Sensing something amiss with Yunxi, Tang Li tentatively asked:

Have you kept in touch with her in the past few years?

Yunxi's eyes reddened:

"I have long since said goodbye to the people and things of the past."

Tang Li reached out and hugged her, comforting her:

"I'm sorry, I disturbed your peaceful life. Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised you. Sooner or later, I will give that scumbag family justice."

Yunxi looked at Tang Li, hesitant to speak.

It wasn't until Tang Li was almost late for his appointment with Jing Jiu that she got up to see him off, but Tang Li pressed her down:

"I already consider this place my family home, so please don't send any gifts. It would make us sisters seem too distant."

Yunxi waved and watched Tang Li leave.

Then, she took the new fermented rice wine, went to the far corner, and stood there:

"Sir, would you like a refill of your drink?"

The decanter on the man's table was empty.

He arrived in the afternoon, and the staff told him to tell the waiter as soon as he arrived that he wanted some peace and quiet and didn't want to be disturbed by anyone.

But Yunxi still stood in front of him:

"New vintage wine, limited-time tasting. If you like it, there's plenty of wine tonight."

The man pulled his baseball cap down low, turned his body to the side, and ignored Yunxi.

Seeing this, a waiter hurriedly came over and said to Yunxi, "Boss, he said when he came that he insisted on not disturbing us."

Yunxi shook her hand:

"Go ahead and get busy, leave this to me."

The waiter nodded and turned to leave.

Yunxi sat down in front of the man, refilled his empty wine glass, and then poured herself a glass as well.

"This is a new winery product. I should have brought it to my deceased friend to try during the Qingming Festival. I tasted it then, but my friend is picky. He doesn't like wine that hasn't undergone secondary fermentation. It doesn't have enough flavor. You should try it."

The man stood up, as if to leave.

Yunxi called out to him:

"Although it's a new product, it's only for those who are destined to receive it. Every year I brew a wine for my old friends, each with a unique flavor. This year's wine is particularly strong. I think you have a reclusive personality and prefer quiet. If you don't have time to come to Ruoxia Winery in your spare time, you can take some of this fine wine back for a few drinks."

The man answered in a low voice:

"Sorry, I just came in for a drink because I was thirsty."

Yunxi's hand holding the cup trembled uncontrollably. She tried her best to suppress her emotions and said softly:

"It's alright. If my brewed wine can quench your thirst, then we are destined to meet. Xiao Jiu, go and get a bottle of our newest brewed wine for this guest."

The waiters all felt something was off; the proprietress was behaving very strangely today.

The man glanced at his watch and hurriedly said:

"Next time, I'm in a hurry."

Yunxi stood up and quickly stopped him:

"Sir, even if you're in a hurry, the bill still needs to be settled. We buy and we give away, but we're a small business and we don't offer credit."

Is such a large winery considered a small business?

The man instinctively reached into his pocket, where his wallet was, but after touching the charred corner of the wallet, he pulled his hand out and quickly walked towards the cashier.

"How much? I'll pay with WeChat."

Yunxi, fighting back tears, waved her hand and said:

"Alright, this drink is on me today. Welcome to visit again next time."

The man didn't stand on ceremony; after thanking him, he quickly left the winery.

Xiao Jiu brought out the new product, and seeing that everyone had left, he was about to put the wine back when Yunxi reached out her hand to him:

"Give me the wine."

Grabbing the new product, Yunxi quickly chased after them.

An SUV was parked in front of the winery.

"Seventh Brother, it's Sister-in-law... cough cough, it's the landlady."

The driver almost let it slip, and quickly coughed to cover up his embarrassment.

Seventh Brother glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and said, "Ball, you get in the car first."

Piqiu nodded and got into the driver's seat.

"Sir, you forgot to take the wine I promised you." Yunxi handed over the wine.

Seventh Brother turned around, took off his hat, and smiled at Yunxi:

"Thank you, ma'am."

he...

A completely unfamiliar face.

Yunxi was stunned.

It took her a while to come to her senses. She handed over the wine, saying, "I'm so sorry to have bothered you. Please take care and come again next time."

Seventh Brother accepted the wine and said with a smile:

"The proprietress is nice; I'll bring my friends next time."

friend?

Yunxi couldn't help but ask, "Are you from Tanzhou, sir?"

Seventh Brother answered in authentic Tanzhou dialect:

"Sister Tuo, what do you think?"

oh.

Yunxi felt a pang of loss, waved goodbye, and watched his car drive away.

In the car, Seventh Brother's hands were trembling.

Piqiu parked his car on the side of the road, took a bottle of water from the trunk, and handed it to him.

"Seventh Brother, are you alright?"

Seventh Brother drank the whole bottle of water, then handed his phone to Piqiu:

"Help me register a WeChat account using your personal information and bank card, and also register an Alipay account. I will transfer some money to your bank card. Both accounts need to be able to be used for payments."

The ball was very curious:

"Brother, why are you suddenly registering for all this? You've always been paying with cash before, haven't you? And your wallet, it's burned like that, you should get a new one. I gave you a wallet, and I've never seen you use it. Or, we can go to the mall and you can pick out one that's exactly the same as the one you have now?"

Seventh Brother rolled his eyes at him:

"I'm asking you to do some work, you're always talking nonsense, hurry up and get to work."

Piqiu took the phone, made a flurry of quick actions, and then checked the balance... 250.

He scratched his head awkwardly:

"Brother, I'm really a bit short on cash lately. I just gave my brother some money to get married, and I'm really strapped for cash."

Seventh Brother handed him a card:

"Transfer 200,000 to your card for now. Also, find me a few reliable brothers to keep an eye on the winery. Be discreet and don't expose us."

Piqiu looked up, as if to say something, but seeing that Seventh Brother had already put on his hat, he shut up.

After returning to the winery, Yunxi sat in the spot where Seventh Brother had sat, lost in thought and memories.

She repeatedly watched the video that Song Beiyu left for Tang Li, a video that could only be seen by Tang Li. The person in the video, the back view, the way he walked, were exactly the same as the person she was thinking of.

But when that person took off his hat today, she saw a face she had never seen before.

Seeing the landlady staring blankly and sighing, Xiao Jiu sent a WeChat message to Tang Li. Tang Li was discussing the autograph session with Jing Jiu and didn't have time to look at his phone.

"Don't worry, I'll help you with the signing event. Also, here, it's a birthday present for you. I'm sure a lot of people will be giving you presents tomorrow, so I'm giving it to you first today. I'll be the first person to give you a birthday present."

Jingjiu handed her a bag.

It contains the latest jewelry designs.

Tang Li accepted it and smiled:

"Why don't you change your name? Don't call yourself Jingjiu anymore, call yourself Jinger. Anyway, you've always been number two."

The Beijing-Kowloon Railway is deflated:

"No way, I'm second again? Who stole my first place this year? I'm going to fight them to the death."

Tang Li dialed Lu Zhixing's number directly and put it on speakerphone after the call connected:

"Fourth Brother, someone said they're going to fight you to the death."