Lu Zhixia took the note and saw the address on it.
"It's Jiangdu again!"
“Didn’t you just come back from over there?” Su Lan said.
Lu Zhixia noticed that the address on the document was blurry and did not contain an accurate address; it only listed a street in Jiangdu.
“This is going to be difficult to investigate, as we don’t know her exact address.”
"I asked that person in detail, and she said that Tang Juan has always lived in that city and I haven't heard of her going to other cities. In other words, if you search carefully, you can find her!" After Hu Youli finished speaking, he saw the meat in the basin, its bright red color, and the rabbit skin on the ground.
"My goodness! We're having rabbit meat for lunch today! I didn't notice when I came over; I only knew you were making meat!"
Su Lan: "So we're in for a treat today, this rabbit is quite plump!"
Hu Youli felt that running this far was really worthwhile, rubbing his hands together.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony today, I'll really shamelessly eat here."
Lu Zhixia said, "Don't be so polite. Just treat this place like your own home."
Hu Youli likes to deal with straightforward people. This girl is honest but has a bad life. Her child, which she gave birth to after ten months of pregnancy, was switched. Not to mention that the mother couldn't accept it, even he, a stranger, couldn't bear to hear it.
Lu Zhixia composed herself and started cooking. Considering that her grandfather couldn't eat spicy food, she made one braised dish and one spicy dish.
Aunt Pang came over after smelling the aroma and took the bowls and chopsticks herself.
"You've been eating so well every day, I'd be doing myself a disservice if I didn't come!" He handed over the cured pork he was holding. "I can't just eat for free, you should stir-fry this cured pork too! It's not much, just stir-fry it with some chili peppers!"
Lu Zhixia didn't stand on ceremony with Aunt Pang. That's how it is between friends: if you treat me well, I'll treat you even better.
The meal was quickly prepared: stir-fried cured pork with scallions, two kinds of rabbit meat, braised eggs, and a plate of pickled vegetables.
After looking at today's dishes, Aunt Pang felt that her bowl was too small. So when she was serving rice, she pressed it down with a spoon to make sure there was enough rice for her to eat later.
Hu Youli tasted a piece of rabbit meat, then immediately poured himself a large bowl of wine.
"Whoever wants to work today can go; I'm not going!"
He took a sip of his drink first, then said to Su Lan beside him, "There's no one to drink with me today. Where did your husband go? Why isn't he back yet?"
"They said there was something going on at home, so they should have been back by now." Su Lan couldn't help but feel worried. Suddenly, her left eyelid twitched, which made her even more uneasy.
Everything will be alright, absolutely nothing will happen!
He just went home for a short trip, what could possibly happen?
Hu Youli took another bite of food. "Something might have held you up. Don't think too much about it!"
Su Lan agreed, realizing something had gotten in the way, and smiled again, "No one's drinking at noon today, so you can drink by yourself, but don't drink too much, or we can't handle you!"
Hu Youli smiled and nodded in agreement. His wife wasn't around, and he didn't dare drink too much. He felt it would be a shame not to eat the food. He turned to Lu Zhixia...
"Girl! You can't even get this kind of food in restaurants outside."
Lu Zhixia said, "You know what, I really am opening a restaurant in two months."
Hu Youli: "Really? Where is it?"
Lu Zhixia said, "I have already bought a house on Huainan Road, and it is currently being renovated. I will open the business before the end of the year."
If Hu Youli had previously looked down on this woman, he would now give her a thumbs up. She opened the restaurant so quickly and could afford to buy a house.
Who would dare say that Lu Zhixia is a divorced woman who has been abandoned?
"Let me know when you open, and I'll send you a flower basket!"
"Sure! I'll treat you to something delicious then!"
"Absolutely! I definitely have to try your specialty dishes! Whoever marries you will be so lucky!"
The group laughed after hearing this.
"Something's wrong!" came a shout from behind.
They put down their chopsticks and looked back, only to see a man running towards them.
Su Lan stood up immediately upon seeing him. "Shanzi! What's wrong?"
"You'd better hurry to the village. Cheng-ge has been punished by being made to kneel outside. I heard he's been kneeling for a whole day." Da-shan wiped the sweat from his face. "I only found out when I got home last night, and then I rushed over here overnight!"
Su Lan almost lost her balance, and Lu Zhixia reached out to support her.
"Sis, don't worry, let's find a car quickly and go there."
"Okay!" Su Lan replied.
Lu Zhixia then said to Grandpa Bai, "I'm going to the countryside with Sister Lan, so I'll leave this place to you."
Old Master Bai said, "You can go ahead without worry! I'll stay here!"
Hu Youli felt that he would be letting down the meal if he didn't stand up at this moment, so he stood up.
"I can find a car, I'll take you there!"
Lu Zhixia said, "Brother Hu, then hurry up and find us a car."
Hu Youli wiped the grease from his mouth with his hand. "If my brother is in trouble, of course I'll go to great lengths for him! Come on, I'll go find a car now, you guys wait for me downstairs!"
He turned around with a swagger and walked away.
Lu Zhixia said to Su Lan, "Don't rush, I'll go with you!"
Su Lan held Lu Zhixia's hand, her trembling uncontrollably. If Zhou Cheng were to get into trouble, it would be as if half of her world had collapsed.
Thinking that she would need money in case something happened, Lu Zhixia took all the remaining money and then pulled Su Lan downstairs together.
They hadn't been standing by the roadside for long when they saw a white van speeding towards them from a distance and quickly stopping in front of them.
The car door was opened, and Hu Youli waved to the three of them.
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