Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1447 - 266, Watching the Shop (8)

Lady Jiang’s mind was struck fiercely, almost leaving her bewildered, but it was quite some time before she finally regained her senses and urgently asked, "Did elder sister mean Wu Hanyu from the Wu family of Jiangnan? Wasn’t it said that Young Master Wu was finding her a suitable family to marry into, and that she would only marry as the legitimate wife of a legitimate son? How, how has it come to involve the Second Prince?"

"Ha!" Tao Hua curled her lips, waving her plump hand dismissively, "Only those of you who are oblivious to the inside stories would believe such tales! Don’t you know? The talk about Young Master Wu finding a match is what we in the Matchmaker Circle call a feint; their real aim has always been the Second Prince, they merely used other matters as a cover to prevent this marriage alliance from being thwarted by too many knowing of it."

Seeing the obvious panic in Lady Jiang’s eyes, Tao Hua threw out one final bombshell: "A senior sister in our Matchmaker Circle said that Miss Wu, upon entering the Second Prince’s Mansion, wasn’t even made a concubine. She has to serve several noble young ladies who entered the mansion before her! Tsk tsk, Miss Wu is willing to accept such treatment, she is far more patient than your grandniece!"

However, Lady Jiang was somewhat puzzled, "But if that’s the case, wouldn’t she have to live her life like a maid unable to lift her head in dignity?"

Tao Hua looked at her helplessly, with a tone of ’you still don’t get it’: "Look here, dear sister, you’re really not thinking it through. Right now, she’s just a maid, but if one day the Second Prince ascends to the highest seat, at the very least she would become a Concubine!"

Having a Concubine in the family was an immense honor for a family of merchants!

Lady Jiang’s heart stirred; if the Third Prince ascended the throne in the future, their family would have missed out on having a Concubine! And if Yaoyo was fortunate enough to bear a son later on, perhaps their Chen family could even boast an Empress!

With these thoughts, Lady Jiang’s heart was too excited to contain herself.

"Elder sister, please speak well of the Third Prince on our behalf, and as for Yaoyo, rest assured, I will persuade her properly. Since we have already prepared so much, we absolutely must not back down at the last minute."

"Yes, that’s the wise way!" Tao Hua gently patted Lady Jiang’s hand, a smug smile crossing her lips.

The shopkeepers from Tea Tree Town and Shangshui County had finally responded, saying that they had prepared the appropriate tea and water, just waiting for Lin Yuan to complete the renovations of the shop to send them over.

And the matter of the shopfront was almost resolved too, because Tian Hui had previously messaged her saying she had found a suitable shopfront, and they were just waiting for Lin Yuan to have the time to take a look together.

When they arrived at the shopfront Tian Hui had found, the two saw an old teahouse constructed of blue bricks and grey tiles in a somewhat antique style. The teahouse was not truly old; rather, it was purposely built in this style. Judging by the walls of the teahouse and the red paint at the entrance, it was only about ten years old at most.

The location wasn’t very bustling, it could even be said to be somewhat remote, as there weren’t many shops besides this teahouse.

Lin Yuan was quite puzzled, wondering how Tian Hui, a young woman who never ventured out, had found this place.

Hearing her question, Tian Hui, thinking Lin Yuan was interested in the teahouse, raised her eyebrows proudly and chuckled, "This teahouse wasn’t introduced to me; a close girl-friend recommended it to me. It’s said to belong to her cousin’s family. Initially, they had no plans to sell it, but when they heard I wanted to buy it, they painfully agreed to let it go."

Painfully let it go?

Lin Yuan chuckled coldly to herself, thinking, ’If you truly loved it, who would painfully let go? If you let it go, you don’t love it.’

"Did you tell her you wanted to buy it? You didn’t mention me, did you?"

Tian Hui remembered Lin Yuan’s reminder and, patting her on the shoulder, laughed, "Don’t worry, I didn’t mention you. Everyone thinks that it’s because I had nothing else to do after getting married that I thought of opening a shop. No one knows that this tea house is actually a joint venture between the two of us."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly, but now she finally understood why her close friend had introduced her to this tea house.

From the outside, the tea house looked like a very simple building, but the interior was completely different with decorations including small hills, fish tanks, and various green plants. Even the various tables and chairs in the lobby were very odd, with the legs of the tables painted red.

The more Lin Yuan looked, the more amusing she found it. The aesthetic judgment of the owner of this tea house was really quite unique, wasn’t it?

However, from the details of this tea house, it seemed that the business was not doing very well.

Oddly, a lack of business was all Lin Yuan could think of regarding this tea house.

"Oh dear, Huihui, you’re finally here!" A crisp voice suddenly rang out from a corner of the hall. Upon hearing a woman’s voice, Lin Yuan guessed that this person must be the close friend Tian Hui had mentioned.

Tian Hui also smiled and called out, "Fengfeng, sorry to keep you waiting."

Ling Fengfeng chuckled and, as soon as she saw Tian Hui, she stepped forward, grabbed her arm, and embraced her warmly. If one ignored Tian Hui’s somewhat awkward smile, one would really think that the two were very close friends!

"What waiting or not waiting? We are good sisters, why say such formal things. Come, quickly look at my cousin’s..."

Ling Fengfeng was excited and lively but the moment she saw Lin Yuan, her speech suddenly stuttered and even became a bit incoherent, "The, the Magistrate Pingxi? You, you’re here too?"

Lin Yuan, who had just been standing behind a large pot of greenery, thus hidden to Ling Fengfeng’s views, chuckled lightly, "Really? Ms. Ling doesn’t welcome me?"

Unwelcome! Absolutely, particularly, extremely unwelcome!

However, no matter how much Ling Fengfeng complained internally, she dared not show any unwillingness on her face.

She laughed dryly, "How could that be? How could that be? Magistrate Pingxi, you must be joking. How could Fengfeng not welcome the County Master? Your presence truly graces our humble place. We couldn’t be more welcoming!" ƒrēenovelkiss.com

Was it truly welcoming or more like a fright? Lin Yuan curved her lips upward, smiling very pleasedly.

This Ling Fengfeng was also a daughter of an official. At a palace banquet once, she and her mother had come to toast Lin Yuan. As for her father’s exact position, Lin Yuan did not have much of a recollection, but it seemed not too high, maybe a little lower than Sir Tian.

Watching Lin Yuan leisurely stroll around the tea house, Ling Fengfeng somewhat helplessly pulled Tian Hui aside and whispered, "Huihui, why is the Magistrate Pingxi also here? It couldn’t be that it’s not you opening a tea house, but her, right?"