After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Logically speaking, any coffee shop owner would be eager to have such a popular band lead singer with a huge fan base and nationwide fame perform for free.

But after hearing this, Lan Yujuan did not seem too happy, and even hesitated for a moment.

"Why isn't Boss Lan saying anything? Is it inconvenient for him?"

"After the morning performance, quite a few local cafes invited us to join them, but we politely declined them all."

The lead singer of the band standing opposite was almost furious, but he managed to maintain a forced smile.

Lan Yujuan cleared her throat and said truthfully, "It's not that it's inconvenient."

"However, although our coffee shop is small, we have already reached a long-term cooperation agreement with another local singer."

"If you don't mind..."

To be honest, Lan Yujuan felt from the bottom of her heart that the lead singer in front of her, whether in terms of singing ability or lifestyle, was no match for Lin Feng, who collaborated with the coffee shop.

Moreover, coffee shops are never short of customers or foot traffic these days.

If it were tomorrow or the day after, the band's lead singer would actually come to the store with his guitar and "kindly" perform for free.

It's good that we didn't run into Lin Feng. If the two of them had bumped into each other and performed in the store one after the other.

If he can sing better than Lin Feng, that's fine. But if Lin Feng outshines him, then the scene will really be ugly.

Now that Chen Mo is backing her up, Lan Yujuan is not afraid of trouble, but she also doesn't want to cause trouble.

Normally, if Lan Yujuan mentions that the store already has a resident singer, the other party should know when to stop.

But to Lan Yujuan's surprise, the other party took advantage of the situation and became even more enthusiastic.

"Really? If that's the case, then we definitely have to go!"

"I suppose Boss Lan has such high standards; the resident singer he invited must be incredibly talented. We can learn from each other!"

"Boss Lan, don't worry, we promise to go discreetly tomorrow and the day after, and it definitely won't affect your normal business operations."

Seeing that the other party was determined, Lan Yujuan readily agreed.

While the two were talking, Qin Shuyi and Lan Qingqing, who were sitting not far away, were whispering to each other about something.

Seeing that the other party was about to leave, Qin Shuyi quickly pushed Lan Qingqing and blurted out:

"Wait a mininute!"

"She's a fan of yours and wants to take a picture with you!"

Lan Qingqing blushed nervously, and stumbled over with her phone in hand, her eyes darting around.

"Um, can we take a picture together?"

The band's lead singer originally thought that his path to pursuing the eldest daughter of the Qin family might be blocked.

At this moment, seeing that Qin Shuyi actually took the initiative to talk to him and even asked her close friends to come over and take a photo with him, hope instantly rekindled in his eyes, and his smile became even brighter.

"Yes, of course!"

Lan Qingqing took a selfie with her phone, while the other person stood with his hands behind his back, gentlemanly and cooperative.

Not far away, Qin Shuyi also quietly picked up her camera and took pictures from various angles.

Not only did the other party not stop him, but they even deliberately aimed what they thought was a cool angle at the camera and changed poses in various ways.

Before leaving, he smiled and gave Qin Shuyi a few words of advice:

"Let me make this clear first: if you're free tomorrow or the day after, you absolutely must come to the coffee shop to support me."

The moment the band's lead singer left the private room, the waiter started serving the dishes.

Lan Yujuan turned her head and solemnly instructed Qin Shuyi:

"Tomorrow and the day after, you're going to your grandparents' house to attend extra classes and do your homework. You're not allowed to come to the store and join in the fun, understand?"

Qin Shuyi shuddered and obediently nodded, "No, no, I definitely won't go."

As soon as the food was served, Lan Yujuan smelled the aroma and felt a sense of familiarity.

I asked the waiter and found out that this private restaurant is the same one that moved from the coffee shop.

Lan Yujuan smiled and praised, "No wonder, the taste is as good as ever!"

After lunch, the group sat in the lounge for a while, and then it was almost time for the afternoon session of the finals.

