"If it wasn’t for that bitch’s death, that would be one thing, but I didn’t even lay a finger on that bitch." The thought alone nearly pushed Xiang Yawen to the brink of collapse.
*
At Hai City Hospital, Lian Qingqing had a splitting headache. It was another mess for her to clean up.
In Wangjiang County, the Tang family was reunited, filled with harmonious and joyous laughter.
At Zhenghua Restaurant, they rented the shop next door and merged it with their own, making the storefront much larger and the business even more bustling. Besides Tang Zhengde’s apprentices, they also hired a new head chef and, of course, there were the kitchen hands—far from few. Adding on the waiters, the scale of the restaurant expanded as well.
In the private room, only Tang Zhengde’s family was present, including the newly joined member Meng Si Yu—just the five of them. Quietly and happily having a meal together was a truly blissful occasion.
"Dad, the fish you made is really delicious." Tang Yue couldn’t help but praise as she also helped herself to an extra bowl of rice.
The spicy and numbing boiled fish slices were perfectly spiced and delicious.
"Eat more if you like it. You two should be spending your hard-earned vacation together. Why did you come back?" Zhang Hualian felt a pang of pity thinking about the limited days her daughter and son-in-law would have together in the future. She was extremely happy they came back for their precious holiday.
"Mom, we just wanted to take this chance to come back and see you all. Next time we visit will probably be during the winter break." While eating the fish slices, Tang Yue responded.
"Brother-in-law, you’ll have vacation time next Zheng Yue, right?" Tang Jun looked at his brother-in-law Meng Si Yu. He was no longer the prospective one but now the legitimate brother-in-law.
"Yes." Meng Si Yu nodded affirmatively: "I will bring Xiao Yue home to pay a New Year’s visit to my parents."
"That’s great, as long as you two are happy, Mom is relieved," Zhang Hualian said while watching Meng Si Yu picking dishes for Tang Yue now and then. The love in their eyes was undeniable. Seeing them together eased her previously worried heart.
After dinner, Zhang Hualian started preparing their bedding in the restaurant, saying, "The house at home isn’t ready yet. By the New Year, the new house will be finished and you can live there. I’m sorry you have to sleep here for now."
"Mom, what are you talking about? We can sleep anywhere." Tang Yue said with a smile, "Mom, the county has changed so much, hasn’t it? The business at the restaurant must be getting better too, right?"
"Indeed." As soon as Zhang Hualian spoke of this, she couldn’t help but open up, sharing all the changes from the past two years. "By the way, I heard that our county might be upgraded to a city. I don’t know if it’s true, but if it is, the business at our restaurant will undoubtedly get even better."
The prospect of running a restaurant in the county compared to a city was definitely different. If it was upgraded to a city, there would be even more people.
"Mom, if there’s a chance, we could consider buying this property," Tang Yue reminded.
Zhang Hualian laughed, "Your dad has already negotiated with the owners. In a few days, the property will be ours. The news hasn’t spread yet; probably a lot of people don’t know."
"When you mention it, we really owe it to the Mo Family." Zhang Hualian felt that her daughter had married well as she held her hand and asked, "Xiao Yue, Si Yu will be busy with work, and he surely can’t be home every day. I heard his company is planning to expand nationwide. He might not be able to come back even in half a year..."


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