After returning from the Heavenly Court, Wen Ning was finally back on his own turf.
He stood at the entrance to the alley for a moment, checking whether this really was his shop.
Even from a distance, he could see a line outside his door.
It stretched all the way to the big tree by the entrance, with at least twenty or thirty monsters waiting.
The sight left Wen Ning stunned. Had something happened in the shop? Why were there so many customers?
He walked over, intending to squeeze inside and see what was going on.
He had barely taken two steps into the line when a Squirrel Spirit blocked him with its tail.
"Get in line! We've been waiting almost two hours. What gives you the right to cut in?"
Wen Ning was speechless.
"I don't need to line up. I own this shop."
Before he could finish, several monsters beside him turned to look at him at once. One said,
"Even the owner has to line up. Those are Miss Zhang's rules. They apply to everyone."
Another monster chimed in beside it.
"Exactly! We all waited our turn fair and square. You're a new face, and you think you can just cut straight in?"
Wen Ning opened his mouth, then closed it again. What on earth had Zhang Siyu done?
These monsters took lining up outside his shop so seriously that they didn't even recognize him, the owner.
He was just about to prove that he owned the place.
Zhang Siyu poked her head out of the shop, her hands still dripping and her apron covered in soap suds.
She spotted Wen Ning, then glanced at the monsters blocking him from cutting in.
"Oh, Boss Wen's back? I told you business is even better now than when you