Starting with a cub, the superpower boss becomes the richest man by lying flat

Chapter 175 Why are you putting on this act of a chaste and virtuous woman again?
"Then you can stay here and take care of your son. I'll have someone bring you some clean clothes later," Lin Xin said to the man as she stood up, noticing that it was getting late.

"Thank you, young lady!" the man nodded in response.

Lin Xin then looked at Lin Nan: "Nan Nan, are you staying with Master or going back with your sister?"

Lin Nan tilted her head and thought for a moment, "I want to stay here."

"Then you can stay here and help your master keep an eye on this child, make sure he doesn't cause any trouble, understand?"

"Sis~" Lin Nan pouted, clearly unhappy that her older sister had accused her of causing trouble, and muttered under her breath, "When did I cause trouble?"

"That's right, my apprentice is much better than you. Now that you've finished, you should leave!" Cui Shi figured he wouldn't be able to eat Lin Xin's cooking today, so he simply started to shoo her away.

"Alright, alright, you two are good master and apprentice, then you stay here and I'm leaving." Lin Xin was speechless, turned around and left decisively, with Mo Ziyuan following behind her, suppressing a laugh.

"Just laugh if you want to. Isn't it uncomfortable to hold it in?" Lin Xin glared at him.

"No, I don't want to laugh. What's so funny?" Mo Ziyuan's face returned to calm in an instant.

"Alright, what's the next step?" Lin Xin asked, amused by his quick change of expression.

"Let's go eat something first, then I'll take you to buy horses." Mo Ziyuan had already planned this out. If it weren't for taking the father and son to see the doctor, they would probably be at the horse farm by now.

"Fine, I'm completely clueless anyway. As long as you don't sell me out, I'll stick with you," Lin Xin said shrewdly.

"How could I bear to sell you!" Mo Ziyuan muttered to himself as he and Lin Xin left Cui Shi's house side by side, chatting and laughing as they went to the most famous "Shi Xiang Ge" in the entire capital.

The clever waiter attentively led the two of them into a private room upstairs. No one saw Fu Qing, who was gritting her teeth and looking distorted with hatred in a corner across the street.

"Go, investigate! I want to see who that vixen is that she can make Brother Ziyuan treat her like this!" Fu Qing ordered the maid who had come with her, her face contorted with rage.

"Yes, Miss," the maid replied timidly.

"Let's go eat too." Fu Qing stomped her foot angrily and went into Shi Xiang Ge.

“Those two people who just went in are my friends. Can you take me to their private room?” Looking around the lobby on the first floor and not seeing Mo Ziyuan and the other person, Fu Qing knew that they must have gone to the private room upstairs, so she made the request.

"Oh dear, Miss Fu, that won't do. Our rule at Shixiang Pavilion is that we can't disturb our guests' meals. How about I open another private room for you?" The waiter was inwardly groaning, but still had a smile on his face as he explained.

With a "slap," Fu Qing slapped the waiter across the face. "Who do you think you are? How dare you question my decision? Get out of here and lead the way!"

Fu Qing's face was filled with hostility as she kicked the waiter in the leg, making him stumble. "Miss Fu, this is the rule of our establishment. Unless you have made an appointment, you cannot disturb the guests' meal." The manager helped the waiter up and pushed him aside. He then went to greet Fu Qing, a smile on his face, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

The owner behind Shixiang Pavilion is Prince Fu, the new emperor's great-uncle. The manager is also an old man from Prince Fu's mansion and is not afraid to offend Fu Qing, the eldest daughter of the Fu family who is already on the decline.

Fortunately, Fu Qing wasn't completely stupid. Seeing that the innkeeper had intervened, she reluctantly stopped making a scene and asked them to give her a private room, the one closest to the stairs. This way, if Mo Ziyuan and the others wanted to leave, they would have to pass through their room.

The incident subsided without a trace, but it couldn't stop the downstairs guests from spreading the news. Before the meal was even finished, the story of Miss Fu's outburst at Shixiang Pavilion had already spread to a small circle. After all, people who could afford to eat at Shixiang Pavilion were not ordinary people.

Lin Xin and Mo Ziyuan naturally heard the noise downstairs. Meeting Lin Xin's ambiguous smile, Mo Ziyuan suppressed his murderous urge and explained with a forced smile, "This is Fu Jing's sister, a shrew. Don't pay any attention to her in the future. She's a madwoman and can do anything."

"Hehe, I'm afraid even if I ignore her, she'll still be eager to talk to me!" Lin Xin said coolly, twirling a teacup with her chopsticks.

“It’s alright. She’s far inferior to you in terms of fighting skills. As long as she doesn’t die, you can teach her a lesson as you please. I’ll clean up the mess for you.” Mo Ziyuan had grasped the essence of “you kill, I hand you the knife” and said it as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Okay, you said it yourself. Don't let me punish the younger one and then the older one comes after me."

"Don't worry, that's absolutely impossible!"

"..." Lin Xin didn't have high hopes for this. It wasn't that she didn't trust Mo Ziyuan, but just by looking at Fu Qing and Fu Jing's performance, she could tell what kind of family the Fu family was. Moreover, Mo Ziyuan had said that the Fu family was on the decline and that if they wanted to preserve their former glory, relying solely on Fu Jing's hard work would be too slow. Marriage was the most efficient option.

The food at Shi Xiang Ge was served very quickly; their order was ready in no time. After closing the door, the two of them enjoyed their meal, discussing which dishes were delicious and how they were made.

The atmosphere on Fu Qing's side was much quieter than theirs.

Every dish served looked the same as usual, and tasted the same as usual, but she could still see Lin Xinyi's beautiful face in the presentation and taste the sourness in the flavor. She was so angry that she threw down her chopsticks and focused on listening to the noise from the stairwell.

Finally, there were voices outside the door. Fu Qing's eyes lit up, and she ran to the door and flung it open. She bumped right into the heir of the Zhaoyang Marquis, who was just stepping onto the last step.

The eyes of the Marquis of Zhaoyang's heir lit up instantly.

Although Fu Qing's appearance is not as good as Lin Xin's, she is definitely among the top-ranked noble ladies in the capital. The heir of the Zhaoyang Marquis has long had his eye on her, but unfortunately, she only has eyes for the heir of the Dingguo Duke, which makes him very angry. He has long been determined to get this woman no matter what.

Seeing her excitedly running over to open the door for him, his first thought was that he was lucky today. Then, his feet moved faster than his brain and he quickly walked into Fu Qing's private room, locking the door behind him.

"How did you get in here? Get out right now!" Fu Qing felt nauseous as soon as she saw him and tried to turn back to close the door, but the heir of Zhaoyang Marquis was much faster than her.

"Heh, weren't you just now so enthusiastic in opening the door for me, the young master? Why are you putting on this chaste and virtuous woman act now?" The young master of Zhaoyang was not a good-tempered person, and he was directly provoked by her word "get lost," so his words became sarcastic.