The NO.1 Food Stall in the Wasteland novel Chapter 70

Chapter 70: Chapter 70: I Suspect You Stole My Money

Sedans were a rare sight in the Lower City District, which was mostly filled with beat-up-looking pickup trucks and rickshaws. The black sedan drew everyone’s attention the moment it appeared.

Shen Lu glanced up for a fleeting moment, then nonchalantly lowered her head and continued stir-frying rice.

Her cold attitude was irritating. Shen Lan secretly bit her lip, her gaze filled with a touch of jealousy as she looked at the plainly but cleanly dressed Shen Lu.

’How dare this bitch who stole the first seventeen years of my life be living so well? She was thrown into the Seventeenth District, yet she’s managed to look so respectable.’

Mrs. Shen, sitting beside Shen Lan, was extremely dissatisfied with Shen Lu’s indifferent attitude. ’She lived a pampered life with the Shen Family for over a decade. If she hadn’t had sticky fingers and done something so shameless, we might not have even kicked her out.’

’And now that we meet again, she dares to pretend she doesn’t know us. How cold-blooded!’

Shen Lan tugged on Mrs. Shen’s sleeve. "Mother, should we get out of the car and go over? Shen Lu might not have heard me."

Mrs. Shen rolled her eyes. "What’s there to see? She’s an ungrateful wretch."

"Mother, it wasn’t just Shen Lu’s fault that we were switched at birth. And isn’t my birthday party coming up in a few days? I’d like to invite her to attend."

"Invite her for what? To embarrass us even more?"

"Mother," Shen Lan said, leaning closer to Mrs. Shen and lowering her voice to a whisper. "I sent an invitation to Princess Ruoxin. She should attend for Li Zexing’s sake. She’s the Eldest Prince’s full sister, and the Eldest Prince is currently selecting an Imperial Concubine. I think this is an opportunity."

"An opportunity?" Mrs. Shen didn’t understand. "What kind of opportunity?"

"From what I’ve seen, both in news reports and through the grapevine, the Eldest Prince favors girls who are gentle and kind, from families with a respectable reputation. Shen Lu may have done some bad things, but the public doesn’t know that. They probably think we drove her out because we’re intolerant."

"If she shows up at my birthday party, it will at least prove that our Shen Family isn’t narrow-minded. Princess Ruoxin might even put in a good word for me with the Eldest Prince, helping me make a good impression."

Shen Lan wasn’t very confident as she spoke; the idea had only just occurred to her.

But Mrs. Shen was dazzled by the mention of the Eldest Prince.

The Shen Family was considered merely second-tier in the Upper City District. They had once counted on the engagement between Fu Cheng and Shen Lu to elevate their status, but that had all gone down the drain.

If Shen Lan were chosen to be the Eldest Prince’s Imperial Concubine, it would be a meteoric rise in status for the entire family.

"You’re right." Mrs. Shen nodded in approval, stroking her daughter’s hair. "Xiao Lan, you truly are a sensible child."

’As expected of a true daughter of the Shen Family. She’s clever and knows how to plan. She’s destined for great things.’

Shen Lan smiled shyly. "I just want to do my part for the family."

"Still, we can just have the driver go and extend the invitation."

"No, it’s more sincere if I invite her myself." Shen Lan pushed open the car door. "I’ll be right back."

Shen Lan got out of the car and carefully lifted the hem of her dress as she approached the small food stall.

As she drew closer, Shen Lan caught the fragrant aroma of all sorts of food mixed together.

She froze for a moment, utterly bewildered.

’Isn’t Shen Lu supposed to be selling god-awful food? Why does it smell so delicious?’

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