Mo Lingxi cast a gentle glance at Sheng Lengshuang and her son, then asked the shopkeeper coldly, "You speak."
The shopkeeper lowered his head and reported, "In the past few days, many strangers have come to the restaurant. I've inquired, and they are all from out of town. These people look like merchants, but their demeanor is very cautious and careful, and they don't talk much with others."
"Moreover, these people generally return only before the restaurant closes, and they leave as soon as it opens in the morning. I've sent people to follow them, and they are inquiring everywhere about the restaurant's affairs, focusing on who the owner of the restaurant is."
Upon hearing this, Mo Lingxi guessed that someone was investigating the restaurant's situation. "Have their backgrounds been thoroughly investigated?"
Qingfeng Restaurant had attracted much envy in Dongdu, but no one had been able to touch it. Now, someone else wanted to target Qingfeng Restaurant.
He just didn't know who it was.
The shopkeeper shook his head, "Not yet. Judging by their situation and habits, they seem to be doing this for a living. Master, should we do something?"
Mo Lingxi pondered for a moment, "No need. Continue to keep an eye on these people. It's okay if they get alerted. The most important thing is to find out their backgrounds."
The shopkeeper responded with a "Yes" and retreated.
"Is it very troublesome?" Sheng Lengshuang asked Mo Lingxi, telling Xiao Feng to be careful.
Mo Lingxi smiled and said, "It's not a big deal, and it's not difficult to handle. I want to see who wants to target Qingfeng Restaurant."
Sheng Lengshuang didn't ask further. She knew a little about Qingfeng Restaurant.
Qingfeng Restaurant was a special existence in Dongdu. Dignitaries and nobles liked to dine and drink here to show their status and identity. However, no one dared to cause trouble in Qingfeng Restaurant.
If anyone caused trouble in Qingfeng Restaurant, no matter if they were imperial princes, nobles, or court officials, they would be dealt with thoroughly and would be permanently banned from entering Qingfeng Restaurant.
"Your restaurant must be quite profitable, right?"
She had noticed when she arrived that the lobby was almost full.
Mo Lingxi leaned closer and said, "What's mine is yours, and what's yours is still yours."
Sheng Lengshuang raised an eyebrow, "It's really surprising that Prince Mingrui would have such a perspective. I thought you would say, 'What's mine is yours, and what's yours is mine.'"
Mo Lingxi stole a kiss, "I really want to say that, but I'm afraid of making you angry."
"Oh, this doesn't sound like something Prince Mingrui would say. You're afraid too?"
"I'm afraid of you getting angry, afraid you won't talk to me."
"Yikes~~" Xiao Feng shivered with disgust. "Daddy, Mommy, can you please consider my feelings as your son? I really don't want to hear you say these things."
Mo Lingxi glanced at him, "No! Your wife is much more important than you, my son. Also, please don't eavesdrop on our conversation."
Xiao Feng threw himself into Sheng Lengshuang's arms and complained tearfully, "Mommy, look at Daddy, he's too much. Mommy, you have to teach him a good lesson."
Sheng Lengshuang smiled and patted him. "Then tell me, how should we teach your daddy a lesson?"
Xiao Feng excitedly said, "Mommy, punish Daddy by making him kneel on a washboard!"
He had only heard of it and had never seen anyone kneel on a washboard.
Sheng Lengshuang felt a little sympathetic towards Mo Lingxi. "Do you really want your daddy to kneel on a washboard? Aren't you afraid he'll settle the score later and cause trouble for you?"
Xiao Feng flinched and shook his head like a rattle drum. "No, no, no! Mommy, Daddy is very good. You'd better not punish Daddy."
Daddy's methods of settling scores were too numerous and powerful. He'd better not offend Daddy.
Sheng Lengshuang and Mo Lingxi both burst into laughter.
Xiao Feng covered his face and continued to look at the scenery on the street. Forget it, forget it. He shouldn't get involved in the affairs between Daddy and Mommy, lest he be held accountable by Daddy.
Mo Lingxi shook his head, "Look at Xiao Feng's mischievousness. I wonder who he takes after."
Sheng Lengshuang said coolly, "He most likely takes after you. How could he take after me?"
Mo Lingxi dared not disagree. "...You're right, Xiao Feng takes after me. You were so well-behaved and sensible when you were little, so lovable."
Sheng Lengshuang couldn't stop laughing at his words. "Mo Lingxi, hearing you say that, I can only laugh. When I was little, I was disliked by cats and dogs in Shilipo Village. No one would praise me."
"That was Tao Lengshuang, not you," Mo Lingxi said.
Sheng Lengshuang's smile faded. "You're right about that. Speaking of which, I'm quite puzzled. You clearly recognized that I wasn't Tao Lengshuang back then, so why did you keep me? With your situation and methods at the time, you shouldn't have kept me."
Mo Lingxi considered his words and decided to tell the truth. "Precisely because of my situation at the time, I didn't act rashly. Although I saw that you weren't Tao Lengshuang, for the sake of me and Xiao Feng, keeping you alive was also to avoid attracting attention."
Sheng Lengshuang felt like she had narrowly escaped death. "Should I be grateful that you were in that situation then? Otherwise, I might have lost my life."
Mo Lingxi held her hand and pretended to be angry. "How can you say that? If something happened to you, I would be alone for life. You are the person I want to spend my life with."
Sheng Lengshuang pecked his thin lips and tutted. "This truly fits the saying, 'A man's mouth is a deceiving devil.'"
"I didn't lie to you," Mo Lingxi kissed her, his eyes full of affection.
Sheng Lengshuang pushed him away with a smile. "Stop fooling around. Our son is here. Aren't you afraid he'll see?"
Mo Lingxi simply sat in the seat next to her and pulled her into his arms. "Xiao Feng won't see. He also hopes our relationship is good."
Sheng Lengshuang saw Xiao Feng covering his ears, his back looking like he had lost all hope, and burst into laughter. "Your son is about to cry. You, you should be more restrained."
Xiao Feng nodded vigorously, covering his ears. He really shouldn't have gone out with Daddy and Mommy. Look at what these parents were doing.
Mo Lingxi didn't care about his son's feelings. He affectionately hugged his wife. "Xiao Feng needs to experience these things. Wife, where should we go for a walk later? I'll have the secret guards send Xiao Feng back to the Sheng family."
Xiao Feng couldn't wait to go back to the Sheng family. He really didn't want to stay here and continue to be fed dog food; he was about to starve to death.
Daddy and Mommy didn't consider his thoughts at all. He was a child, how could they treat their son like this?
Sheng Lengshuang lightly patted Mo Lingxi's face. "Be careful, lest your son play tricks. For example, telling my parents something."
Mo Lingxi's heart tightened. He coughed twice. "I'll listen to you. I won't provoke him anymore. Wife, why don't I move to the Sheng family? I want to learn from my father-in-law."
Sheng Lengshuang twirled a strand of his dark hair with her finger and raised an eyebrow. "What do you want to learn from my father?"
Her demeanor made Mo Lingxi's heart flutter. He kissed her again and again. "At this moment, I really wish Xiao Feng wasn't here."
Unsure of what he was thinking, he suddenly sat up straight and snapped his fingers.