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Well, in fact, this could be considered that she was stealing Jinji’s business deal.
But who let Jinji try to drive her away?
Jinji was unfair to her, so don’t blame her for being unjust!
Whether Old Madam Qi believed on Su Xiaoxiao’s words or not, everyone could tell by looking at her expression.
Old Madam Qi’s eyes once again fell on Su Xiaoxiao’s face.
This time, there was less of the dignity of an Old Madam secluded in the mansion, and more of the gentleness of an old elder.
“Girl, come to me.” She waved her hand at Su Xiaoxiao.
Su Xiaoxiao calmly walked over.
She was neither overly eager nor timid.
After all, she wasn’t born in ancient times, and had not familiarized with its social etiquette.
But there was something that remained the same, whether in ancient or modern times, which was a person’s aura and self-confidence.
Old Madam Qi looked at her gently, “Such a blessed girl, tell me, what’s your name?”
Su Xiaoxiao said, “Su Daya.”
Old Madam Qi smiled and said, “Where are you from?”
“From Xinghua Village.” She answered truthfully.
There was no need to lie about this kind of information, people could check out the eighteen generations of her ancestors with just a click of a finger.
Shopkeeper He groaned in his heart, she was just a country bumpkin! He wasn’t even sure if the foods they made were hygienic. On the other hand, Old Madam Qi was a real Fucheng’s native, when she married into the Qi family, it caused a sensation in the town!
It would be strange if Old Madam Qi liked her!
Shopkeeper Sun said at the right time,”Old Madam, Miss Su’s snacks are very famous. Even the dean of Wutong Academy was full of praise for Miss Su’s skills and requested her to sell them to the students of the academy everyday.”
Old Madam Qi was surprised, “So, even Dean Shen likes it too...”
Shopkeeper Sun smiled and said, “Of course! I wouldn’t dare to deceive Old Madam!”
Shopkeeper Sun was worthy of being an old businessman, his technique was really smooth and eloquent. He could turn black into white, and white into shiny things, without blushing or being nervous.
How did he know the attitude of Dean Shen towards Su Xiaoxiao? In short, he just bragged!
How did he get the business deal? 30% depended on strength, and 70% depended on bragging!
Shopkeeper He was really about to be pissed off to death, this shameless bastard!
Dean Shen was also a well-known person in Xinghua Town. He was a successful candidate in the imperial examination without any help from the imperial court.
He devoted himself to teaching, with students from all over the world.
Old Madam Qi looked at Su Xiaoxiao with more certainty in her eyes.
In fact, even if Shopkeeper Sun didn’t brag about this, Old Madam Qi wouldn’t think that Su Xiaoxiao’s food was inferior, just because she was a village girl.
She had reached this age as a rich Old Madam, powerful with status, so she had her own judgment, without the need to care for other people’s opinion.
If she thought it was good, then it was good.
Not to mention these snacks, those two lines of poems were already enough for her to treat Su Xiaoxiao differently.
Of course, after Shopkeeper Sun bragged about Dean Shen, her impressions of Su Xiaoxiao became even more profound.
“Girl, do you have a name for your snacks?”
Su Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Old Madam Qi was not asking about the name of snacks, but the brand.
She thought for a moment, then she raised her eyes and looked into Old Madam Qi’s kind eyes, saying seriously, “Suji.”
……
Old Madam Qi celebrated her 70th birthday, and all the influential figures in the town came.
The county magistrate also personally came to congratulate her.
These were just the people of Xinghua Town. There were also many guests from the Fucheng, some of whom were from her natal family members, and some were the connections of their legitimate grandson in Fucheng.
Su Xiaoxiao’s snacks came out in the birthday banquets.
These lords and madams had seen the world.
For example, the county magistrate. Although he was not successful in the highest imperial examination, he legitimately passed in the provincial examination and had taken the imperial examination in the capital three times.