After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 175 The Battle for the Fish Ball Recipe
"I'll say it again: if I'm not selling, I'm not selling."

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head, firmly sticking to her decision.

This actually puzzled Pei Yuan, who was standing next to him. Wasn't Su Xiaoxiao always obsessed with money?

She must care a lot about those hundred taels of silver, so why is she insisting on refusing now?

Actually, Pei Yuan had an idea: he really hoped Su Xiaoxiao would accept it, so he could earn the hundred taels of silver.

The owner of Fumanlou was quite embarrassed. Unfortunately, before leaving, he said to Su Xiaoxiao, "Miss, if you ever change your mind, come find me at Fumanlou."

He bought some more fish balls from Su Xiaoxiao before saying goodbye and leaving.

When the other restaurant owners saw their chance and were about to ask Su Xiaoxiao if she would be willing to sell them the secret recipe for fish balls, they suddenly realized that wasn't the case.

Well, the owner of Fu Man Lou restaurant offered the highest price, and there's no way they could offer a higher price. How could they possibly get Su Xiaoxiao to change her mind and sell the fish balls to them?
After thinking it over, the shopkeepers had no choice but to swallow their words.

Su Xiaoxiao was surrounded by many of the town's big shopkeepers who wanted to buy her recipe, which indeed caused quite a stir at the time.

Regarding this matter, everyone felt that Su Xiaoxiao was a strange person. Why would she leave the money unearned? After Su Xiaoxiao sold out of fish balls, Pei Yuan pushed the cart home with her.

On the way, Pei Yuan asked Su Xiaoxiao.

"Why won't you agree to something so good?"

Su Xiaoxiao laughed and said, "My fish balls are priceless. You think you can buy them for a hundred taels? Isn't that a bit ridiculous?"

After hearing this, Pei Yuan felt that Su Xiaoxiao was exaggerating a bit.

"I don't think so. These fish balls are indeed delicious, but they're still just small fish balls. What big things can they possibly make?"

"Actually, you don't know, but I think these fish balls are a kind of memory for you and me. No matter what happens in the future, as long as there are fish balls, I will think of the time we sold fish balls together."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yuan wondered if Su Xiaoxiao was indirectly confessing her feelings to him.

He immediately stopped what he was doing, quickly walked in front of Su Xiaoxiao, and, taking advantage of the darkness and the absence of people, blocked Su Xiaoxiao in front of him.

Before Su Xiaoxiao could react, a light, fleeting kiss landed on her cheek. Before Su Xiaoxiao could even react, Pei Yuan's warm, soft lips pressed against hers.

After the kiss, Pei Yuan felt embarrassed.

Under the moonlight, his face was very red, the redness extending from his ears all the way to his neck.

This was the first time the two had been intimately connected, and Su Xiaoxiao was stunned for several minutes without any reaction after such a kiss.

"what the hell?"

"You kissed me?"

Su Xiaoxiao was taken aback and hurriedly asked.

Pei Yuan quickly pushed his little cart forward, pretending that nothing had happened.

Su Xiaoxiao felt a sweet warmth in her heart. In fact, it turned out that Pei Yuan seemed to be even more innocent than she had imagined.

Su Xiaoxiao felt truly happy this time. As she passed a roadside stall selling candied hawthorns, she saw Pei Yuan glance at her several times.

Do you want some candied hawthorn?

"Um……"

Pei Yuan nodded, looking a little embarrassed.

"Okay, I'll buy you a skewer."

Su Xiaoxiao had seen vendors selling hawthorns, oranges, and apples. The vendor selling candied hawthorns was quite shrewd, knowing that they could sell more than just hawthorns; they could also sell apples and pears.

The two of them each had a skewer of candied hawthorns. After they finished eating, they saw that there were also fried cakes and stinky tofu for sale on the roadside, so Su Xiaoxiao bought these delicious treats for Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan, who previously held the position of Grand General of the State of Wei, was born into a background that didn't allow him to enjoy such delicacies. When these snacks were laid out, Su Xiaoxiao's eyes widened at the sight of Pei Yuan.

The two of them indulged in a very luxurious feast, and after walking around the entire street, they felt quite full.

However, Su Xiaoxiao felt that they still needed to eat dinner, so they went to a roadside wonton shop to eat.

The wontons at this restaurant are incredibly delicious. In fact, anyone would consider such delicious wontons to be an unparalleled delicacy.

In a house in town, a maidservant brought the fish balls she had bought to Tang Xiaoman.

It was a very delicate little porcelain bowl. It had cooled down when it was first bought, and now it had been reheated and placed in front of Tang Xiaoman.

"Fish Ball?"

The maid, Xiao Cui, explained from the side.

"Indeed, my lord."

Tang Xiaoman stretched out her slender hand, scooped up the fish balls in front of her, placed the white fish balls in her spoon, and put one into her mouth.

At first, she didn't pay much attention to the fish balls and didn't even think much of them. But after tasting them, she asked Xiao Cui, "These fish balls are quite delicious. Are there any more?"

"And another one. I'll go and serve it to Miss right away."

As she spoke, Xiao Cui went to the kitchen and served Tang Xiaoman some more.

Tang Xiaoman ate the fish ball, seemingly unwilling to accept the situation.

She never imagined that Pei Yuan and Su Xiaoxiao could even compromise their principles and end up selling fish balls together.

You have to understand that Pei Yuan is a renowned general throughout the country. If people knew this, they would really laugh their heads off.

"Go and send a bowl to Aunt Liu as well."

Aunt Liu is Tang Xiaoman's stepmother. Tang Xiaoman is good at interpersonal relationships, so she will naturally think of giving Aunt Liu a taste of the delicious food.

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

As she spoke, Xiao Cui took the fish balls and delivered them to Aunt Liu.

"What is this?"

"Replying to Aunt Liu, this is a gift from my young lady. It's a new type of fish ball that's popular in town. Many people are talking about it and think it's delicious, which is why they're sending it to you."

At this moment, Aunt Liu nodded to Xiao Cui, and said thoughtfully, "Then please thank your young lady for me."

After taking a bite of the fish ball, Aunt Liu's eyes lit up. "It really is good stuff."

After Xiao Cui left, she said to the maid beside her, "Go and investigate who made these fish balls."

"Yes, slave, I'll do it now."

The maidservant beside him accepted the order and left.

As Aunt Liu ate the fish balls, she savored the flavor and unconsciously fell into deep thought.

The next day at noon, the maid who went to investigate returned to report.

"Reporting to Master, our investigation revealed that the person selling fish balls is named Su Xiaoxiao, and the fish balls are actually her own creation."

"Su Xiaoxiao, that name sounds familiar."

Aunt Liu muttered to herself unconsciously.

(End of this chapter)