Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 196

Chapter 196: Chapter 196

After Shen Wenchen paid a nighttime visit to the Lin Family, Nanzhi hadn’t seen him for several days.

As the time for the fair approached, merchants from various places swarmed into Yan City.

Besides the inns and restaurants, even the street vendors saw their businesses booming.

Not only was Nanzhi busy at their own snack stall all day, but the three kids also took on the task of handling the accounts.

Although the three children were somewhat mischievous on regular days, it was fortunate that they all had some talent in their studies. Lin Zihan was the oldest and, although not the best seedling in the school, was still praised by his teacher as a good student.

Right now, he looked at his younger brother and asked,

"Ajian, tell me, how much should we have charged that person just now?"

Lin Jian smacked his lips and went over the arithmetic in his mind again.

That uncle ordered two servings of glutinous rice balls, one bowl of Meat Soup Noodle. The glutinous rice balls were six wen coins each, the Meat Soup Noodle five wen coins a bowl.

That’s a total of...

Lin Jian’s eyes rolled as he spoke, "Seventeen wen!"

"If you could do the math, then why did you charge eighteen wen just now?"

Lin Zihan looked sternly at his brother, his voice harsh.

Feeling his brother’s gaze, Lin Jian also knew he almost made a mistake and quietly defended himself, "Just now, just now there were too many people, and I was a bit rushed in my calculations; that’s why I got it wrong."

"We’re in business here; if we undercharge the guests, it’s a lesson to remember, but what excuse do you have if you overcharge them?"

Hearing this, Lin Jian’s head dropped even lower.

"Eleven wen~"

Shen Zhiyu stood at the edge of the stall and spoke with confidence, causing the ordering customer to be taken aback.

The man sized up the child in front of him, who was only four or five years old, cute and well-behaved, yet trying hard to keep a serious face, which piqued his curiosity.

"Little boy, why are you doing the accounting here? Can you figure it out?"

Hearing him question his ability, Shen Zhiyu was somewhat displeased, puffing up his little face in annoyance.

Lin Jian’s brother made a mistake today, but he hadn’t!

Nanzhi was on the side helping with the bowls and thought her son was flustered because he had encountered disbelief. She quickly went over.

After all, although she knew what her children were capable of, others might not realize it. It’s normal for them to doubt a child’s ability to do the accounting.

"Zhiyu, what’s the matter?"

Nanzhi wiped her hands and then, smiling, looked up at the customer, but she paused when she saw his face.

Why did he come here?

Chi Sheng, seeing a beautiful girl approaching, then said, "Miss, I’d like a bowl of glutinous rice balls and a bowl of Meat Soup Noodle. Could you tell me how much that is?"

Guessing he hadn’t recognized her, Nanzhi smiled and replied, "That’ll be eleven wen."

Hearing her call out the same amount as the little boy, Chi Sheng looked down at the unhappy child beside him.

"Little boy, I was wrong. Could you forgive me?"

Little Zhiyu never expected a customer to apologize to him and was a bit at a loss for a moment.

These past few days, he along with his two brothers had been helping out, but many people didn’t believe in them, especially when they handled money, there were always those who laughed.

This uncle was the first to apologize to him.

"No, it’s nothing." Little Zhiyu felt a bit embarrassed and quietly bowed his head as he spoke.

After paying the silver, Chi Sheng chose an empty spot to sit down and, seeing how deliciously everyone around was eating, he grew curious.

Could the food at this little stall really be that tasty?

Everyone was eating with smiles on their faces.

Could it be that they had drugged the food?

He knew that many restaurants would add something to the seasonings that could make people addicted, but only influential and powerful individuals would dare to do such a thing. Surely this small stall wouldn’t risk doing that?

Although Chi Sheng hadn’t recognized Nanzhi and her group, Lin’s mother and the two daughters-in-law had all recognized him.

Back when they were escaping the famine on the road, they were all skinny and had smeared their faces with ash, so it was normal for Chi Sheng not to recognize them; however, his appearance was somewhat difficult for them to forget.

If he hadn’t given them directions and provided them with those medicinal powders back then, they might not have been able to arrive safely in Yan City.

Thinking this, the Meat Soup Noodle and dumplings that Chi Sheng had ordered were served with an extra amount.

Looking at the two bowls full to the brim placed before him, Chi Sheng was also taken aback.

Why did his two bowls look so plentiful?

The reason he had ordered two bowls was simply that he was afraid one wouldn’t be enough, but the portions now seemed quite generous.

Curious, yet considering he hadn’t made himself known in Yan City, Chi Sheng didn’t think too much about it.

As long as it wasn’t an enemy of his, it might just be that the place was generous with its servings.

As soon as he bit into the dumpling, Chi Sheng’s pupils abruptly dilated.

This food was truly delicious!

No wonder there were so many people sitting at this stall!

He had just seen some women from the surrounding area coming with bowls to fill up, which seemed to suggest they were really skilled!

Tasting it carefully, he could only detect the meat and tofu in the dumpling but couldn’t make out anything else.

After finishing a whole bowl of dumplings, Chi Sheng began to eat the Meat Soup Noodle.

Since Chi Sheng was considered a lifesaver, Sun Cui specially poured more meat sauce on the Meat Soup Noodle when preparing it.

The fragrant meat sauce on top of the white noodles was very enticing, and with a few bright green onions sprinkled on, it was pleasing to both the eye and palate.

Filled with anticipation and after just one bite, Chi Sheng couldn’t stop his chopsticks and polished off the two large bowls all by himself.

Rubbing his slightly stuffed belly, Chi Sheng inwardly marveled.

He hadn’t expected that even a small food stall in Yan City could serve such delicious fare.

After eating his fill, Chi Sheng then headed toward the Inn.

Seeing him leave, and as the number of people at the stall had decreased, Chen Qiulan and Sun Cui both approached Nanzhi.

"I wonder why he’s come to Yan City."

"Could it be that he’s here to join in the excitement?"

"I don’t know, but he doesn’t seem like he came to do anything bad..."

Nanzhi looked bewildered; the book never mentioned Chi Sheng coming to Yan City. Could it be because the heroine was here, so the plot brought him over?

Just thinking about this possibility gave Nanzhi goosebumps all over.

She hoped the storyline wouldn’t notice her.

Because they had seen Chi Sheng, Lin’s mother simply decided to have Nanzhi take the three children back home.

After all, even bandits had entered the city; who could be sure what other kinds of people might be around?

Meanwhile, Chi Sheng, who was buying Toffee Caramel, sneezed twice in succession, then rubbed his nose.

The vendor wrapped two Toffee Caramels and handed them over to him, then cheerfully said, "Together they’re eight wen coins."

Chi Sheng nodded, took out a copper plate from his chest and handed it over, then hurried off to the Inn with his Toffee Caramel.

As the man walked away, the vendor chuckled to himself and pocketed the copper plate.

On normal days, a Toffee Caramel sold for two wen coins each, but with the fair now in town, wasn’t this the time to charge a bit more?

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