Chapter 382 A Joyful and Harmonious Moment

Su Yindi said with some envy, "Honey is so lucky. Her husband is not only powerful and well-connected, but also so handsome. Most importantly, he is so considerate and thoughtful. We can only envy him. If your third brother had even half of what Young Master Huo has, I would be content."

Jiang Mi advised her, "Isn't Third Brother a good person? I'm not praising my own brother as a younger sister, but my Third Brother is absolutely devoted to you, Third Sister-in-law. He's just a bit slow-witted. If you talk to him more and teach him more, he'll naturally get better."

Second sister-in-law Liang Lan also said with a smile: "This time, not to mention third sister-in-law, I am envious. I did not expect Huo Ran to be so infatuated. Back in Shushan County, he always bought sweet potatoes from our house and was very generous with the money. So he had his eye on Honey back then."

Jiang Mi felt embarrassed by what was said. She wanted to deny it, but in fact, Huo Ran already had bad intentions at that time, so she couldn't say anything. She could only lower her head and smile happily. She was indeed very happy to be able to marry Huo Ran.

Huo Ran glanced at her and saw that her face was flushed. He knew that she must have been teased by her family. Now he had such a lively family. Before, his life had been very lonely.

His mother died early, and his father didn't care much about him. Later, he had a second wife who gave birth to another son, and he cared even less about him. He had never experienced such a lively family since he was a child, and now he thinks it's pretty good.

"Alright, alright, there's no need for so much talk. It's only been a few days, and we live so close by. Let's eat." Jiang Cheng couldn't stand it anymore and quickly called everyone to come and eat.

The whole family sat at the dining table. Jiang Mi was afraid that Huo Ran would feel awkward, so she personally served him food. Su Yindi saw this and couldn't help but feel jealous: "Oh my, there are so many people here now. Honey, why don't you restrain yourself a little? Go back to your own little home and be affectionate. No one will care. You have to show affection in front of us. We are an old married couple. We can't even be affectionate when we want to."

After being told this so many times, Jiang Mi became more thick-skinned and said to Jiang Zhi, "Third Brother, did you hear that? Third Sister-in-law also wants you to serve her some food."

Jiang Zhi smiled and personally served food to Su Yindi. Su Yindi smiled but said, "I only made it because you told me to. I don't care. I'd be so grateful if this blockhead could remember to take the initiative even once."

Jiang Zhi chuckled and said, "You know I'm a blockhead, so just say what you want. Don't beat around the bush. If I could read your mind all day, I'd be a god. What would I be doing here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone laughed, and the atmosphere became very harmonious and relaxed. Huo Ran also relaxed. This was the kind of atmosphere he had always wanted, and now, thanks to Jiang Mi, he finally had it.

"Honey, although the young master is considerate of you and has taken you out to live alone, you should still show more filial piety. Go home often to visit your elders and make some embroidery for them. Don't think that you are free and comfortable just because you are outside. You must not be so selfish."

Although Jiang's mother was mostly saying this to Huo Ran, Huo Ran didn't quite agree. He said to Jiang's mother, "Mother-in-law, Honey doesn't need to be so restrained. If she wants to go, she can go; if she doesn't want to go, she doesn't have to. As long as she's happy."

Jiang's mother said, "How can she be so free? She's already married and should fulfill her obligations. Otherwise, people will say that our Honey has no manners. Those gossips can break a person's spine. I don't want to hear people say that our Honey is a bad daughter-in-law."

Huo Ran smiled and quietly took Jiang Mi's hand under the table: "I understand my mother-in-law's good intentions, but I would never bear to let Mi Tang do anything that would make her feel embarrassed or unhappy. My so-called family members are just like that. They have never raised Mi Tang. Mi Tang has never eaten a single grain of rice or a single bite of food from them in all her life, so Mi Tang has no responsibility for them."

Huo Ran's words surprised everyone, including Jiang Mi herself. She hadn't expected Huo Ran to think this way. Although Jiang Mi really didn't want to get too close to the Huo family, especially the cunning Mrs. Huo, who was not easy to get along with, she was still touched by Huo Ran's straightforward words.

He doesn't use ethics or morality to bind Jiang Mi; he only wants her to be happy. This is something that no man in the world can do better than him.

Jiang's mother stood there, speechless, while Jiang Cheng laughed with satisfaction: "Hahaha, good son-in-law, come and drink! Let's drink until we're drunk tonight!"

Huo Ran dared not refuse his father-in-law's kindness, but he glanced at Jiang Mi first and said, "As long as my wife agrees, I will accompany my father-in-law to have a good drink."

