The busy Xiaocao could finally sit down and drink some water to soothe her throat. When she encountered disappointed customers, who didn’t manage to buy a watermelon, she would persuade them to make an order in advance and leave a deposit. By leaving a deposit, the patrons would have their watermelons reserved for them. In this way, they wouldn’t encounter the situation of not being able to purchase a watermelon due to arriving late. 

Many customers left a deposit for their advanced orders, so she wrote receipts for them with her slightly immature-looking Simplified Chinese characters and Arabic numbers. Her handwriting and writing style could also be used to fend off counterfeits. This was because, on the next day, a loafer in town came with a receipt to retrieve the reserved watermelons, but Yu Xiaocao was able to identify it as a fake with one glance. That guy had wanted to argue with her, but he was left speechless in front of Yu Xiaocao’s receipts, which were written in a handwriting that was ‘lacking arms and legs’. He was taken to the yamen by Li Li, who was helping out at the shop.

In fact, after word of mouth, the entire Tanggu Town knew that Tanggu Watermelon Shop had relations with the yamen. This loafer had ended up being a cannon fodder, who helped the melon shop prove its prestige. After this incident, no one dared to cause trouble for the Yu Family’s watermelon ...