manager Ma was very glad that Ye Yuwu was there, otherwise Huaping would have rushed up long ago.

Ye Yuwu thought with a headache, why have the girls in her bookstore become so fierce one by one lately? They used to be gentle and soft-spoken, but now Zhang Rouyan has become an impatient person who will rush up to fight without saying a word. How come Huaping has become like this too? Could it be because of her influence?

Ye Yuwu didn't realize that she was subtly changing the girls' personalities, allowing them to do as they pleased without having to hide their true nature. Ye Yuwu had become the only rope that could restrain their evil thoughts. If that rope were ever cut, they would go mad...

"If we can't find one, then we'll make one." Ye Yuwu suddenly stopped, and Huaping, who was following beside her, also stopped.

"Build one? Young lady, do you want to build your own teahouse?" Huaping hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

“Building a teahouse isn’t difficult, but running it is. We have no experience in this area, so it’s too challenging.” Besides, she doesn’t have that much energy, and her focus isn’t on that for now; she just wants to finish writing her storybook.

"Huh? Then you said you wanted to make one!" Huaping exclaimed, puzzled.

“Yes, look where we are now.” Ye Yuwu nodded and looked ahead. Hua Ping heard her words and subconsciously followed her gaze.

They were standing in an old-fashioned teahouse, and for some reason, it felt dark inside, probably because there were hardly any people there.

This miserable scene was in stark contrast to the bustling Tianxia Teahouse they had just visited, and from the outside, it didn't appear as large or grand as the Tianxia Teahouse.

Even the street outside its door is noisier than this teahouse.

Looking up at the plaque, Hua Ping murmured to himself, "The charm of tea is harmonious."

As Hua Ping was wondering why they had suddenly come here again, Ye Yuwu, who was beside her, moved and started walking inside.

"Hey? Miss, wait for me." Huaping hurriedly followed behind her.

As soon as she entered, Huaping immediately remembered that this Chayunhe was the rival of the Tianxia Tea House that she had just mentioned to the girl.

I never imagined it would have deteriorated to this state.

As soon as I entered, not even a mouse would bother with me, let alone a person. There was no waiter to greet me when I entered.

The wooden table where the storyteller used to sit in the center of the teahouse was still on the small platform, but the place was well-maintained and there was no dust in sight.

They walked to the front desk, where a man who looked like a waiter was fast asleep, slumped over the table.

Ye Yuwu picked up her fingertips and tapped them on the table.

The waiter was startled by the sudden noise and immediately woke up. He stood up straight, but when he realized it wasn't the shopkeeper, he immediately bent down.

"Sir, there's no storytelling today. Please take care and we won't see you off!" The waiter said this to the new customer with practiced ease, as if he had done it more than once before.

"Is your teahouse so quiet? Can the waiters even sleep? You don't serve any customers, no matter who they are."

"Sir, it's not that we don't want to serve you, but as you can see, our teahouse is quite deserted these days."

"To be honest, all the storytellers at our teahouse have left. This teahouse might close down any day, and I'll be leaving in a few days to find another job," the waiter said nonchalantly, yawning.

"Shouldn't we at least offer some tea?"

"Of course, there's plenty of tea."

"Then brew us a pot of tea."

"Hello, sir!"

Ye Yuwu and Huaping casually found a place to sit in the lobby.

It must be said that the teahouse is designed with a wide network of passageways, especially the windows, which are almost like the main entrance. As long as you pass by, you can hear what is being said inside and see what is inside.

The waiter quickly served them tea, but Huaping couldn't drink any more.

"Girl, what are we doing here?" Huaping leaned down and whispered in Ye Yuwu's ear.

Ye Yuwu calmly took a sip of tea. "You'll find out soon enough."

She only drank one cup of tea before calling the waiter back.

"Where is your manager? Is he in the teahouse today?"

"Our manager has gone out. Is there anything you need, young lady?"

"Has your manager told you when he will be back?" Ye Yuwu did not directly say what the matter was.

The waiter shook his head, and Ye Yuwu didn't make things difficult for him, so she let him go back. She didn't continue drinking tea, but instead wandered around the teahouse.

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