The newcomer had her hair styled in twin buns, wore a brocade Hanfu, and a collar around her neck. Her cheeks were round and delicate, and at sixteen or seventeen years old, she was full of youthful vitality, like a person who had stepped out of a painting.
Su Jinxiu and Liu Nanfeng knew her because she was the woman in the painting that Moyu had carried to their home.
She was Yang Ruoyun, the daughter of Yang Siqing, a wealthy merchant in Kaifeng Prefecture, also known as Yang Ruyi, as Su Huamei had mentioned.
“Hi.”
She walked in, smiled and greeted Liu Nanfeng, then walked forward and sat down at the counter.
Gugu, who was engrossed in her game, suddenly sprang up as if startled, her body jolted, and she sharply raised her head, looking at the newcomer beside her with a face full of horror.
“Hello.” Yang Ruoyun smiled and waved at her.
“Gu… Gu…”
Gugu’s eyes widened, her body stiff, like a frightened bird.
Yang Ruoyun ignored her and turned to Su Jinxiu behind the counter. “Sister, give me a cup of cappuccino.”
“Okay.” Su Jinxiu gave her a deep look before turning to prepare the coffee.
Beside them, Su Huamei also quietly moved closer, curiously observing the person in front of her.
Liu Nanfeng finally came back to his senses, realizing that the person had seemed to greet him just now.
However, Yang Ruoyun was now looking around the coffee shop with curiosity, as if she hadn’t noticed their gazes.
“Yang Ruoyun?” Su Huamei asked first.
“Sister.”
Upon hearing this, Yang Ruoyun immediately looked at her, her face filled with a pure smile.
“Are you really Yang Ruoyun?” Su Huamei asked again.
Su Jinxiu, who was preparing coffee, also listened intently.
“Yes, I am Yang Ruoyun, hello, sister.”
As Yang Ruoyun spoke, she brought her hand to her cheek and struck a cute pose, incredibly adorable.
Even Su Huamei was momentarily stunned.
“Don’t call me sister. Why are you here?” Su Huamei asked Yang Ruoyun, while secretly glaring at Liu Nanfeng.
Liu Nanfeng felt utterly wronged; what did this have to do with him?
“To drink coffee.” Yang Ruoyun said matter-of-factly.
This was a perfectly reasonable explanation, and at that moment, Su Jinxiu placed the prepared coffee in front of her.
“Thank you, sister.” Yang Ruoyun said with a radiant smile.
Her smile was clean and simple, bringing joy to anyone who saw it, and even Su Jinxiu couldn’t help but reply, “You’re welcome.”
Yang Ruoyun picked up the coffee and took a sip, a circle of milk foam on her lips. She squinted, looking thoroughly pleased and enjoying herself, which made her appear even more adorable.
“Sister, your coffee is delicious.” Yang Ruoyun said happily.
Then, before Su Jinxiu could speak, she picked up the cup and gulped it down in a few large swallows.
After finishing, she puffed out her chest and let out a small sigh, then extended her fair and tender tongue to lick her lips.
“Hehe, it’s good.” She said with a smile.
She seemed rather simple-minded.
“Come often if you like it.” Su Jinxiu said politely.
But Yang Ruoyun took her words seriously, nodding repeatedly. “Okay, I’ll come again next time.”
Then she asked, “Sister, how much is it?”
“Nineteen yuan.” Su Jinxiu replied.
Su Jinxiu’s coffee shop wasn’t primarily for profit, and she used only top-grade coffee beans. Thus, while the price wasn’t exorbitant, it wasn’t cheap either.
“Oh~” Yang Ruoyun responded.
Then she reached into her wide sleeve and pulled out an embroidered pouch, which reminded Liu Nanfeng of Little Carp.
The pouch was exquisite, but the embroidery was, to put it mildly, unrefined. A pair of mandarin ducks looked more like plump ducks, very crudely done.
Yang Ruoyun opened the pouch and took out some change, then placed it on the counter piece by piece.
“Ten yuan, five yuan, one, two, three, four, nineteen yuan.”
She counted it three times before pushing it towards Su Jinxiu.
Then she tilted her body and slid off the high stool.
The word “slid” was used because she was still short, at most one meter sixty tall. When sitting on the high stool, her feet couldn’t touch the ground, making her not much different from Little Carp and the others.
“Bye-bye.”
She waved goodbye with a smile, then turned and hopped out of the coffee shop, looking very cheerful.
“What was she here for?” Su Huamei asked, looking somewhat dumbfounded.
“How would I know?” Su Jinxiu said, looking at Liu Nanfeng somewhat exasperatedly.
“Don’t look at me. If you don’t know, then I definitely don’t know either.”
Although Liu Nanfeng said this, he had already discerned her identity from the information he had.
This girl was Yang Ruoyun, and also Moyu.
“She looks rather… not too bright.” Su Huamei added.
Su Jinxiu chuckled at this.
Whether it was her natural disposition or the influence of Moyu, Yang Ruoyun appeared particularly innocent and cheerful, her personality seeming even younger than her appearance suggested.
As Yang Ruoyun left, Gugu’s tension eased. She felt a sudden dryness in her mouth. Su Jinxiu thoughtfully poured her a glass of water and also pushed the previous cake back in front of her.
Seeing her startled state, Liu Nanfeng was suddenly reminded of Little Carp. If Little Carp were here today, she would probably be even more terrified.
Thinking of this, a smile involuntarily curved Liu Nanfeng’s lips.
But just then, a delicate face suddenly loomed before him, almost touching his nose. Startled, he quickly recoiled.
“What are you doing?” Liu Nanfeng asked, speechless.
The person who had leaned in could only be Su Huamei; no one else would do something like this.
“What are you grinning about?” Su Huamei asked loudly.
As she spoke, she subtly glanced at Su Jinxiu out of the corner of her eye.
Indeed, when Su Jinxiu heard Liu Nanfeng grinning to himself, her movements faltered, and she looked at him suspiciously.
“I’m not grinning.”
“Your mouth is split to your ears, and you say you’re not? Tell me, are you hiding something?”
Su Huamei pulled her body back, crossed her arms, and questioned him with a cold and alluring expression.
“I was just thinking that if Little Carp were here today, she would have been even more scared.” Liu Nanfeng quickly explained.
“Oh.” The two sisters looked somewhat enlightened. So that’s what it was.
However, Su Jinxiu was the first to react.
“Why do you think Little Carp would have been more scared?” Su Jinxiu pressed, her suspicion returning.
“Because she is Moyu, Moyu! Didn’t you notice?” Liu Nanfeng said, feeling quite helpless.
The sisters shook their heads, also surprised. They had realized Yang Ruoyun was a demon, but they really hadn’t figured out what kind of demon she was.
Upon hearing that she was Moyu, Su Jinxiu showed a worried expression.
“Where is she living by herself? Will she be alright?”
Liu Nanfeng: …
He truly couldn’t understand these women.