Chapter 774776. Get Together

Cen Gaosong was feeling depressed, so he asked the coachman to drive the carriage around Yongchang County.

He wanted to find someone to talk to and relieve the anger in his heart.

But this was a family scandal after all, and he really couldn't say it out loud.

The carriage circled Yongchang County. The driver did not dare to ask any more questions and could only drive slowly on the road.

When I lifted the curtain and looked at the passers-by on the roadside, I could tell that everyone was having a good time this year by seeing everyone with a satisfied smile on their face.

"Lord Cen," Cen Gaosong stopped the carriage when he suddenly heard someone calling him.

"I said this carriage looked familiar. I called you when I saw you sticking your head out just now." Li Mingyun appeared in front of him holding a child in one hand.

"Sir Li, I didn't expect to meet you here." Cen Gaosong was not in a good mood and his greeting was perfunctory.

"It just so happens that the two kids want to go to Tianfu Restaurant for dinner. Since we meet, let's go together."

Cen Gaosong, "…I'm sorry to have disturbed your father and son's meal."

"Since we meet here, it means we should have dinner together today. Besides, it's just me and my two kids, so it will be more lively with more people." Cen Gaosong is one level higher than himself, so Li Mingyun naturally wants to have a good relationship with him.

"Then come up, and we'll go together."

“No need,” Li Mingyun pointed to a place not far away, “We are almost there, I will walk there with the kids, it will be quick.

Then let’s make it a deal. I’ve already booked a private room. Just tell me my name.”

Cen Gaosong didn't expect to meet so many acquaintances when he went out today. As soon as he entered the restaurant, Wu Haicong and his family were also preparing to step in.

It just so happened that the three families merged into one and all sat in the same private room.

The women and children who were brought over were arranged to stay next door.

"Sir Wu, how come you have the time to come out for dinner today?" Cen Gaosong asked after taking a sip of wine.

"It's a rare opportunity to take a break. I'm tired of the food in the mansion. Let's come here to eat something new."

Wu Haicong really didn't want to face the conflicts among his wives and concubines at home, but could he say that?

“I heard that Tianfu Restaurant has some new dishes recently, so I came to try them.

"Master Cen, how about you? How did you get together with Master Li?"

Wu Haicong would never think that the two of them had made an appointment, otherwise Li Mingyun would not have brought the child while Cen Gaosong was alone.

"We just met by chance on the street. Today is such a rare coincidence, so let's have a few more drinks." As he said this, Cen Gaosong filled his own glass and raised it to toast his colleagues.

Seeing that he didn't need anyone to persuade him and poured one cup after another, Li Mingyun and Wu Haicong looked at each other and finished the cup with him.

Cen Gaosong added more wine to the empty glass, and Wu Haicong quickly said, "Master Cen, I just tried it, and these dishes taste pretty good. How about filling your stomach first?"

Li Mingyun, "Yes, the chef at Tianfu Restaurant is really good at cooking. My kid wants to come here every day.

It’s just that the price is a little bit high, and it took so long for me to dare to bring them here to improve it.”

If they continue to drink with him like this, it won't be long before both of them fall down.

It's a rare day off, I don't want to get drunk.

“Madam Gu really has a golden hand. Look at the businesses under her, all of them are so prosperous.

Lord Gu is really blessed to have such a virtuous wife who will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of his life." Thinking of his own wife, Cen Gaosong drank another glass of wine.

Li Mingyun, "That's the truth. Do you see the Tianle Restaurant across the street? It was opened by Wu Kun. The business was booming at first, but now it seems that there is not much business.

At first we thought that this foreign Tianfu Restaurant couldn't compete with the local Tianle Restaurant, but look how long it has been since it squeezed out the restaurant and it has closed down."

Wu Haicong had to speak up for his relatives at this time, "You can't say that, to open a business you still need strength and craftsmanship.

Comparing the taste of the food from the two restaurants, which one do you like better? "

Do I need to answer? Otherwise, the three of them wouldn't choose to sit here at the same time.

"Alas, we don't have such a fate," Li Mingyun drank the wine glass in his hand, looked at the empty glass, and then he realized why he had to drink too.

"Master Wu, you are smart. You became a relative of Master Gu very early. I heard that your niece's shop is now doing very well, and the Hou family is also making a lot of money. You made a good choice of relatives!"

Cen Gaosong said with some displeasure that although he had no worries about money, who would complain about having too much money?

With the annual spending expenses and social interactions, they sometimes find themselves short of money.

If you had one or two more ways to make money, you would be more confident and have fewer worries.

He took another sip of wine and sat there thinking gloomily. He didn't know what Zhang was thinking. How could he not feel sorry for his own legitimate daughter?

In fact, he has been eyeing Gu Wenheng's nephew Gu Leping these days.

It hasn't been long since that kid arrived here, but he has already opened shops in every county and state.

Moreover, he was not like the others who made both profits and losses. He had already sent people to inquire and found that the business was pretty good.

All the dried mushrooms received were transported away by the escort agency, and the shop under Mrs. Gu's name helped to sell them and had already made a lot of money.

This effect can only be achieved by leaning on a big tree. Otherwise, ordinary people may not be able to sell them even if they collect them.

What about the merchants? In his opinion, the most important thing is to get benefits.

Gu Leping had no chance of entering official career in his lifetime, but with his uncle Gu Wenheng around, there was a chance that a scholar would appear among his descendants, who could change the family's status.

So what if he married his daughter to one of the aristocratic families in the capital?

How many children of officials have lived a mediocre life, relying on their ancestors' squandering of their family fortune, and finally ended up becoming ordinary people.

He had actually mentioned this to Zhang Guihong some time ago, but this woman was short-sighted and didn't even tell her daughter. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come forward to speak up in person as an old father today.

Seeing Cen Gaosong pouring glass after glass of wine into his mouth, Wu Haicong had to reach out to stop him, "Master Cen, you can't drink this wine like this."

"It's okay. I'll treat you all. Just drink as much as you can." Cen Gaosong said as he moved the wine glass aside and continued to add wine into it.

"That's not what I meant." Wu Haicong quickly pulled the wine pot aside. "It's a rare opportunity for us to get together, so let's not just drink. Let's talk about any happy or sad things so we don't keep them in our hearts."

"Every family has their own worries," Li Mingyun quickly took over the conversation, "I just couldn't stay at home, so I brought my two children out for a stroll.

It brings tears to my eyes. We are respected masters outside, but when we get home, we still have to deal with those trivial matters. "

The moon in the sky is round, people on earth are reunited, and everything is perfect!

I wish you all a happy family reunion during the Lantern Festival!!!

Happy Lantern Festival!!!

(End of this chapter)