The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

The carriage stopped in front of the former Su Shi Yuan pastry shop.

"There's no need to buy anything. Just go in and mention the Zheng family of Pingchuan County, and the shopkeeper will know."

Granny Cai had always looked down on Xu Zaohua, who came from the countryside, and her tone was full of sarcasm.

The eldest daughter-in-law knew absolutely nothing about the Zheng family's relatives.

Is it worth buying the hazelnut shortbread from Su Shi Yuan?

Granny Cai snorted and sent a maid out of the carriage, giving her instructions in various ways.

The owner of Su Shi Yuan (酥食园) was so impressed with the Zheng family of Pingchuan County that he not only refused payment but also personally prepared the pastries.

"Peach Blossom Dessert Shop No. 2"

Granny Cai looked in the direction the little maid had gone, and when she looked up, she saw the signboard of the pastry shop and couldn't help but read it aloud.

She wasn't mistaken; Su Shi Yuan's shop was right here.

When Su Shi Yuan opened, she even represented the Zheng family to present a congratulatory gift.

How could she have misremembered?

How did this place turn into a peach blossom dessert?

And it's a secondary store.

Wasn't it said that Su Shi Yuan was the only pastry shop in the entire Yan Guan Town?

Hearing the words "Peach Blossom Dessert" felt like a knife had been plunged into Xu Zaohua's heart. She looked up at the scene.

"Granny Cai, is this shop really a peach blossom dessert shop?"

Xu Zaohua was illiterate and lacked confidence in front of Granny Cai.

Granny Cai looked down on Xu Zaohua even more. It was truly a joke that the eldest daughter-in-law of a scholar's family was illiterate.

"What else could it be but Peach Blossom Dessert Shop? Young Madam, Su Shi Yuan has three characters, while Peach Blossom Dessert Shop No. 2 has six. You can tell by counting the characters on the signboard." Granny Cai's words were very unpleasant.

Granny Cai spoke ill of Xu Zaohua in front of several maids, and Xu Zaohua's face turned purple with embarrassment.

She touched her belly; this old nanny really shouldn't stay in the Zheng family anymore.

Peach blossom dessert?

Why is Peach Blossom Dessert here? This is clearly Crispy Food Garden.

Isn't Peach Blossom Dessert in Rouge Alley?

Wait a minute, just now Granny Cai said it was Peach Blossom Dessert Shop 2. Could it be that Peach Blossom Dessert Shop has taken over Su Shi Yuan?

Xu Zaohua was extremely flustered.

She certainly didn't want Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohuagu to be riding high on the spring breeze.

Why did Su Shi Yuan change its name?

Granny Cai frowned slightly, but didn't take it seriously.

Is it abnormal for a shop to change its name?
Su Shi Yuan has been in Yan Guan Town for so many years that the people of Yan Guan Town have become somewhat tired of it, which is probably why Ma Dongjia came up with the strategy of changing the name.

You know what, the new name actually sounds pretty good.

Peach blossoms, desserts—it's all so refreshing!

Regardless of whether the shop is called Su Shi Yuan or Tao Hua Dessert, the shopkeeper would never deny the Zheng family's legitimacy.

Xu Zaohua looked at Granny Cai with a mocking gaze.

The old woman thought that Peach Blossom Dessert and Crispy Food Garden were the same company.

I'm afraid that the maid will be humiliated if she goes to the shop and brings the Zheng family's name out.

Who is Widow Tong?

A young maidservant went up to the shopkeeper to ask for hazelnut pastries, but she was afraid she would be kicked out.

Xu Zaohua wanted to see Granny Cai get slapped in the face.

“Granny Cai, you don’t know, do you? Su Shi Yuan is Su Shi Yuan, and Tao Hua Dessert is Tao Hua Dessert. They are not the same company,” Gu Tao Hua said.

Granny Cai clearly didn't believe it and said, "This is Su Shi Yuan. I've been here before. Besides, when has there ever been a pastry shop other than Su Shi Yuan in Yan Guan Town?"

Xu Zaohua said, "If you don't believe me, just ask anyone."

After Xu Zaohua finished speaking, she stopped an old lady passing by and asked, "Excuse me, ma'am, isn't this Su Shi Yuan? When did it change to Tao Hua Desserts?" The old lady said, "Young lady, I can tell you haven't been to Yan Guan Town for a long time. Su Shi Yuan has closed down. The original shop was sold to Manager Tong. Now it's a branch of Tao Hua Desserts. It's been like this for a while."

