The woman glanced into the crowd and discovered that the fragrance was coming from the flaky pastries made by this shop.
"They do smell quite good." The woman pointed at the man before her. "Go get me a few of those pastries."
Hearing the woman speak as though she were ordering around a servant, the man immediately felt displeased. Yet when he thought of the money she had paid, he suppressed his irritation and smiled. "Miss, you have a good eye. The Song Family's flaky pastries are truly unmatched.
"But with so many people lined up, we'll have to wait in line slowly. We can buy them when it's our turn."
"Wait in line?!" At those words, displeasure instantly appeared on the woman's face, as if she had suffered some immense humiliation. Even her voice rose sharply.
"It is the pastry's honor that I, Xu Zihua, have taken a liking to it, yet you want me to wait?"
Her voice was far too loud and shrill, immediately drawing the attention of several people ahead, who turned to look back.
Feeling their gazes, Xu Zihua furrowed her brow and said irritably, "What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a fairy like me?"
As she spoke, she recalled what Senior Brother had told her: come and experience the mortal world, but do not reveal their cultivation.
Senior Brother's words still had to be heeded.
At that thought, an idea struck her, and she called out, "You say I have to wait in line? Then I'll just switch places."
As she spoke, she pointed at a middle-aged man in front who was about to make his purchase. "You, the one in green.
"Come over here and switch with me. Let me buy first, then you can go wait at the back."