What to do if you receive the wrong package?

From noon to night, people came in droves to eat. If Uncle Chen hadn't told Mai Qiu in advance that he wouldn't accept any more guests, there might have been even more people coming to the inn.

After seeing off the last group of customers, Mai Dong closed the shop without saying a word. Leaning against the closed door, she sighed, "I used to think that fewer people were a bad thing, but after today I realized that fewer people are actually quite good."

"You have no ambition! Why don't you tell me how much you made today?" Mai Qiu glared at her younger brother with disdain. She walked to the counter, glanced at the ledgers, and her smile grew wider.

Gu Yan and Shen Mujin slumped together, leaning on each other. They were in charge of taking orders and serving dishes. They had been walking back and forth in the hall all afternoon, and their legs were sore from walking.

When Chen Kangnian and Xie Zhi returned from the temple with Shengsheng, they saw a room full of "defeated soldiers" lying in disarray.

"What's wrong with you?"

If it were just a few younger people, it would be understandable that they were too tired from sneaking out to play, but Dapeng and Ahong also looked exhausted, which puzzled Chen Kangnian.

"Old Chen, didn't you see? We have more customers today than we did in the previous month, or rather, the previous three months combined." Aunt Hong waved her hand and handed the ledger to Chen Kangnian directly. "There are so many people today, we can't possibly manage it all by ourselves. We'll have to ask Young Master Bai to keep track of the accounts."

Chen Kangnian took the ledger, flipped through a few pages, and realized just how large the number of guests was today. He handed the ledger back to Mai Qiu, looked around, and asked, "Everyone's worked hard. You haven't had dinner yet, have you? After a busy day, have something hot to eat. Lao Xie and I will cook some noodles for everyone."

"Uncle Chen, wait a moment." Upon hearing this, Gu Yan quickly raised her right hand and stood up, almost causing Shen Mujin, who was leaning against her, to fall.

Gu Yan exclaimed and quickly helped Shen Mujin up, moving her to the left into Xuan Yi's arms. He then hurriedly straightened up and began to explain to Chen Kangnian.

"Uncle Chen, Young Hero Jiang and Young Hero Li have just gone out to buy dinner for us. They should be back in a little while. Why don't we wait until they get back and see how things are before deciding whether to have extra food?"

As if on cue, Li Hengzhi and Jiang Si appeared before everyone carrying four large food boxes. Gu Yan had just mentioned the two of them when Li Hengzhi and Jiang Si appeared in front of everyone.

"I never imagined that the last time we'd plate and serve food today would be for ourselves," Shen Mujin murmured, looking at the table laden with delicious dishes.

After a long afternoon of work, everyone took their seats, ready to enjoy this hard-earned delicious meal.

After finishing their meal, the group quickly and simply cleared the table and cleaned up the dishes. All they wanted to do was get back to their rooms, lie in bed, and get some rest.

Back in the room, Gu Yan leaned against the bed and waved to Bai Hongsheng, "Shengsheng, where did you go with Uncle Chen today?"

"I went to the temple and saw so many people," Bai Hongsheng said, spreading his arms to show how many people he saw.

"Did you get to eat the candied hawthorns you've been craving?"

"Yes, yes. When Shengsheng came back, she wanted to use the money her second sister had given her to bring one for everyone in the inn. But a group of bad guys suddenly appeared in the temple and chased away the old man selling candied hawthorns, so Shengsheng didn't get to buy any."

Gu Yan gently hugged Bai Hongsheng reassuringly, "It's okay, we can eat candied hawthorns together again next time."

Bai Heming sat at the table, listening attentively to Bai Hongsheng's story. When he heard about the bad guys, he frowned and asked, "Shengsheng, what happened to the bad guys you mentioned?"

"What happened next?" Bai Hongsheng blinked and thought for a moment. "After the bad guys arrived, Uncle Chen took Shengsheng and left the temple immediately, so Shengsheng doesn't know anything about what happened after that."