The old lady looked Xu Zaohua up and down and began to recommend peach blossom desserts.

"The desserts at Peach Blossom Dessert Shop are even better than those at Crispy Food Garden, and the prices are reasonable."

The old lady left after she finished speaking; she was going to try out the new products at Peach Blossom Dessert Shop.

She was afraid of having to wait in line if she arrived late.

Xu Zaohua forced a smile.

Although she wanted to see Granny Cai get humiliated, she would have been happy to have Su Shi Yuan replaced by any other pastry shop, except for Peach Blossom Dessert, which really hurt her feelings.

She didn't care how the peach blossom dessert tasted.

What she was concerned about was that Peach Blossom Desserts had developed so rapidly that it had managed to squeeze out the local Snake Crisp Food Garden.

This made her feel incredulous, but at the same time, a surge of anger rose in her chest.

She felt that protesting in front of the Gu family's house this morning was a complete joke.

No wonder Gu Taohua no longer cares about her adorned head of jewelry; it turns out that the confidence comes from the expansion and growth of Taohua Dessert.

"Su Shi Yuan actually sold the shop?" Granny Cai looked surprised.

Xu Zaohua composed herself and sneered, "I told you earlier, but you didn't believe me. Now you're sending a little maid to ask them for hazelnut pastries. Isn't that a slap in the face to the Zheng family?"

Granny Cai said dismissively, "What's wrong with just asking? Young mistress probably doesn't know how famous our Zheng family is. I'm afraid even peach blossom desserts will be sent to the Zheng family."

Xu Zaohua snorted.

"Does the old woman not know who owns this peach blossom dessert shop?"

"No matter who owns it, as long as the Zheng family's name is mentioned, no one will deny it," said Granny Cai with a confident expression.

Xu Zaohua turned her head and rolled her eyes, then saw the little maid hurriedly come out of Peach Blossom Dessert Shop No. 2.

His hands were empty.

"Granny Cai, young mistress." The maidservant came to the carriage.

"What are you panicking for!"

With a stern reprimand, Xu Zaohua slapped the maid across the face.

Xu Zaohua was already dissatisfied with Cai Mama's contempt for her, but she didn't dare to get angry at the nanny for the time being, and she had a bellyful of anger with nowhere to vent it.

Unfortunately, the little maid called out to Granny Cai first and then to her, giving her an outlet for her anger.

The little maid, who had been unjustly attacked, covered her swollen face and her eyes reddened.

"Young mistress, your temper is far too strong," said Granny Cai, displeased.

Having spent half her life in the mansion, Granny Cai naturally understood that Xu Zaohua's slap was meant to be a blow to her face.

Xu Zaohua stroked her reddened palm, raised her eyes to look at the little maid and said calmly, "Granny, why don't you ask her why she was in such a panic? Didn't you say that she was rushing to deliver pastries to the Zheng family at the Peach Blossom Dessert Fair? How come she came back empty-handed?"

Granny Cai swallowed her anger.

She also wanted to ask the little maid why she was in such a hurry after going to Peach Blossom Dessert Shop.

It's just a pastry shop; even if it changes name and ownership, what's there to panic about?

The young maid was so unreliable; she even became a tool for the young mistress to embarrass her.

She refused to believe that mentioning the Zheng family's name in any shop in Pingchuan County would result in a cold reception.

Unless the shop owner is blind.

Thinking this, Granny Cai asked the little maid, "Xiao Que, is someone bullying you in this shop?"

The young maid looked aggrieved, her eyes brimming with tears, and said, "I told the shop assistant, as the nanny instructed, that our Madam Zheng wanted hazelnut pastries, but the assistant asked which Madam Zheng. I only said to let the shopkeeper speak to her, but the assistant said that such a trivial matter as buying hazelnut pastries didn't need to go through the shopkeeper. Later, the shopkeeper came."

The young maid didn't know if this counted as bullying. When she mentioned the Zheng family, not only did she not receive any respect from the shop assistant, but she also rudely served freshly baked hazelnut pastries.

She made a scene, insisting that the waiter invite the manager over. When the manager arrived, she was dumbfounded.

Because the owner of Peach Blossom Dessert Shop is the former butler He of the Zheng family.

The young maid hesitated, unsure whether she should reveal that Steward He was the owner of Peach Blossom Dessert Shop. Xu Zaohua's slap had left her unsure of what to say.

Everyone in the Zheng family knew about the feud between Manager He and the eldest young mistress. She was afraid that mentioning Manager He would provoke the eldest young mistress, and she would be beaten even more severely. (End of Chapter)