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"What is it?"

"Boss, something bad happened!"

Su Zhi packed up her things and opened the door to the cubicle. She saw Qiu Hong standing outside with a worried look on her face.

"I just came back from outside. I saw some rouge shops were selling our store's items, and the prices were half the price!"

"There's such a thing?"

She thought back to the last time she went to the capital and saw a mirror case on a small shop along the street. It looked like it had been bought by someone else. However, things like lipstick and perfume could not be made by ordinary imitation. They needed the aid of the apparatus.

"If you look carefully, are they really the same as the items in our shop?"

Qiu Hong nodded urgently. "It won't be any different. I picked one up and looked at it. It looks exactly the same as the one in the shop."

That was strange. Could it be that other than her, there was someone else who could create all these?

"How about this, you go to those stores and buy a few items. I'll take a look."

Qiu Hong turned and left.

Su Zhi was not in a hurry. It was a plain fact that there were lipsticks in her mouth and fragrant ointments in ancient times.

However, perfume and the things she had developed herself could not be produced in this era.

After a while, Qiu Hong came back with a sample from another store.

"Boss, look, I just bought these. Are they the same as our family's items, even the packaging and fragrance are the same."

Su Zhi took the thing in her hand and examined it for a while. Then, she brought it close to her nose and sniffed it. She could not help but frown.

She took out a bit and said with certainty, "This is our shop. This camellias hand cream and almond oil face cream were made by me not long ago. They even have the same number at the bottom."

It might have been pirated, but who would have thought of pirating this string of Arabic numerals and alphabets?

As it turned out, the items sold outside all left her shop.

"But how can that be? We sell our goods directly to our customers, and we don't distribute them to other stores. Even so, it can't be that much cheaper than the stores. "

Su Zhi thought for a moment and asked, "Last time, when I was in trouble, I didn't come to the shop for a few days. You said that the items were sold very quickly, and there were many orders that needed to be made. Was it made by a customer?"

Qiu shook his head to express negation. "How could that be possible? There are several brothels' girls who placed orders in bulk, but they don't use them alone. Many people split them among themselves."

"It could also have been a collection of lists."

However, she could not think of anyone who would be so bored as to do something so expensive and unflattering.

Buying and selling at a high price without any profit.

If he had to find a reason, it couldn't be because he wanted to rub away all the traffic in the restaurant. However, in the long run, there was no other way. After all, the flow of customers had decreased and the items had been sold as usual.

"I don't know who would do such a stupid thing. They can't do it because they want Flowery Restaurant to have fewer customers, but the items are still available for sale." Pay attention to the people who are going to the shop to purchase items. I suspect that someone is intentionally playing tricks on us, and is trying to use such a stupid and strenuous method. "

"Alright, I'll pay more attention."

Su Zhi was not too worried. Recently, things had happened wave after wave, and she had learned how to stay calm.

Once the business was done big, some people would get jealous and cause trouble. If they met with something else, anything could happen.

She went back to her cubicle and continued to work on the new product. When the afternoon was almost over, she took the finished product to the makeup section of the boutique. After explaining the situation to Qiu Hong, they returned to Spring Leaf Lane.

She had come home early today, and her mother was still waiting for her outside.

Before Su Zhi even entered, she heard the sounds of children's jubilation coming from the courtyard. It was accompanied by the low, melodious laughter of a man and the barking of a puppy.

"Mom Ding, I'm back."

She called out, and the door swung open.

The one who opened the door was not Mother Ding, but the smiling Xiao Qian.

"My wife is back." He leaned against the door and winked at her. "It's been hard on my wife to support her family. I'm sorry."

Su Zhi's face was red as she rolled her eyes at him. "Why did you come so early? It's not even dark yet."

Xiao Qian dragged out his last words and said meaningfully, "Oh? "What does my wife want to imply?"

This person is … That lunatic Lu Hengzhi must have possessed it? He spoke in such a dissonant manner.

"What are you doing? Be more serious."

Seeing her intentionally have a serious expression, Xiao Qian immediately stopped playing around and scratched his head. "Tan Qing said that women like that."

"Everything is said by others, get out of the way."

Xiao Qian stepped aside, while Su Zhi entered the room and held the two children tightly.

"It's still early. I'll take you and my child for a walk in the wilderness. Tomorrow, I have to go to the western suburbs to guard the camp."

Su Zhi froze. This person had just returned, why was he leaving again?

"The emperor won't let you slow down?"

Xiao Qian shrugged his shoulders. "That's what people who eat royal food are like."

In recent years, Emperor Wei Wu's days in the early imperial court were becoming fewer and fewer. However, he still required the civil officials below him to be strict with him so that he could perform his duties to the fullest.

"His Majesty didn't want me to continue guarding the border. It was Grandmother who went to the palace and caused trouble for the empress dowager. She cried and shouted for me to stay behind for the Xiao family before she gave up."

He crouched down and ignored the child at his side. He moved closer and continued, "So, when are you willing to enter the Xiao family to continue this matter regarding the Joss Flame, it will be up to you."

Su Zhi pursed her lips, recalling Old Madam Xiao's attitude, she could not help but shake her head. "I'm afraid it won't be easy on your grandmother. If the family elders don't agree, then it's not a good idea for us to stick together."

"You don't have to worry about that. As long as you agree, I can send the betrothal gift over tomorrow."

His expression was very serious, and there was not a hint of ridicule in his expression.

Su Zhi opened her mouth to speak, but then stopped.

The Xiao family's old patriarch didn't want her to become his concubine, so how could he be willing to allow her to marry Xiao Qian as his wife?

"This matter can take a while. You must be tired after this period of time. First, relax a little."

Being able to marry Xiao Qian was naturally good, but Su Zhi didn't want herself to have to face a tough time coming back after hard work every day, not to mention the fact that they were separated by a generation.

Old Madam Xiao refused to let her in. Even if Xiao Qian were to use a method to marry her, it was inevitable that they would bump into each other in the future. If they were to bicker, it would be difficult to coax both men.

"What are you thinking about? You look like you're frowning."

Xiao Qian reached out to smooth her brow as he embraced her. "How about I tell Grandmother that she'll definitely want you to come in tonight."

Su Zhi treated it as a word of comfort and didn't take it to heart. "Your grandmother's attitude is quite tough. Don't you dare hit the gun."

The man smiled and continued, "What my grandmother cares about the most is for the Xiao family to continue burning incense. If you really have it, she won't stop you from entering."

Su Zhi blushed, scolding him for being improper.

Fiancé was not something to be proud of even in the future, let alone in this era.

If she really had a child, she would be able to bear the title of an outsider and would not be able to raise her head when she entered the room in the future.

"Don't think about it. I won't agree to it. Beautiful."

Xiao Qian embraced her and chuckled, "If you don't want to, I can't force you. I'll go back and tell my grandma that you have my child and that will be the end of it."

"Her thoughts are quite simple. What if she sends someone to check my body? Won't I be exposed soon?"

"Leave this matter to me. Leave everything to me." "I've thought it through. I need to marry you back home as soon as possible."

Su leaned on his chest, her face flushed red.

She could truly feel Xiao Qian's love and was also looking forward to the day when she could be on the same level as him. However, when she thought of Old Madam Xiao's face that she hated, she couldn't help but feel disappointed.