If Team 8 was far ahead in the morning, then the remaining two groups of six teams in the afternoon were truly a battle of the gods.

Mountain Top Coffee attended the finals, replacing all three contestants who had appeared in the preliminary rounds with veterans.

Although no item achieved a perfect score, all three scores were above 9.6, demonstrating very consistent performance.

Rainforest Valley Coffee dominated, scoring 9.9 points in the first category and 9.9 points in the second category. Although it took a little longer in the third category, it still secured a solid 10 points, propelling it directly into the top ranks.

Shiye Coffee, which was specially invited to attend the finals, also achieved outstanding results.

In the end, Rainforest Valley Coffee won first place, Shiye Coffee came in second, and Banshan Xiaoyin Coffee luckily took third place.

Before the semi-finals, the most favored Mountain Top Coffee ranked only behind the top three in overall score.

After the final results were announced, the awards ceremony began.

Lan Qingqing went on stage to accept the award on behalf of the coffee shop. Holding a bronze trophy, she was so excited that she cried and laughed at the same time. Looking at the thunderous applause from below the stage, her eyes were blurry with tears.

Lan Yujuan stood in the crowd and clapped enthusiastically, her heart filled with excitement.

Qi Lei, standing next to him, also had tears in his eyes, but he still managed a wry smile and a joking tone:

"Hmph, she's already this excited about just getting third place."

"If you win first place in the future, won't you be so excited that you faint on stage?"

The group exchanged glances and then laughed.

Qin Shuyi stood next to her aunt, and in the instant she turned around, she happened to see the genuine joy in Lan Yujuan's eyes.

It's easy to see that her aunt genuinely felt proud of Lan Qingqing on stage.

Overwhelmed with mixed feelings, Qin Shuyi felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

She slowly moved to the side, trying to get closer, then gently nuzzled Lan Yujuan with her shoulder, whispering in a half-coquettish tone:

"Aunt, the trophy Lan Qingqing is holding is only a bronze third place, and it's a team award. Are you that happy?"

"In the future, if I get second place or first place in the school's grade exam, I will go up on stage to receive the award just like Lan Qingqing."

"Would you, like today, stand in the audience and applaud happily for me, feeling proud of me?"

Lan Yujuan turned her head and smiled without hesitation, "Of course!"

"Forget about first or second place, as long as you rank among the top in your grade and get to go on stage to receive an award, I promise I'll bring your uncle and Xiaoman to cheer for you and witness this historic moment together!"

Qin Shuyi was stunned for a moment, then tilted her head back slightly and grinned foolishly, as if that scene was flashing before her eyes.

"Okay, I'll wait!"

"It's just winning an award, right? I can definitely do it!"

The day after the coffee competition ended, Lan Yujuan slept in late.

When she woke up naturally and picked up her phone, it was almost 11 a.m.

There were also several missed calls and many unread messages.

After getting up and washing up, she drank water while processing messages on her phone.

First, in the coffee shop's small group chat, Qi Lei and Lan Qingqing asked her: Are you awake yet? What time are you arriving at the shop today? Help!

Then, at different times, the two of them would steal a moment from their busy schedules to take photos of the store being packed with people.

Lan Yujuan shuddered as she watched the store flooded with orders again, and quickly replied:

"Hang in there a little longer, I'll be right there with lunch!"

After replying to the messages at the store, she opened Chen Mo's message:

"Breakfast is ready and keeping it warm in the kitchen."

"I'll go home to cook lunch, wait for me."

Lan Yujuan quickly sent a text message: "Honey, don't come back at noon. The shop is busy today, and I'm in a hurry to leave. Mwah~"

Afterwards, she quickly tidied herself up, not even bothering to eat breakfast, and prepared to go out after putting her hair up.

As soon as I reached the entrance and was about to bend down to change my shoes, I heard the sound of the door lock being unlocked.

She looked up and saw Chen Mo carrying two full bags of groceries, pushing open the door and coming back.