Lin's Restaurant was closed the next day.

People who always lined up early waited and waited, but the Lin family's doors never opened. With the sun almost rising, they couldn't help but feel very puzzled.

Li Dechang, having nothing better to do, also joined the queue.

His stomach was growling with hunger. Although the weather wasn't cold that day, standing outside in the wind wasn't a good idea.

"Hey!" Just then, he ran into a constable patrolling the street, so he went over to strike up a conversation: "Brother, do you know where our little immortal lives? Has something happened to them? Why isn't their house open so late tonight?"

The constable had already learned from Zhang Xiangyang that the Lin family was going to the capital. Unlike Zhang Xiangyang, who was distraught, he kindly explained, "The Lin family's shop is probably going to go out of business. They've had a stroke of luck and will be going to the capital to live a good life in a couple of days."

"Huh? Why are we going to the capital all of a sudden?" Li Dechang exclaimed, puzzled.

"Hehe, I don't know about that." The constable knew a little about the matter, but he couldn't say it to people in the street.

People in line complained when they heard they wouldn't be able to buy roasted sweet potato skins today, and many left.

"They were running their shop perfectly well, and suddenly they've moved to the city. Will we still be able to eat such cheap and delicious food in the future?" Some people were very reluctant to see them go.

Several laborers working on the docks nodded in agreement: "That's right. We rely on the rice balls from the Lin family's shop to save up some money every day. It's not that other people's food is bad, it's just too expensive for us. To eat our fill, it would cost at least ten coins. People like us don't earn money easily, so we really can't bear to spend it."

"Who says otherwise? I used to be so reluctant to eat meat every day, but now I can get small pieces of braised pork for only four coins, and you can even taste the aroma of braised pork in their dishes. I've been eating like this every day, and I'm getting really fat. Now that their shop is closed, I really don't know where I'll be able to eat such cheap and delicious food in the future."

Everyone chimed in with their own comments, all expressing regret over the Lin family's shop incident.

But since they didn't want to open a shop and wanted to live a better life in the capital, they couldn't stop them. Despite their lamentations, they could only leave and prepare to buy something else to fill their stomachs.

The servants of the Jiang and Liu families would come and line up almost every day. Some bought the food for their own families, while others bought it for their masters.

The servants on both sides were quite clever; upon hearing this, they all went back to report to the Jiang and Liu families.

Upon hearing this news, Young Master Liu dropped his abacus and hurriedly ordered his men to prepare a carriage.

Jiang Yongqiang was forced by his father to learn the art of appraising treasures at a pawnshop. When he heard the servant report this, he refused to listen anymore and ran towards the Lin family.

The two bumped into each other right in front of the Lin family's house.

They looked at each other without saying a word, and then both of them knocked on the Lin family's door.

Everyone else in the Lin family had things to pack, but Lin Weiming was the only one with nothing to do.

Because Xuefu disliked his carelessness in packing, fearing that he would leave his belongings scattered and difficult to find, she kicked him out.

The distance between the capital and this place is not short, so it's impossible to bring large items. Lin Weiming's strength is also useless at this moment, so he can only simply pack up all the fruits and vegetables in the yard to give to the neighbors.

Hearing the knocking at the door, Lin Weiming happily ran to open it.

"Brother Lin!"

"Great-grandfather!"

Liu Dashao and Jiang Yongqiang shouted at the same time.

Lin Weiming only looked at Young Master Liu, "You've heard about our trip to the capital, haven't you?"

The two nodded at the same time, glancing nervously at Lin Weiming.

"..." Lin Weiming first welcomed the two of them in and poured them each a cup of tea: "That's indeed the case. My family is grateful for your help, but this time there's no other way but to go to the capital with the others."

He then recounted, in a fragmented manner, how he met the influential person who was an old acquaintance of his father, and how he was now going to the capital with the influential person.

"Brother Lin, what exactly is that important person's identity? Is he really reliable? Why is he leaving in such a hurry? If he's going over in the next couple of days, what will we do about all these things?" Young Master Liu is no longer as wasteful as before. After being severely reprimanded by his father, he has become slightly more attentive to the family business.

Jiang Yongqiang didn't think much of it. He pouted and said sadly, "Great-Grandpa, can you let me go see my great-aunt? My great-aunt is so young, how can she endure the bumpy ride to such a far place as the capital? How will I ever see my great-aunt again?"

He got more and more excited as he spoke, and tears streamed down his face.

Lin Weiming didn't particularly like Jiang Yongqiang, but seeing his pitiful state, he felt a little sorry for him.

"Second brother," Lin Weiming called out to Lin Zheyun's room, "Have you finished packing your things?"

"Dad, I've already packed everything up. I'm helping my older brother pack now!" Lin Zheyun poked his head out of his older brother Lin Zhongyuan's room and waved the book in his hand.

Lin Weiming said, "Don't pack yet. Take Jiang Yongqiang to see your sister and help her pack her things!"

"Alright!" Lin Zheyun put the things in her hand on the table and led Jiang Yongqiang to Lin Wanyue's room.

"Grandma! Why are you leaving? Are you sure you weren't bullied by someone? Is that person who claims to be your grandfather's friend really a good person? Or is he a bad person? Should I go and teach him a lesson? Why are you going to the capital for no reason?" Jiang Yongqiang cried, his eyes red.

Seeing him crying like this, Lin Wanyue and Lin Zheyun were at a loss for how to comfort him.

Lin Wanyue said, "You've shed too many tears, hurry up and wipe them away."

“Grandma, tell me! If he’s lying, or if I’ve bullied you, I’ll go to their house right now and drag him out. You shouldn’t go to the capital with him. We’re doing just fine living here in this county. If anyone dares to bully you, I’ll beat them up,” Jiang Yongqiang said, wiping away his tears.

Lin Zheyun, who was listening nearby, couldn't help but speak up: "Hey, hey, who's talking to you or us? My sister will naturally be protected by me. Who would dare to bully her?"

"Don't overthink it. They're nice people, and the capital is fine too," Lin Wanyue said helplessly.

Jiang Yongqiang didn't believe it. He clenched his fists and said, "You're living a good life, why would you want to go to such a faraway place as the capital? Someone must have forced you to leave... Don't worry, once I catch that person, I'll beat him half to death!"