Bai Heming and Gu Yan exchanged a glance. It seemed that the temple, like the Bai residence and Chaochun Pavilion, had also been occupied.

Bai Heming thought for a moment, then asked Bai Hongsheng softly, "Shengsheng, we've been staying here for a while now. How about we go see other places in a few days?"

"Big brother, are second sister and Shengsheng going somewhere else together?"

“Together.” Bai Heming nodded.

"What about Sister Mumu and Brother Xuanyi?"

“Together.” Gu Yan nodded.

Bai Hongsheng gradually became happy, "Is that in the inn...?"

"It's just the five of us, no one else." Gu Yan couldn't bear to see Bai Hongsheng's disappointed expression, so he interrupted his question directly.

“It’s alright. Uncle Chen told Sheng Sheng on the way today that even if we’re not together one day, we will definitely meet again. Sheng Sheng is already very happy to have her older brother, second sister, sister Mu Mu, and brother Xuan Yi by her side. So no matter where she is, Sheng Sheng is fine.”

Gu Yan was completely melted by the cute little baby in her arms. How could there be such an adorable, well-behaved, and sensible child? She patted the little bean's head and said with a smile, "Alright, it's about time. Time to sleep."

The next morning, Gu Yan's eyes felt glued shut, and she couldn't open them at all. Her whole body, especially her legs, ached and swelled. She struggled to get out of bed, groggily dressed and washed up, and finally reluctantly went downstairs to sit in the living room.

Gu Yan, slumped weakly on the table, stood in stark contrast to Bai Hongsheng, who was chattering and jumping around.

"Are you even capable? You're not as energetic as you seem." Shen Mujin leaned against Xuan Yi, equally lifeless as she complained about Gu Yan.

"How dare you say that to me? We're both equally bad, so let's not look down on each other."

After breakfast, Gu Yan regained some energy. Propping his head with one hand, he tilted his head and stared at the doorway. "Mu Mu, guess how many customers will be there today?"

"I reckon there will be a lot of people these next few days."

"With so many guests, wouldn't it be awkward for us to suddenly say goodbye?" Gu Yan whispered to Shen Mujin.

"I don't know how to tell Uncle Chen either. Let's just take it one step at a time. Maybe there won't be so many people in a couple of days."

Gu Yan nodded. Before anyone else arrived, he wanted to sneak back to his room to rest. As soon as he got up, he saw Jiang Si and Li Hengzhi walking down the stairs one after the other, with long swords hanging at their waists.

Mai Dong, who was at the counter, greeted them proactively: "Are you two young heroes going out again today?"

Li Hengzhi nodded. "Yes, we don't need to prepare lunch for us today."

"Okay, but today will probably be just as busy as yesterday. It's hard to say when we'll be able to have lunch."

Listening to their conversation, Gu Yan had some guesses in his mind. The two of them had been away for several days in a row, probably because of the rumors. Thinking of what Bai Heming had said to them before, Gu Yan became a little anxious, wondering if Xuan Yi had told them about it.

Should we ask Mumu?

Forget it, let's wait and see, just in case Xuan Yi has some plans that might disrupt things again.

Shen Mujin looked at Gu Yan, who was standing awkwardly to the side, and gently tugged at her hand. "What's wrong with you? You've been standing there like a wooden stake for ages."

"It's okay. I ate too much, so I'm just standing here to digest." Gu Yan hesitated for a long time, then decided not to go upstairs and bent down to sit back down.

"Really? I thought you were so excited about going up the mountain today that you couldn't sit still."

"Who's getting excited? Wait, Mumu, what did you say?" Shen Mujin's teasing words rang in Gu Yan's ears like a thunderclap.

Seeing Gu Yan's confused expression, Shen Mujin realized something was wrong. "Do you remember we discussed going into the mountains with the two young heroes?"

"I remember." Gu Yan nodded obediently.

"Today is the day we go into the mountains together."