Jiang Mi's blush didn't fade throughout the meal; Huo Ran was really too high-profile. It seems she had been holding back all along.

Jiang Mi felt embarrassed when she saw everyone looking at her: "Oh, whatever you want, drink if you want, I don't care."

Huo Ran smiled broadly and went to curry favor with his father-in-law. Jiang Yan and the others also drank with him and had a great time. Everyone simply ignored them.

Jiang Mi asked her sister-in-law Liu He, "Sister-in-law, how have you been in the capital these past few days? Are you settling in well? How's the winery going?"

Liu He said with a smile, "It's great. I'm used to being busy, so it's so relaxing here. At home, I have people to take care of me and I don't have to do anything myself. Everything is taken care of at the winery, so it's much easier. I feel like the winery doesn't even need me."

Liang Lan said, "That's right. I wasn't used to it at first. I always felt like someone was serving me, and something felt off. But I got used to it."

Liu He lowered her head and said, "Why would I be used to this? You are all officials' wives, and I am just an ordinary citizen. How could I dare to let others serve me? It's just thanks to Mitang that we were so happy that she gave us a restaurant. We will go back after a few days here."

Su Yindi then advised her, "Why are you in such a hurry to go back? You haven't even explored the capital yet, have you? Neither have we. Let's go out and have some fun another day, so we won't be bored staying at home all day. Besides, sister-in-law, you're pregnant now, so you can't overwork yourself. You need to take good care of yourself when you get back."

Jiang's mother nodded: "Yes, the journey here might harm the fetus. I originally wanted to go back to Shushan County to see you, but since you're already here, why not just give birth in the capital? The doctors here are better than those back home."

Liu He shook her head: "No, I can't get away from the family business. You wouldn't know if you left, but our restaurant business is getting better and better, and the business in Linshui County is the same. Other counties are eager for us to open another restaurant. We simply can't take care of everyone. We still have the same number of people, and we dare not increase our staff for fear of bringing in some bad people. We were hoping that Honey would come back to take charge, but it looks like Honey can't go back."

Actually, Jiang Mi sometimes misses her hometown. After all, it's where she's rooted and where she built her career. Naturally, she misses it. But people always strive for higher and better places.

“There are people at home to take care of things, so don’t worry about it. If you need more people, just find them yourself. I trust you. The restaurant is yours now, so you can make all the decisions. I have a winery and a soap shop now, and I’m already very busy.”

Liu He smiled. She knew what Jiang Mi meant. She just felt that their eldest son's family had no other income and could only rely on that restaurant. After all, the couple had put a lot of effort into running the restaurant, so naturally they couldn't bear to give it up.

"By the way, sister-in-law, why don't you and brother open another restaurant here? I've thought about it before, but I don't have the energy. Now you have more experience than me, so you can definitely run it well here."

Liu He was startled: "This is the capital city! I saw it when I came here. Those restaurants are so prosperous. Compared with the restaurants in our hometown, they are nothing. They are not even worthy of being mentioned."

Su Yindi slammed his hand on the table and said, "Sister-in-law, you haven't tried the food at the restaurants here. I'll take you to try it another day. It's just so-so, and the wine isn't as good as our own. They're buying wine from our winery now, otherwise their business wouldn't be as good as it is now."

Liu He was somewhat tempted by what she heard, but this was a big deal, and she couldn't make the decision herself; Jiang Yan had to decide.

"Let's talk about it later. I'll talk to your older brother tonight. Right now, my priority is to give birth to the baby safely. We'll talk about the rest later."

Looking at Liu He's slightly protruding belly, Jiang's mother said lovingly, "Yes, the child is the most important thing. Whether it's a boy or a girl, Grandma will love it."

Jiang Mi smiled. She noticed a hint of disappointment on her second sister-in-law Liang Lan's face. It was true. Of the three sisters-in-law, two already had children, leaving only her. She would feel a lot of pressure, especially since she had always wanted to have a child for her second brother.

Jiang's mother seemed to have noticed this as well, so she stopped talking about the topic. After they had been chatting for a long time, they realized that the men were quite drunk, especially Jiang Zhi, who had already fallen asleep on the table. Only Huo Ran and Jiang Cheng were still there.

"Alright, alright, stop drinking. Look at the state you two are in. What kind of son-in-law gets his wife drunk on her first visit home? You two are really something, getting drunk yourselves first."

Jiang's mother instructed Su Yindi to take Jiang Zhi back to his room first.