Heaven-Sent Farm Girl Builds Her Fortune And Captures His Heart-Chapter 497 - 496: Did Someone Steal Another’s Money?

Shen Qinglan returned to the bustling marketplace with her two companions and bid farewell to arrest officer Hu.

As Zhuang Ruyue walked, supported by Xiaoman, she glanced around and involuntarily swallowed when passing a baozi shop.

Smelling the aroma, the stomachs of the two seemed to have made a pact, both growling in hunger.

Shen Qinglan looked over leisurely.

Zhuang Ruyue lowered her head in embarrassment, but Xiaoman rubbed her belly and mumbled, "It’s all the fault of those delicious baozi!"

Shen Qinglan chuckled, "Tell me, what do you want to eat?"

"We... don’t have any silver..." Zhuang Ruyue’s voice became almost inaudible by the end.

Shen Qinglan smiled and teased, "I wouldn’t dare mistreat my future second sister-in-law, otherwise, if my second cousin found out, he wouldn’t praise my good fortune but rather my stinginess."

Zhuang Ruyue blushed even more at these words.

Shen Qinglan sighed lightly, suddenly feeling that her skin was certainly quite thick, at least more so than Zhuang Ruyue’s.

"Miss Shen, could I have some baozi?" Xiaoman said, again swallowing involuntarily at the mention of baozi.

It really had been too long since she’d eaten meat; the rare times she had it were during festivals when the mansion sent them leftovers to eat.

"Baozi, is it?" Shen Qinglan nodded, "Let’s go, I’ll take you to another place to eat, the filling in the baozi there is plentiful and quite tasty."

Shen Qinglan led the two to Tong’s century-old baozi shop. Upon seeing her, Tong, the owner, couldn’t help but brighten his eyes.

Nowadays, Shen Qinglan’s status was not what it used to be.

"Miss Shen, what brings you here?" Tong asked with a cheerful smile. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Shen Qinglan entered the shop with the two, smiling at Tong, "Bringing two friends over for some baozi."

"Then have a seat quickly!" Tong said, "How many would you like?"

"Uh..." Shen Qinglan pondered, "Let’s start with ten, and three bowls of meat soup."

"Alright, got it!" Tong said with a smile, "Ladies, sit tight, the baozi will be right out."

The shop was filled with the aroma of baozi and meat soup; Xiaoman was so hungry she felt dizzy, and her stomach was rumbling non-stop.

"Here they come!"

Tong brought over two large plates of baozi, placing them in front of the trio, and then brought over the meat soup one by one.

Shen Qinglan looked at the two and said with a smile, "Have a few sips of soup first to soothe your throats."

Xiaoman obediently took a couple of sips of soup before eagerly grabbing a baozi and eating voraciously.

In contrast to Xiaoman’s ravenous eating, Zhuang Ruyue was much more restrained, even in hunger, her movements remained unhurried.

"This is so delicious!" Xiaoman said tearfully, "I’ve never had such tasty baozi before in my life!"

Tong, sitting nearby, couldn’t help but be delighted upon hearing this.

Shen Qinglan smiled, "If it’s good, eat more."

"Okay!"

Xiaoman nodded, drank a few more sips of soup, and continued devouring the baozi.

Zhuang Ruyue softly reminded, "Eat slower, don’t choke!"

Xiaoman "mm-mm" nodded twice, holding a soup spoon in one hand and a baozi in the other, eating alternately.

As the three were eating, a few young men entered the shop, and one of them shouted, "Hey~ Boss, thirty baozi and seven bowls of meat soup, please."

"Alright!" Tong stood up and said, "Gentlemen, please have a seat, it’ll be ready soon."

"Yo~ Isn’t this the second young lady from Zhuang Mansion?" one youth suddenly raised an eyebrow, eyeing Zhuang Ruyue, speaking flippantly, "Able to afford baozi now? Did you steal someone’s money?"