Chapter 89 - Waitress?!

As Yu Yingyi made her way to the city, countless citizens came over to greet her. She wasn't tired of greeting them over and over again, it was that her hand was getting tired from the number of handshakes she's done.

It only got worse when Yu Yingyi entered the city, more and more citizens came over to her and it was becoming crowded. She had to duck her head to avoid being seen and weave through the people to get to where she wanted.

Yu Yingyi let out a relieved sigh once she entered Wang Shu's store, finally, everything was calm.

"Mei Xiang!" Yu Yingyi called out, "Are you here?"

"I'm here!" Mei Xiang shouted back from the other side, "Give me a second! I'm preparing blueprints!"

"Alright!"

While Yu Yingyi waited for Mei Xiang to finish, she decided to walk around the store and explore. There were still places that she haven't seen.

To her left, it was where Wang Shu was located and where people would commission designs. In front of her was where the counter was located, people who pay there. In the fair back, it was where Mei Xiang was and also where they did their work. Every masterpiece in this store was made in the far back.

That left the right side, Yu Yingyi has never been to the right side of the store and didn't know what to expect. There were multiple times where she's seen people enter that side, but she never bothered to check it out.

Yu Yingyi made her way towards the right side and passed through a door. She was expecting piles of work, but unexpectedly, there was only a coffee table, a sofa, and a few chairs. On the far back of the room, there were stairs leading upstairs.

On the coffee table, there were two cups that had leftover coffee in them meaning two people had been here.

"But everything else just looks plain," Yu Yingyi muttered as her eyes wandered through the room.

"Of course it is, that's where I mostly relax or take small naps," said Mei Xiang, appearing out nowhere again.

At this point, Yu Yingyi had already gotten used to it. Mei Xiang appearing out of nowhere didn't scare her anymore like it used to.

"I see, you should really clean up the cups, or else the stains on the cup are going to be hard to wash off," Yu Yingyi suggested.

Mei Xiang glanced at the cup before turning away, "Eh, I'll do it later. If Nian Zhen comes over, I'll have her do it."

"What is she? Your maid? Do it yourself, Mei Xiang," said Yu Yingyi, "Then we'll talk."

Mei Xiang groaned but reluctantly complied, she took the cups and went upstairs and running water could be heard. When Mei Xiang came back down, she was met with Yu Yingyi's surprised face.

"What's wrong?" asked Mei Xiang.

"Nothing, I didn't expect that there was running water upstairs," Yu Yingyi replied.

"Upstairs is where Nian Zhen and I sleep, we live together remember? Our rooms are up there and there's also a bathroom," said Mei Xiang.

Yu Yingyi made a face of realization, "Ah, so you live above the shop? I didn't know that, that's the first time I've heard about that."

"I must've forgotten to tell you then, sorry."

"It's fine, moreover, you said Nian Zhen lives with you right? Where is she now?"

"She went out to get breakfast and she also has work to do, she'll be back soon though," Mei Xiang replied, "Anyway, what're you doing here?"

"I'm here to discuss the flower shop with you, I was wondering if you have any ideas," said Yu Yingyi.

"I have multiple ideas, but if you want one that'll attract people and earn from it, then that trims it down to one idea," said Mei Xiang.

"Tell me."

Yu Yingyi and Mei Xiang discussed what they should do to the flower shop, surprisingly, the two of them are pretty good at creating ideas and putting them together. Though that was probably because they were both into architecture.

"And that sums it up, what do you think?" asked Mei Xiang.

"It's perfect," Yu Yingyi smiled as she held up the blueprint they both worked on, "Jia Yi is going to love this."

"I hope she will, if she doesn't love it after all our brainstorming and hard work, I'm going to charge her for this," said Mei Xiang.

"Haha..." Yu Yingyi let out a nervous chuckle, praying that Jia Yi wouldn't anger Mei Xiang in the future, the amount of money she would have to pay was immense.

After they finished talking, the sound of a bell ringing could be heard.

"Well, a customer is here, you better attend to them," said Yu Yingyi.

"What're you talking about? Since you're here, why don't you help me?" asked Mei Xiang.

Yu Yingyi wanted to say no, but she agreed since it was a small price to pay. After all, Mei Xiang was helping her remodel the flower shop without charging her.

"Alright, let's go."

The person who entered the store wasn't a customer, it was Nian Zhen. She was dressed in a traditional waitress uniform with a big jacket covering her.

"You're back from work, why don't you change upstairs and come back down after?" Mei Xiang suggested.

"Alright," Nian Zhen replied before making eye contact with Yingyi, "Hello princess, it's nice seeing you again."

"Hello to you too," said Yingyi as Nian Zhen went upstairs, "Mei Xiang, does she work at a restaurant or something?"

"Yes, she works as a waitress at a restaurant."

Yu Yingyi felt surprised, with Nian Zhen's personality, she never expected her to be a waitress.

"Surprising, isn't it? I would've never guessed she was a waitress too until I followed her to where she worked," said Mei Xiang, "But she works exceptionally well."

"Really?"

"Really, even though her tone and expression don't change, it helps her be efficient, that's why she's the best waitress at the restaurant. She won't be distracted."

Yu Yingyi felt a bit of admiration towards Nian Zhen, she wants to see how she worked at the restaurant.

Unknown to her that her admiration towards Nian Zhen would soon disappear after a certain event...