The two of them took turns walking and driving, and they weren't tired even after driving all day.

The main reason is that Su Zhou hasn't been back much in the past two years. She wanted to see the environment and scenery where she lived as a child. When she saw the familiar village, she remembered that the first thing her father did after becoming rich was to build a road for the village.

Su Yunhai initially wanted to name the village road after Su Zhou, but Su Zhou felt it was too shameful and obstructed the idea in every way, so the matter was dropped.

Because of Su Zhou, the grandparents haven't had much contact with their other children in recent years. It's just that these sons and grandsons only know how to make endless demands, either asking for houses and cars, or trying to find excuses to make them decide and get Su Yunhai to divide the family property among them.

As soon as the car entered the village, many people noticed that Su Yunhai had returned.

The villagers are simple, honest, and warm-hearted.

"This must be Xiao Zhou. I used to hold you when you were little."

"The older it gets, the better it looks; it's even better looking than the celebrities on TV."

"That's right, city girls are different. She's a top student, too. Did she date in college? Does she have a boyfriend now? I have a son who works in an electronics factory in G city, earning seven or eight thousand a month..."

Su Zhou looked at the enthusiastic faces. The way they looked at her was like looking at a piece of fish, their undisguised scrutiny carrying a hint of judging and waiting for a price.

With the internet so readily available now, many people have come across Su porridge online.

Such a large zoo, built on a whim, everyone felt that Su Yunhai's daughter might not be any less successful than Su Yunhai in the future. Su Yunhai's Su Ji brand needs no introduction; anyone who frequently travels or goes on business trips knows it. On any of the food delivery apps on your phone, Su Ji is invariably at the top of the sales and reputation rankings.

It's like there are always a lot of people in any Su Ji store you walk into.

They often talked privately about how much money the Su family could make from so many stores. They were all envious and couldn't fathom how rich Su Yunhai was. They only knew that Su Yunhai was definitely the most successful person in the village.

In rural areas, people value carrying on the family line. However, Su Yunhai and Wang Xingyue only had one daughter, so they naturally assumed that the Su family line would be passed on to their future son-in-law. This idea wasn't just held by the older generation; even the young men in the village thought so. If they didn't lack Su Zhou's contact information, they might have verbally harassed her.

In short, Su Zhou was subjected to an unprecedented crowd as soon as she returned to the village. She was now very famous, and even at the Wanling Zoo, where so many tourists came and went every day, their gazes were friendly, unlike this blatant stare.

Su Yunhai stepped in to defuse the situation: "My daughter is still young, and I don't think about things that far ahead. Please make way for me."

Even after making money, the building in the village was only renovated, and no new manor or villa was built. The money Su Yunhai gave to the elderly had attracted a lot of attention, so Su Yunhai simply converted the money into needs. He gave the elderly whatever they wanted. If they needed help with retirement, they could move to the capital. However, the elderly were nostalgic and preferred to live in their rural home, so Su Yunhai renovated their old home.

The only difference is that the entrance looks a bit more impressive than the homes of ordinary villagers; otherwise, there's no difference.

Su Zhou is no longer the little kid she used to be. She smiled politely and turned to walk home.

The room was packed with people, some younger ones squatting on the floor playing video games, others older ones playing music. The air was thick with the pungent smell of secondhand smoke.

The women were busy in the kitchen when Su Yunhai came in. "Mom, why are you working so hard during the New Year? Why don't we just book a table at a hotel?"

The kitchen had a double-door refrigerator, which was crammed full of meat, vegetables, and other food. Auntie glanced at us sideways and said, "Why waste money like that? It's cheaper to have a table full of food here. Since you're here, Yunhai, you're the chef, why don't you show us what you can do?"

Grandma said, "Yunhai is busy all year round, and he still can't rest during the New Year."

The aunt was preoccupied with her own thoughts, and only glanced at Wang Xingyue with envy before continuing with her work.

They're all women, so why is Wang Xingyue so lucky? She made them all look disheveled and like they were in their sixties or seventies.

Even though it's the same as before, it's not quite the same as I remember it.

Fortunately, Su Zhou wasn't one to wallow in melancholy. She didn't talk much to her relatives, so she hid in her empty room and used an app to check on the zoo.

It was quite different from what Su Zhou had imagined. She didn't expect the number of visitors to the zoo to increase rather than decrease during the Chinese New Year. It seems that people have been suffering from the burden of visiting relatives for too long.

The new generation of young people choose to travel and have fun during the Chinese New Year, which makes them feel relaxed and happy, and also keeps them away from secondhand smoke at the dinner table.

After checking on the animals and seeing that everything was running smoothly and normally, Su Zhou felt relieved.

Just then, the child who had been playing a game and whose phone had gone red was crying with snot running down his face. He angrily threw his phone on the ground. Soon after, the sound of hitting the child and the child's earth-shattering crying could be heard from outside the door.

Su Zhou smiled slightly, and just then, the dishes were gradually prepared.

They ate in the courtyard, with a very nice tablecloth on the table, and the children struggled to carry their drinks.

As dishes were being served, Wang Xingyue knocked on the door: "I knew you'd be hiding here. Come down and eat."

Okay, Su Zhou isn't actually that hungry yet.

But she still dragged her feet downstairs.

The crowd was large and varied. Su Zhou sat at the adults' table, a scene that was in her memory and was awakened once again.

She had a happy childhood, but her other relatives were indeed quite a nuisance.

Sitting next to Wang Xingyue, I smelled her mother's expensive perfume, while to her right, I smelled her father's woody scent.

My cousin was smoking. He was my aunt's son, surrounded by smoke, puffing away. He was over thirty and still unmarried and childless. Actually, this matter had nothing to do with her. The main problem was that my cousin kept talking about how the Su family's property would be his in the future, which annoyed Su Zhou.