A time-travel story where I forcefully marry the leading lady in a film/TV series!

Although the grudge had been avenged with the help of the Marquis, Kang Ning still felt that he had to teach this shameless villain a lesson several more times to vent his anger!

“We’ll use the front shop for business!” Second Aunt Fu Hui nodded and said, “There’s a small courtyard in the middle, which is very convenient for washing and drying clothes!”

"We'll live in the backyard ourselves!"

"We've replaced all the furniture and other items!"

"There is also a side door that leads directly to the street, so you don't have to go through the front door to enter or exit!"

"Let's go in and take a look!"

This place was, of course, personally chosen by Second Aunt Fu Hui, so she was very proud when she introduced it, with a sense of pride in her eyes.

After she finished speaking, Li Niangzi nodded with great satisfaction at her capable second daughter.

Given that Fu Hui is now married, she shouldn't be spending all her time with her mother and sisters.

Moreover, she's always busy running around trying to make a living, which usually leads to complaints from her in-laws!

However, relying on the Marquis's favor towards the Li family, Lady Li stubbornly insisted on keeping Fu Hui by her side, only telling the Fan family that she missed her daughter and wanted to stay a few more days.

Fan Lianghan was more than happy to be left alone, and the head of the Fan family and his wife nodded repeatedly in agreement, not daring to disobey in the slightest.

She even specifically instructed her second aunt, Fu Hui, to spend more time with Li Niangzi and not to rush back to her husband's home.

This attitude of being obsequious at first and then defiant made Lady Li sigh again, realizing that it was indeed good to have a powerful backer!

With the Marquis's protection, I became a powerful figure, and many things became much easier for me!

Whenever she thought of this, Lady Li became even more determined to marry one of her daughters into the Marquis's household! She was determined to have Marquis Wei Tingyu of Jining as her son-in-law!

Even though he had those ambiguous relationships with his best friend Wang Yingxue, Li Niangzi no longer cared about them.

What does it matter if it's awkward or not? That's all about saving face! Marrying into the Marquis's family brings real, tangible benefits!

Only a fool would let such a good opportunity slip away because of a little temper!

Of course, the conversation between the Li family mother and daughters had already attracted the attention of many nearby shopkeepers and passersby.

"Is this the new owner of Sifu Teahouse? Why are all the owners women?"

"Haven't you heard? This Sifu Tea House was rented by this mother and daughter to open a new business!"

"I heard she came to the capital from out of town to make a living, and her family consists of only a widow and her daughter!"

"Really? If they open a storefront and do business, wouldn't they be easily bullied by local bullies?"

"Why are you so concerned? Seeing how beautiful that mother and daughter are, are you perhaps harboring some wicked thoughts?"

"What do you mean by 'having ulterior motives'? I'm just trying to be helpful! But then again, with this family's daughter's looks, it wouldn't be impossible for her to find a son-in-law to live with them and save face!"

"I tell you, you're all worrying unnecessarily! A widow and her young daughter dare to make a living and settle down in the capital; they must have powerful backers!"

"A powerful backer? Who is it?"

"How would I know? But they must exist, otherwise their shop would never have been able to open!"

"That's true! That's true! I think those of us living on the street should be more careful and avoid offending important people we can't afford to offend!"

...The chatter of the onlookers was naturally heard by the Li family mother and daughters.

Especially when they heard that the Li family had a powerful backer in their own minds, Li Niangzi and Erniang Fu Hui smiled smugly.

Shouhua and Kangning were easy to talk to, but they were a little annoyed by the gossipy neighbors.

But Li Niangzi and Fu Hui's expressions practically told them, "You guessed right! I do have powerful backers!"

Of course, compared to Li Niangzi's flamboyance, Fu Hui was more shy. After all, this powerful figure was the man she deeply admired!

Amidst the murmurs and chatter of the onlookers, the mother and her daughters walked proudly into the shop and disappeared from sight.

Chai An, who was sitting upstairs in Panlou, witnessed this scene and immediately frowned.

Only then did he realize that one of the things the neighbors were talking about was very true, but something he had to face: although the Li family's teahouse was not big, it was true that they had powerful backers!

Wei Tingyu had already directly told him to stay away from the Li family mother and daughter, so it can be said that the Li family mother and daughter's backer is the Jining Marquis's Mansion!

If you were just doing business normally, that would be fine, but you've gone into business right across from your own, and with the Marquis of Jining backing you up, you're likely to steal a lot of your business in the future!

"Oh no, oh no..." Just then, a shifty-eyed, sleazy figure hurried up to the second floor of Panlou, his head covered with a blue turban to hide his face.

The man immediately pulled Chai An away from the window and then closed it.

"Went to steal?" Chai An rolled his eyes helplessly upon seeing the figure, then pulled the headscarf off the other person's head and asked.

Because he didn't even need to see the man's appearance to know that such a cowardly man could only be his cousin, Fan Lianghan!

"Don't let my wife see this!" Fan Lianghan paused for a moment, then said to Chai An with a nervous expression.

Chai An was speechless at this point, and inwardly cursed his cousin.

Your wife is busy with her business, running around with her mother and sisters right now. She doesn't have time to take care of you.

