When his wife summoned him, Fatty arrived quickly. To avoid being the first target of everyone's attacks, he even brought Aunt Fatty along.

Both of them were wearing chef's uniforms and chef's hats, and the fat aunt was wearing an extra dark red apron compared to the fat man.

This is similar to the blue stripe on a nurse's cap, indicating rank.

As soon as they entered the house, the fat man followed behind the fat aunt. The fat aunt was carrying a plate of snacks and couldn't help but scrutinize Lou Xiao'e.

Lou Xiao'e was wondering about her identity when she heard Chen Mengqi sweetly call out, "Grandma Wang."

It turns out Aunt Pang's real name is Wang Yan. It's a pity she only gets a name after so many chapters...

To Lou Xiao'e's surprise, even Yu Li stood up and affectionately called out, "Auntie Pang."

Aunt Pang nodded with a smile and said to Lou Xiao'e, "Yes, Chen Mengxiao looks just like you. There's an old saying that boys who resemble their mothers are blessed!"

Lou Xiao'e hurriedly asked, "Who are you?"

The fat man coughed lightly: "This is Aunt Pang, a veteran of the Red Star Factory, and now she is the kitchen manager of our Qili Pavilion."

Lou Xiao'e blurted out, "She's the kitchen supervisor, and what about you?"

The fat man scratched his nose awkwardly: "I don't have a specific job title."

Lou Xiao'e is completely bewildered by him? No, who exactly owns Qili Pavilion? How come you're nobody here!

When Lou Xiao'e came to her senses, she quickly apologized to Aunt Pang: "Did Xiaoxiao cause you any trouble?"

Aunt Pang shook her head: "That child is so sensible! And her sweet little mouth is so charming, she even outshines Mengqi."

Chen Mengqi was both anxious and angry, and cursed, "Sycophant!"

Lou Xiao'e asked, displeased, "Who are you talking about?"

Realizing she had said something wrong, Chen Mengqi quickly hid behind the fat man.

Aunt Pang put down the pastries in her hand and said, "These are the aiwowo I just made. Xiaoxiao likes them very much. Since Fatty is coming up, I brought them here for you and Yuli to try as well."

After Aunt Pang finished speaking, she looked at Lou Xiao'e, then at Yu Li, gave Fatty a "good luck" look, and pulled Chen Mengqi downstairs.

As soon as the door to the private room closed, Lou Xiao'e grabbed the fat man's ear and demanded, "What's with this knife?"

The fat man glanced at it and said, "This is a prop I borrowed from a movie crew."

Seeing Lou Xiao'e making unwanted advances, Yu Li couldn't stand it anymore. She quickly came over and twisted the fat man's other ear, while also shoving Lou Xiao'e: "Men and women shouldn't touch each other!"

Lou Xiao'e stood her ground: "He is the father of my child!"

The fat man removed both of her hands and said irritably, "My ears are in trouble."

After saying that, he looked at the dishes on the table and asked, "Don't you like these dishes? Why have you only eaten so little?"

As they spoke, they spotted the liquor again: "Wuliangye?!"

He looked around and saw Yu Li's cup. He quickly took it, poured himself a full cup, and drank it all in one gulp.

After a long pause, he said with a look of lingering enjoyment, "Mmm~ Good wine!"

Lou Xiao'e seized the opportunity to boast: "This wine is good, isn't it? It's ten years old."

The fat man nodded and said to the two of them, "You two shouldn't argue anymore. It's been so many years since we last met. Have a good chat. By the way, my second sister is on her way. I'll go downstairs and make you two more hot dishes."

After the fat man left, Lou Xiao'e felt restless and pressed Yu Li for an answer: "Auntie Pang is the kitchen supervisor, so what is your position?"

Yu Li glanced at her sideways: "General Manager, it's written on the business license, didn't you see it?"

When a decent person goes to a restaurant, who has nothing better to do than look at whose name is on the business license?

"What about the fat guy? What does he do?"

"Head of the household, my husband, the father of my daughter."

Lou Xiao'e gritted her teeth: "Yu Li, stop pretending! That's not what I'm asking!"

Yu Li felt incredibly comfortable: "He's just an employee to me. Everyone calls him 'boss' out of respect."

this……

Lou Xiao'e couldn't understand why the fat man would do such a thing.

In Hong Kong, someone like him is practically handing over their wealth.

No one, from large listed corporations to small street-side fast food restaurants and ice cream parlors, would be willing to do that.

Either both husband and wife are on the board of directors, each holding different shares; or the business license is in the husband's name, or they are jointly owned. How can you find someone like them?

That's why people say that place has never been a place with human warmth.

They took the sophisticated self-interest of capitalism to its extreme.

Yu Li couldn't understand why Lou Xiao'e suddenly started having hysteria.

He picked up her wine glass, filled it, and downed a glass when she wasn't looking.

Lou Xiao'e was so anxious that her face turned red after being ambushed by Yu Li.

He relentlessly insisted on pouring Yu Li a glass of wine, only then could he vent his anger.

They no longer sat at opposite ends of a long table, which was miles apart, like two idiots.

Sitting on the floor under the windowsill, Yu Li brought over the honeycomb tripe dish she had prepared earlier as a side dish with her drinks.

She and Lou Xiao'e took turns drinking, and the two, who were initially attacking and arguing with each other, gradually started talking about the past.

Talking about fat men, talking about courtyard houses, talking about the Red Star Factory...

Yu Li did most of the talking, while Lou Xiao'e listened quietly, occasionally asking a couple of questions that concerned her.

As a result, when the fat man came in carrying two plates of hot dishes...

They were seen slumped together like two drunkards, with Lou Xiao'e's head resting on Yu Li's shoulder and Yu Li's hand on Lou Xiao'e's basketball.

The fat man glanced at the Yimeng stir-fried chicken on the plate and exclaimed, "Chicken, you're so beautiful!"

"..."

They were all drunk, so they didn't start fighting.

The fat man called over Chen Mengqi and Chen Mengxiao, asking them to help take Lou Xiao'e back to the Peace Hotel.

He then pulled Chen Mengqi aside and whispered to her, "I reckon there's going to be a big storm at home tonight. Be smart, either stay with your Aunt Lou or your aunt for the night."

Chen Mengqi gave the fat man a sympathetic look and sighed in an old-fashioned manner, "Sigh, Dad, you'd better pray for yourself!"

After the two of them left, the fat man picked up Yu Li and took her home as well.

So Chen Yan arrived at Qili Pavilion to find no one there.

After asking Liu Jia, Chen Yan learned that they were all drunk. She seemed relieved and said to Liu Jia, "Tell the kitchen to cook me a dish and get me a drink. Put it on Yu Li's tab!"

Liu Jia pursed her lips and went into the kitchen to serve her the dishes.

Chen Yan hadn't finished her meal when the fat man returned. Seeing that his underling was unharmed, she felt relieved and teased him, "Weren't you going to the police station?"

The fat man wondered, "Why would I go there for no reason?"