When Ni Sitian saw where Ni Ziqi was sitting, she couldn't help but frown slightly.

This was a large round table that could seat twenty people. Instead of sitting near Ni Qianshan and He Cuiyun, Ni Ziqi chose a seat to the right of Xu Tingchuan, one chair away.

Ni Ziqi's gaze was still so unrestrained as she looked at Xu Tingchuan, which reminded Ni Sitian of very unpleasant memories.

Her hand unconsciously grasped Xu Tingchuan's hand under the table. Xu Tingchuan turned his head and smiled faintly at her, then said to the manager, "Everyone is here."

The manager bowed slightly, walked to the door and pressed a bell. Two chefs with blue ribbons on their chests walked in, and a waiter pushed the kitchen counter in front of them.

"Let's begin," the manager said to the two chefs after glancing at Xu Tingchuan.

The chef began cooking on the spot, his knife skills and special techniques were dazzling, and dishes were served very quickly.

This large round table rotates automatically, and it takes a long time for it to slowly turn before you can eat the dish you want.

Ni Sitian and Xu Tingchuan, however, did not have such troubles. Behind them stood a waiter in a white uniform, who used serving chopsticks to pick up food for them. The movements were simple and efficient, without causing any inconvenience to the people being served.

Seeing this, Ni Qianshan regretted even more that he shouldn't have hit Ni Sitian that day. He never expected that Ni Sitian could marry such a man. Even ordinary noble families might not have such grandeur.

"What does your son-in-law do?" Ni Qianshan asked with a kind elder's face, then chuckled and scolded, "Sitian is really something, she's never told us about you."

Ni Sitian shuddered at Ni Qianshan's attitude; this was the first time in twenty years that she had heard Ni Qianshan speak to her in such a tone.

"Just running a small business," Xu Tingchuan said casually, while using his chopsticks to pick up some iced salmon and put it into Ni Sitian's bone plate.

"Oh, your parents are both in business too?" Ni Qianshan was too preoccupied with curiosity about Xu Tingchuan's background to care about food.

"He's just a civil servant who works for the government." Xu Tingchuan casually replied to Ni Qianshan, his gaze still fixed on Ni Sitian.

Ni Qianshan now understood that Xu Tingchuan valued Ni Sitian.

So he turned his gaze to Ni Sitian and said with concern, "Sitian, eat more, you've lost weight."

Ni Sitian rolled her eyes inwardly. He had never cared about her health. Besides, she had clearly gained a lot of weight from Xu Tingchuan's overfeeding and had been trying to lose weight recently!

"Father-in-law, you're joking. Sitian has gained three or four kilograms since she married me. When I first met her, she was really thin. I don't know if she was abused." Xu Tingchuan spoke with a light smile, but his words carried a deeper meaning.

Ni Qianshan's expression changed slightly, and he laughed awkwardly twice: "It's probably because Sitian doesn't pay attention to nutrition at school."

“That’s true. The prices of food in the student cafeteria have gone up now. Ten yuan isn’t even enough for a decent breakfast, let alone three meals a day.” Xu Tingchuan glanced at He Cuiyun as he said this.

He Cuiyun felt a tightness in her chest as she felt Xu Tingchuan seemed to be implying something, that she had previously withheld Ni Sitian's meal expenses.

"Tingchuan, how did you and Sitian meet?" Ni Ziqi asked abruptly, calling out Xu Tingchuan's name.

Ni Sitian frowned. She didn't want Ni Ziqi and Xu Tingchuan to talk. Just as she was about to answer, she heard Xu Tingchuan say in a cold voice, "I was the one who saved her when she was pushed into the river. It was such a cold day. I don't know who was so vicious."