Coming to my Panlou in disguise? You're really overthinking things!

"Brother! Brother!" Fan Lianghan, the effeminate man, immediately started to whine when he saw that Chai An seemed unwilling to pay attention to him: "These past two days, my parents have been very strict with me. They won't let me go to restaurants, teahouses, or the Sang family's entertainment venues. They're even forcing me to look at the account books every day!"

"I only have time to come to your Panlou building for a bit of entertainment each day, and now the Li family's business has somehow ended up right across from yours!"

"How can I come back here again?"

Fan Lianghan became more and more aggrieved as he spoke. He had been hiding far behind the crowd. Only after the Li family mother and daughters entered the shop did he dare to sneak up to Panlou, afraid that one of them would see him.

"We've found out!" At this moment, a servant ran up and bowed to Chai An, saying, "The place across the street doesn't just sell tea; it's more like a tea and wine shop! They also sell noodles and soups!"

"Outsiders don't know the ropes. What respectable teahouse would do this? It's laughable!"

"What do you know?!" Chai An frowned upon hearing this, thinking to himself that it was just as he had thought; the other party was clearly targeting his Panlou!

Of course, Chai An was still as narcissistic and arrogant as before, and paranoia immediately took over his mind!

"There are over a thousand teahouses in the capital, all because of their meager capital! Just hire someone who can cook and serve tea, and the business will take off!"

"But it's precisely because there are teahouses everywhere that this business is so difficult!"

“But people who go to the market in the east alley stay up all night to buy and sell goods, and they always need to find a place to rest.”

"Besides, my restaurant is located here. Selling inexpensive tea snacks and noodles alongside my business is the smart and long-term solution!"

As soon as Chai An finished speaking, Xiao Si and Fan Lianghan were both stunned! They hadn't expected that the teahouse run by the Li family mother and daughter would have such a story behind it.

"From today onwards, instruct your subordinates not to stop customers at the morning market!" Chai An had already entered a state of self-righteous strategizing, and while elegantly waving his folding fan, he squeezed out a scheming smile from the corner of his mouth as he spoke.

“My lord! Our top-grade Dragon Tea costs five coins a pound, but it’s only a few pinches, enough for three to five cups!” The young man was taken aback for a moment, then he realized that his lord wanted to wage a price war with the other side, so he added, “Even the lowest grade Wax Tea costs two hundred coins a pound!”

"The little shop across the street sells loose tea for only twenty or thirty coins a pound! How can you compare?"

"Wouldn't this damage Panlou's reputation, brother?" Fan Lianghan nodded repeatedly in agreement.

You should know that Panlou is the most upscale restaurant on the entire East Market Street, and it's not a place that just any ordinary vendor can enter.

"Give them a place to rest and chat, and provide two hundred servings of tea and snacks a day. Five or ten coins a serving will be enough!"

"I won't sell those inferior teas; just let the tea vendors from the street come in!"

Chai An gave a cold laugh and then continued.

Fan Lianghan's eyes lit up immediately after hearing Chai An's words. If his cousin did it this way, the Li family mother and daughter across the street would have no business at all!

This means the teahouse will have to close down soon, and then I can come back to my cousin to slack off and hang out again!

Seeing the admiring looks on his cousin and younger brother's faces, Chai An put on a pretentious air and waved his folding fan, striking a pose like Zhuge Liang in his prime, thinking to himself how incredibly clever he was!

……

"Get up, get up quickly! Don't delay the morning market..." The next morning, before dawn, Li Niangzi, who had already dressed and tidied herself up, pushed open her bedroom door and shouted loudly towards her daughters' room.

Before she could finish speaking, she froze, because her daughter's bedroom door was wide open, and the room was completely dark with no one in sight.

She went closer and looked around, only to find that her daughters were no longer in their rooms. She then began to search for them with some confusion.

"Third Sister? Eldest Sister? Where...where have they all gone?" Li Niangzi called out softly as she searched around in a daze.

It wasn't until they arrived at the kitchen that they discovered it was already filled with smoke and bustling with activity.

Her daughters had already divided the work, some rolling out dough and others mixing fillings, and they were all busy and happy!

Seeing this, Li Niangzi was stunned. It was clear that her daughters were even more excited and looking forward to their new life than she was!

"Mother!" Third Sister Kang Ning happened to see Li Niangzi's figure, and called out sweetly with a smile, then lowered her head to continue with the things she was doing.

The other daughters then realized what was happening and looked up to greet Li Niangzi.

Li Niangzi was deeply moved, as the scene of a mother and daughter working together towards a better life warmed her heart.

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Chapter 112 The Marquis lends his support! Lady Li is moved!

"Sir! Please come in! Please come in!" The newly hired waiter of Sifu Teahouse stood at the street corner, soliciting business.

Despite his humble approach, almost begging and pleading, passersby would at most glance into the store before walking away.

Li Niangzi sat on a bamboo chair by the door, vigorously fanning herself with a round fan while her eyes darted around, glancing at the street.

It's already bright outside, and the morning market is almost turning into a midday market, but there isn't a single customer in my shop yet!