"What!" Gu Yan, who had just sat down, stood up again. "I don't know! Why didn't anyone tell me!"

"I thought Brother Bai would tell you," Shen Mujin said innocently.

"My older brother? But my older brother doesn't even have a person now..." Before Gu Yan could finish the word "shadow," he saw Bai Heming and Xuan Yi walking downstairs one after the other.

She rushed straight to Bai Heming and asked, "Brother, why didn't you tell me about going up the mountain today?"

Bai Heming was taken aback by the question, and seeing Gu Yan's somewhat angry expression, he roughly understood what was going on. "I saw you were with Jiang Si and the others all day yesterday, so I thought they would talk to you."

Jiang Si, who was suddenly called out, continued to endure Gu Yan's angry glare. "I thought Xuan Yi..." Before he could finish speaking, Xuan Yi quickly waved his hand and deflected the question, "Don't look at me. Don't you know how you and I are? I thought Mu Mu would tell you."

After going around in circles, no one actually spoke to Gu Yan.

Suddenly, Gu Yan felt a sense of powerlessness and grievance, as if she were a forgotten being. No wonder Bai Hongsheng had been clinging to Uncle Peng and the others since early this morning; it seemed that Sheng Sheng knew they had to go out on business and couldn't take him with them.

Just a moment ago she was thinking not to ask any questions so as not to affect Xuan Yi's plans, but a second later she discovered that Xuan Yi had already made the arrangements, and she was the only one who didn't know it.

Thinking of this, Gu Yan even felt that it was absolutely right of her not to ask Shen Mujin just now, otherwise she would have truly "humiliated herself." She lowered her head, not wanting to look at the concerned, annoyed, or surprised eyes of the people around her.

This was originally something she looked forward to and longed for, so why does she now just want to escape as soon as possible?

Gu Yan didn't want her little situation to affect the event, and when she looked up again, her face was already wearing the familiar smile people knew.

"It's okay, it's not too late to find out now. Let's go, let's go, maybe there will be more people later."

After speaking, Gu Yan took Shen Mujin's arm and led her out of the inn. The others exchanged silent glances and could only follow.

Shen Mujin looked at Gu Yan, who had been walking at the back and hadn't said much since they came out, and felt apologetic. "Ayan, I'm sorry. I didn't think things through this time."

"It's nothing, Mumu. I was just tired yesterday, it's really nothing." Gu Yan didn't really want to discuss this topic, so he lowered his eyes to avoid eye contact and said no more.

Jiang Si, who was leading the way, kept an eye on the situation ahead while also worrying about the people behind him, and kept looking back.

Seeing the absent-minded look on the person beside him, Li Hengzhi teased, "Tsk tsk, feeling sorry for him?"

Jiang Si didn't know why he felt a little annoyed. He glanced at Li Hengzhi and then ignored his question.

"Don't be so cold. Tell me what's wrong, and I'll give you some advice."

Li Hengzhi's amused gaze made Jiang Si feel uneasy. He stopped, glanced at Li Hengzhi expressionlessly, turned around, and walked behind Shen Mujin and Gu Yan.

Li Hengzhi was forced to stop as Jiang Si stopped, and when Bai Heming and Xuan Yi came over, he walked in a row with them.

The change in formation slightly slowed everyone's progress. Shen Mujin stared thoughtfully at the backs of the three people in front of her, then looked at the silent Gu Yan, and asked in a slightly mysterious low voice, "Ayan, do you know why the male protagonists in novels are always dressed in white?"

Gu Yan shook his head without saying a word.

"Hehe, just look up and you'll see."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yan looked up in a daze, staring at the trio of white-clad figures who had somehow come together. His daze was instantly replaced by disbelief.

Indeed, the young man in white was unparalleled in his elegance.

The three people before them were all dressed in white, but each gave off a different feeling. Bai Heming was elegant and handsome, Li Hengzhi was resolute and composed, and Xuan Yi was an almost demonic being.