The three hit it off immediately and got to work with great enthusiasm. Wang Chunni was naturally the best chef to make the braised meat, as her skills had become increasingly proficient and exquisite over the years.

The three initially formulated a cooperation plan, with Chen Shuning providing the store and raw material procurement channels, and holding a 30% stake.

Wang Chunni and Xu Laidi each contributed half of the investment. Wang Chunni and her husband Shen Dayang jointly managed the kitchen affairs, holding a total of 40% of the shares.

Xu Laidi was in charge of the front desk work and held 30% of the shares.

After more than two months of intensive preparation by the three, Chunxi Garden, a braised meat restaurant located on Zhuque Back Street, finally opened its doors!

The opening of this braised meat shop was perfectly timed, allowing them to use up the meat products that had accumulated in Chen Shuning's space over the years.

Of course, they were all from the space warehouse. Because of the space's special function, the meat that Chen Shuning took out was very fresh.

Because the ingredients are sourced from the space itself, coupled with Wang Chunni's superb culinary skills and the clean and hygienic environment, this shop has been extremely popular since its opening day, with long queues forming outside the shop every day.

Many customers are willing to queue up early in the morning just to buy a piece of Chunxiyuan's braised pork.

After that, the three of them made a fortune from this small shop, and their lives became increasingly comfortable.

However, while some were happy, others were not. Just as Chen Shuning was enjoying a comfortable and carefree life, some people were not having such a smooth time.

Just a few days ago, a sudden incident occurred in the fourth branch of the Chen family. Chen Jianzhong was seriously injured and sent to the hospital after participating in a fight for causing trouble.

Surprisingly, during the blood transfusion, it was discovered that his blood type was completely unrelated to Chen Tiewen's!

This shocking news was like a bolt from the blue, instantly causing a huge uproar in the Chen family! Everyone in the fourth branch was stunned, and countless questions arose in their minds.

Especially when they recalled Wang Qingfang's premature birth and her appearance, which was completely unlike that of the Chen family, the doubts in everyone's hearts grew even stronger.

Seeing this situation, how could Chen Tiewen not understand? The Chen Jianzhong lying on the hospital bed in front of him was not his biological son at all!

His wife had cheated on him, and he had even raised someone else's son for over twenty years! Such a humiliating disgrace was unbearable for Chen Tiewen, no matter how honest and unassuming he usually was.

He physically assaulted Wang Qingmei right there in the hospital, and not only that, he also refused to pay Chen Jianzhong's medical expenses.

After returning home, he took all his other children to the hospital for blood tests.

However, the final result completely devastated Chen Tiewen—only Chen Jianhua was his biological son!

This fact struck Chen Tiewen like a bolt from the blue, causing him to completely break down. He simply couldn't bear such a cruel blow.

Upon returning home, he completely disregarded Wang Qingmei's desperate pleas and cries, and ruthlessly drove Wang Qingmei and her eldest son's family out of the house.

At this moment, his mind was made up; he only wanted to spend the rest of his life raising his youngest son alone.

Only then did Wang Qingmei reluctantly reveal her improper relationship with the match factory director.

Fortunately, we have now entered the era of reform and opening up, unlike the turbulent times of the past. If similar incidents had occurred in those days, the parties involved would have been subjected to punishments such as criticism and public humiliation.

Although Wang Qingmei's reputation was ruined because of this incident, at least she didn't have to suffer those hardships.

However, this incident caused both Mr. and Mrs. Chen to fall ill.

The fact that the grandchildren who have always been so beloved are not the biological children of the Chen family is an unbearable pain for anyone.

However, no one showed them any sympathy. After all, in the hearts of the elderly Chen couple, only the children of the fourth branch were considered their own grandchildren, while the other grandchildren were no different from outsiders in their eyes.

No one expected that the old man would pass away due to this sudden illness.

At first, the old man only coughed occasionally, perhaps accompanied by a slight fever, but these subtle changes did not attract Chen Tiewen's attention.

At that time, he was immersed in the pain of divorce and setbacks at work, drowning his sorrows in alcohol every day and becoming indifferent to everything around him.

It wasn't until one day, when Chen Tiewen discovered that the old man's condition was getting worse, that he realized the seriousness of the problem.

When they rushed to the hospital for a check-up, they received devastating news: half of the old man's lung was severely damaged and beyond repair.

Given such a dire situation, with current medical technology, a cure is virtually impossible.

Left with no other choice, Chen Tiewen had to take the old man back home.

Despite being filled with grief and helplessness, he could only silently accompany the old man and do his best to make his final days as comfortable as possible.

However, after returning home, the old man's health deteriorated rapidly, and he passed away after only three days.

Although Chen Shuning possessed the spiritual spring water that could save lives, she was naturally unwilling to risk saving Old Master Chen, who had treated the original owner badly since childhood and had been sentenced to death by the hospital.

After all, given Old Master Chen's character, it's hard to guarantee that he won't repay kindness with enmity after Chen Shuning saved him, and might even betray Chen Shuning.

Chen Shuning didn't want to become the farmer who saved a poisonous snake only to be bitten in return.

Although Grandpa Chen didn't particularly like Chen Tiejun, he was still his father, and Chen Tiejun was truly heartbroken by his passing.

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