After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 438 Not a person from Langya Kingdom?

Su Yu turned her head and glared at her, embarrassed and annoyed. "How dare you say that! I've been working like a slave for you here, turning myself into a haggard old woman, while you seem to be living a pretty comfortable life in the village!"

It's been a while since I last saw Su Tai, and her complexion has improved a lot, which makes people very envious.

Su Tai immediately took Su Yu's hand and entered the shop. "Cousin, don't tease me! I'm so busy in the village that I don't even have time to rest. I just came to bring you some nice things."

Su Yu raised an eyebrow.

Su Tai opened the box and took out an exquisite pearl necklace. "The chain is silver, and the pendant is a real, large pearl. Do you like it?"

"I love it! I love it so much!" Su Yu's eyes were practically glued to the necklace, unable to look away.

After admiring them for a while, she happily put the items back in the box and casually mentioned what had happened recently, "That young nobleman came to order bath soap and shampoo, and Yue Zhang entertained him. You can talk to him about it later. Also, there's Zhu Yixuan."

Hmph! He really is a businessman, his eyes are full of calculation. He came to our shop and the first thing he asked was what our products were made of. I sent him away with just a few words. I even mentioned my cousin Yunyun to him. Let's see if he has any conscience.

"Even if he really has designs on Qingfengzhai, there's no need to be afraid. Shen Yi is still the county magistrate!"

Su Tai nodded. "Thank you for your hard work, cousin. How are Alan and the others doing with their studies?"

Speaking of this, Su Yu's mood improved significantly. "You have no idea how diligent the three of them are. Even when they are busy until the middle of the night, they never forget to study. Learning two or three words a day is progress."

Children learn faster, while adults are more steady. They've already mastered all the words used in the shop and can even read the account books. I told them that their learning pace can slow down a bit; learning isn't something that happens overnight, and you can't rush it.

Su Tai agreed wholeheartedly, and after discussing some business matters with Su Yu, she went to find Shen Yuezhang.

Shen Yuezhang showed Su Tai what he had recorded. "That person is so strange. He said that peppermint soap can prevent prickly heat, so he naturally assumed that he could make a bath soap to prevent chapped skin. Mother, can he really make it?"

Su Tai frowned. "How can you compare things so naturally! But I do have a formula for an anti-chapping cream. You can apply it all over your body when it gets cold, every day. It might prevent or alleviate the symptoms. The function of a bath soap is at most moisturizing and treatment, but this kind of bath soap is too targeted. I guess it's tailor-made for customers' needs."

I'll get you a few samples later. You can show them to that esteemed customer. If he's willing, we'll produce in larger quantities. If he's not satisfied, that's fine too. Anyway, the shop's turnover isn't bad right now; it's enough for you to save up a large sum of money."

Shen Yuezhang nodded and stopped thinking about it.

Unexpectedly, less than a month later, the boy came to visit again.

This time, Su Yu finally didn't leave. Seeing the guards beside the boy, she finally understood why Alan Chunxing and Chuncao were so timid.

Standing before the tall, imposing guards, she looked like a chick; the oppressive feeling she evoked could only be understood by those who experienced it firsthand.

Su Yu quickly composed herself, stepped forward, and bowed respectfully, "What does the young master need?"

"Who are you?" Murong Jue frowned slightly, looked around, and asked, "Where is your young master?"

Su Yu wanted to explain, but sensing the boy's displeasure, she swallowed her words and said, "Please wait a moment, I'll go and invite our young master over."

Su Yu went around to the accounting room and tapped the table twice lightly. "Yuezhang, that young man is here again, looking for you!"

Shen Yuezhang glanced outside, then, remembering what Su Tai had told her, put on her veil and went out with Su Yu to meet people.

Murong Jue noticed that Shen Yuezhang was still dressed in plain clothes as always, with only a jade hairpin in her hair, but the quality of that jade hairpin was obviously unusual.

He withdrew his gaze, politely clasped his hands in greeting, and said with a smile, "Young master, how have you been? I've come today to inquire about that matter from before."

Shen Yuezhang gestured for them to sit down, saying, "Young master, please come this way." The two then took their seats at an inconspicuous tea table in the corner of the shop.

"What would you like to drink, young master? We have fresh roasted milk, fruit tea, green tea, black tea, oolong tea, and fruit juice sweet soup, which would go perfectly with these snacks."

Upon hearing Shen Yuezhang's words, Murong Jue knew that his plan was almost certainly going to succeed, and he felt much more at ease.

"Roasted milk sounds a bit unusual, so I'll get this one."

Shen Yuezhang instructed Chunxing, "Go and boil a pot of roasted milk, and also bring a plate of cake, pork floss buns, and roasted sausage bread."

Murong Jue discovered that he had never heard of any of the foods Shen Yuezhang mentioned. Combined with the novel decor of Qingfengzhai, he couldn't help but suspect Shen Yuezhang's origins.

"Isn't the young master from Langya?"

Shen Yuezhang was taken aback. "Why do you ask that? Don't I look like it?"

Murong Jue paused for a moment, then chuckled, "That's not what I meant. Young Master's manners, accent, and even handwriting are no different from those of the people of Langya. It's just that I haven't seen the food you mentioned before."

Shen Yuezhang suddenly realized and chuckled, "What's so strange about that? My mother has always loved to study food, and our family has plenty of strange and unusual dishes. Since you haven't tried them before, young master, you can try them later."

As they were talking, Chunxing led Chuncao over with a tray.

The bread was freshly baked, and the cake was made today. The three dishes were exquisite and beautiful, exuding a rich and mellow aroma, along with the sweet fragrance of steaming milk tea. Even the well-informed Murong Jue stared wide-eyed.

The guards behind him stared intently at the food on the table, their eyes filled with vigilance.

If it were common ingredients, they could make a preliminary judgment about whether there was a problem with the food at a glance, but this table of food was full of question marks for them.

From the name of the food to its ingredients, there wasn't a single thing that could be guessed.

The more this happened, the more careful the two of them became.

The guard on the left asked politely, "Young master, I have never seen this kind of food before. May I have some?"

Murong Jue frowned slightly.

Shen Yuezhang had already spoken, "These are all snacks provided by the shop for its customers. Everyone is a guest, so please come in."

The guard carefully took a sausage bread, stuffed it in his mouth, and after just two bites, his eyes widened instantly like saucers.

Murong Jue's heart tightened at that exaggerated expression. "What's wrong?"

The guard quickly swallowed the food in his mouth and exclaimed in astonishment, "This sausage bread is delicious! I've never eaten anything so good in my life!"

"Is it really that exaggerated?" The guard on the right asked with a suspicious look, "Young master, I would also like to try it."

Murong Jue looked at the pork floss buns he pointed to, took a sip of roasted milk tea speechlessly, and said, "Eat!"

The right guard immediately took a small meat floss bread and tasted it carefully. After taking only two bites, he understood why his companion had reacted that way.

This bread is damn delicious!
Seeing that they were still enjoying themselves, Shen Yuezhang immediately instructed Chunxing, "Go and get another serving of pastries and roasted milk and deliver it to the other table for the two elder brothers."