Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

Dong Jialin looked at the shopkeeper and confirmed that he did not know this person.

"You know me?"

The shopkeeper's face was full of smiles. "Boss Dong is young and promising. You are doing business in Beijing. Everyone knows you."

"Since you all know, I won't beat around the bush. Your teahouse is exactly the same as mine inside and out. I want to meet your boss and ask him what he means!"

"Please calm down, Mr. Dong," the shopkeeper said with an apologetic smile, "We are busy and rarely come here. Besides, we are both in the teahouse business, so it is inevitable that we are a little similar."

"Boss Dong came here specially. You are not blaming us for stealing your business, are you? This is all because of the guests' support. We can't do anything about it. It's not right to chase away the guests who come to our door."

The shopkeeper smiled on the surface, but his words revealed arrogance.

Dong Jiafu walked over before Dong Jialin got angry and asked, "May I know your boss's name? Since he is busy, we can go to his house to pay him a visit."

The shopkeeper glanced at her, as if wondering who she was, then turned to Dong Jialin and said, "I'm really sorry, it's inconvenient to disclose the boss's affairs. I will tell the boss that Boss Dong came here today."

Dong Jialin looked grim, and said to Dong Jiafu without even turning his head: "Afu, let's go."

Dong Jiafu followed him and was about to go downstairs when she heard the shopkeeper say loudly: "Goodbye, Mr. Dong. Come and have tea often in the future--"

His voice was quite loud, attracting the attention of everyone in the teahouse.

Some people recognized him, "Hey, isn't this Mr. Dong from Mingxin Teahouse?"

"Why is he here too?"

Dong Jialin, who was originally walking out with his head down, suddenly stopped, raised his head and faced everyone with a smile.

"I see you are all familiar faces. You must have been to our Mingxin Teahouse, right? I heard that everyone has been here, so I thought the tea here is more fragrant, so I wanted to come and learn from them."

"But I was so scared when I walked in. I thought I had gone around in a circle and returned to Mingxin Teahouse."

Dong Jialin's words caused everyone in the teahouse to burst into laughter.

He continued, "I just had a sip of the tea upstairs, so I can't comment on the taste. You all know tea, so I believe you can all tell the difference..."

"Boss Dong, I'll take you out." Seeing that the situation was not good, the shopkeeper hurried down to interrupt Dong Jialin.

Dong Jialin smiled and said, "You've said too much. The shopkeeper is sending you away. I will be waiting for you at Mingxin Teahouse. I would also like to advise those who are trying to take advantage of the situation to be careful not to end up with something worse than what you have."

After saying that, Dong Jialin strode away.

When they got outside, Dong Jiafu gave him a thumbs up and said, "Second brother, what you just said was so refreshing!"

"Judging from the shopkeeper's behavior, his boss must not be a good person either. He dares to imitate us in everything but dares not show up. He's a coward!" Dong Jialin was still restrained inside, but now he finally felt relieved to scold.

"Yes, second brother, we won't be angry with such a villain." Dong Jiafu knew that he was unhappy.

"I must find out who is behind this!"

Dong Jialin said this, but after he calmed down, he didn't think about it anymore. The restaurant was his most important thing at the moment.

Dong Jiafu couldn't help in other ways, so she thought about writing the second part of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" as soon as possible to help the two stores attract some customers back.

Fortunately, the teahouse's business was not too bad. Since Dong Jialin said those words that day, many customers had returned to Mingxin Teahouse.

Two groups of people were even formed because of this. One group only recognized Mingxin Teahouse, believing that the tea here was the best and the stories told by the storytellers were more exciting, while the other group believed that the teahouse was just an imitator.

Another group of people who drink tea there think that the tea there is cheap, and that other places are similar to Mingxin Teahouse, so there is no need to spend more money to go to Mingxin Teahouse.

The two groups looked down on each other. One said the other did not know how to taste tea and was vulgar, while the other said the other was a pretentious person and was being taken advantage of.

It's quite lively with this coming and going.

The days passed in this bustle, and Xu Yiwan finished her two bottles of medicine.

Dong Jiafu invited Doctor Tan to her home to see her.

After taking the pulse, Doctor Tan stood up and said to the four people who looked nervous, "The cold in Madam Dong's body has been completely eliminated. You can rest assured."

The four of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Doctor Tan, for finding this good prescription for my wife. It saved her life." Dong Jingtang bowed to Doctor Tan to express his gratitude.

Doctor Tan said hurriedly, "Mr. Dong, you are too polite. A prescription is nothing. It was only thanks to the Snow Spirit Grass that Miss Dong found that Mrs. Dong recovered."

Dong Jiafu said happily: "It's because of my master's good teaching and my father and mother's good upbringing that I am so loved by everyone."

Several people couldn't help laughing when they heard this.

"You kid..." Xu Yiwan's face turned rosy after she recovered from her illness.

Xu Yiwan's illness was cured, and there was someone who was happier than them.

Cui Qiyan counted the days and waited for the day, and finally this day came.

Cui Jun, the first lady and he, a family of three, came to Dong's house in a grand manner to propose marriage.

Of course, before they came, Dong Jiafu had already obtained the consent of her parents.

So Dong Jingtang and Xu Yiwan also dressed up specially that day.

As soon as the eldest lady entered the room, she smiled and said, "I heard that Mrs. Dong's illness has recovered. That's great."

"Thank you for your concern, Princess. I also want to thank the prince for helping me collect the herbs, otherwise I would not have recovered so quickly." Xu Yiwan glanced at Cui Qiyan beside her. She saw that he was dressed in moon-white brocade clothes, standing tall, and looked like a good boy. He was a good match for their Afu.

"Mrs. Dong, it's too polite for you to say that. You can use this boy as you like in the future if you need anything."

At another time, Dong Jingtang and Cui Jun also greeted each other. It was much simpler between men.

"Duke, Princess, please come in." Dong Jingtang invited them to take a seat in the hall.

Cui Qiyan, who was walking behind, secretly exchanged glances with Dong Jiafu.

Dong Jialin saw it and quickly looked away, pretending he saw nothing.

After they sat down and drank a cup of tea, the eldest lady began to get to the point.

"Speaking of which, our two families are also predestined. When Miss Dong came to our house, she helped my other two children one after another. Later, your family reunited, and Mr. Dong returned to Beijing to take up his post. Qi Yan happened to work under Mr. Dong. Later, Miss Dong cured my old lady's back disease, and everyone in our house is very grateful to her."

"I have admired her for a long time. She is smart and quick-witted, and she acts calmly and with moderation. Now she has acquired excellent medical skills, and she is famous in the capital for curing illnesses and saving lives. Even the emperor praises her highly."

Dong Jiafu listened to this series of compliments and knew that now was not the time for her to speak, so she just sat there obediently.

Dong Jingtang said, "Thank you for taking my daughter in. It is her blessing to be valued by the princess."

Cui Jun said at this time: "Fate is predestined. My wife and I came here today just to make this rare fate continue. I wonder if my son is so lucky as to marry your daughter?"