At this moment, Zhao Xian asked, "Master Huang, when do you think is the best time to hold a crab food festival?"

Huang Bo replied without hesitation, "It must be held within a month, as that's when the crabs are at their fattest. We can decide the length of the food festival based on the actual situation."

I believe that through this food festival, more people will learn that Qing'an Prefecture has so many delicious foods, and that these foods even come from Qinghe Restaurant.

Seeing that the two shopkeepers agreed with his idea, Huang Bo added:

"Spicy crab will be our main product at this food festival. During this period, our restaurant will also develop a variety of crab dishes with different flavors, such as spicy, fried, steamed, and hot and sour. We are determined to make this food festival a great success."

Zhao Xian nodded, looked at Liu Xuan, and said:

"Holding a food festival is a major event for our restaurant recently. Manager Liu must support Chef Huang and make this event a success."

Huang Bo was a little puzzled. He looked at Zhao Xian and then at Liu Xuan. Why was there another Manager Liu in the restaurant?

Upon seeing this, Zhao Xian couldn't help but laugh, and then remembered to introduce Liu Xuan.

"Master Huang, this is my cousin Liu Xuan. Because I have many important things to take care of at home, I can't stay in the restaurant for long. So Liu Xuan will be in charge of some important matters at the restaurant."

My cousin will fully support you in organizing the food festival. Since she's new to the restaurant business, you'll need to help her a lot and give her good advice.

Huang Bo finally understood. He stood up, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Liu Xuan, and said:

"Don't worry, Manager Liu. I will fully support you in the restaurant. Let's work together to make this crab food festival a great success."

"Thank you, Chef Huang, for the hard work of all the staff at our restaurant in making our first crab food festival a success."

Seeing that things at the restaurant were mostly settled, Zhao Xian prepared to return to his residence.

Because Liu Xuan needs to familiarize herself with the restaurant's operations, she will be spending most of her time there these next few days. Yang Ruotong will be temporarily in charge of making pickled vegetables and preserved eggs in the courtyard, so Yang Ruotong will not be able to return to Shuixian Village this time.

Zhao Xian plans to take Ouyang Nan and his sister back to Shuixian Village. The city environment is not suitable for them at the moment, and only Shuixian Village can provide them with opportunities for growth.

After lunch, Zhao Xian led his brother and sister into a carriage and left Qing'an Prefecture, heading towards Shuixian Village.

It wasn't until dusk that the carriage arrived at Narcissus Village. This trip to Qing'an Prefecture took Zhao Xian a full eight days. Having been away from home for so long, he wondered if anything had happened at home.

During this period, Manager Lu came to the village twice. He told me that everything at home was normal, and it seemed that I was worrying too much. The family had both literary and martial talents, so I didn't need to worry at all.

The carriage stopped in front of the door, and the family finally heard the familiar sound of the carriage. The first person to run out of the house was Zhao Lingling.

As soon as Zhao Xian got off the carriage, Zhao Lingling threw herself into his arms.

"Brother, why have you been gone for so long? I miss you so much."

“Brother missed Lingling too, and now I’m back,” Zhao Xian said as he picked up Zhao Lingling.

At this moment, the servants driving the carriage helped Ouyang Nan and his sister down from the carriage. Zhao Lingling was stunned when she saw two children getting off the carriage.

"Brother, who are they?" Zhao Lingling whispered in Zhao Xian's ear.

Zhao Xian put Zhao Lingling down and said to her, "They are my little brother and sister whom I brought from Qing'an Prefecture. They will live in our house from now on. You are the older sister, so you must treat them well and take care of them."

Zhao Lingling nodded, looked at the brother and sister, and said:

"My name is Zhao Lingling, and I'll be your older sister from now on. What are your names?"

"My name is Ouyang Nan."

My name is Ouyang Xiaoyu.

The brother and sister answered timidly.

“Don’t be afraid, I’m your older sister, I will take care of you,” Zhao Lingling said earnestly.

At this moment, the others also came out of the house and saw the three children talking, but they didn't know what was going on.

Zhao Xian looked at Zhao Cheng standing beside him. He had a resolute expression, and although he was very excited, his face showed no emotion. Qin Shiyu, Qin Yingying, and the others, on the other hand, were overjoyed.

"You've all worked hard these past few days," Zhao Xian said.

"It's not tiring at all. I just miss the head of the family a little since I haven't seen him for a while."

At this moment, Li Chun'e walked over and said, "Xian'er, you've been gone for so long this time, why hasn't Ruotong come back?"

“Mother, things aren’t finished in Qing’an Prefecture yet, she won’t be back for a few more days,” Zhao Xian said.

"These two children are so young. Who are they? Why did you bring them back?" Li Chun'e asked, puzzled.

"It's a long story, Mother. Let's go inside and talk about it."

It was already dinnertime, so the family went directly to the workshop's restaurant.

The food has been set on the table. Because there are many people in the family, at least two tables are set for each meal.

The sun had already set, and the indoor light had dimmed. Zhao Xian saw a person sitting at the dining table, already eating, with a pot of wine beside him, who was pouring himself a drink.

Who is this? Everyone else hasn't even started eating yet, how come he's already eating? There doesn't seem to be anyone like this in the family.

Seeing Zhao Xian in a daze, Li Chun'e spoke up:

"I forgot to tell you, Ruotong's brother Yang Hong is here. He's been here for two days now."

Zhao Xian frowned. He didn't have a good impression of this brother-in-law. Last time, he tricked Ruotong into going back and almost sold her. What did he want this time?

Putting everything else aside, he started eating before everyone else had even sat down at the table, showing no basic manners whatsoever. Judging from his flushed face, he must have drunk quite a bit.

Zhao Xian was very displeased, but Yang Hong was, after all, his brother-in-law, so he still had to give him some face.

This man was of very poor character, and his family had long been unhappy with him. However, he was the head of the family's brother-in-law, so he was considered a guest and no one else could say anything. Therefore, for the past two days, apart from Li Chun'e, no one had spoken to him.

Grandma Zhao came over to help every day, but she never gave Yang Hong a friendly look and would often make veiled insults. Of course, everyone else knew she was talking about him and was secretly amused.

Yang Hong knew, of course, that Old Mrs. Zhao was targeting him. He didn't dare to respond at all. He had argued with Old Mrs. Zhao before, but he was no match for her. He could only swallow his anger.

At this moment, Zhao Xian stepped forward and began to answer.

"Brother-in-law, when did you arrive? Why are you eating all by yourself without anyone keeping you company?"

Zhao Xian's words did not embarrass Yang Hong. He did not detect the sarcasm in Zhao Xian's words at all, but instead smiled broadly.