He's been waiting eagerly ever since!
Old Master Wang knew that if Madam Han's restaurant opened, business would be booming.
No advertising is needed; the aroma alone is enough to draw passersby in and give it a try.
"I see!"
When Wang Yan saw Zhou Jie in the afternoon, she asked her about it.
"It was only right that the Mu family was raided and exterminated!"
Zhou Jie said nonchalantly, while Wang Yan looked at her in confusion: "Sister Zhou, why is that?"
"What heinous crime did their family commit?" Normally, unless it's something extremely serious, it wouldn't involve confiscating property or exterminating one's ancestors.
At most, the person involved will be dealt with, killed, or beheaded.
"Don't you know?" Zhou Jie was deeply skeptical, thinking that the matter had already been widely discussed in the capital.
"It's still that Mu Yurou. I don't know how she got into the palace, but she actually tried to assassinate the Empress! First, she poisoned the food, but luckily the Empress discovered it in time! When her first plan failed, she even tried to stab the Empress with a dagger!"
Wang Yan gaped in shock: "Is this really Mu Yurou? Is she courting death?"
Even if you don't want to live, you shouldn't be so courting death!
The old man of the Mu family must be feeling incredibly wronged; this daughter is really letting him down.
Anyone with a modicum of sense would not attempt to assassinate the Empress in the palace!
Besides, when has the Empress ever harmed her?
"Is Her Majesty the Empress alright?"
Zhou Jie laughed and said, "With so many people in the palace and the Emperor watching over us, how could anything happen? But the Emperor was angry, otherwise he wouldn't have exterminated her entire clan!"
"I still find it a little hard to believe!"
Wang Yan was also speechless: "Is Mu Yurou out of her mind?"
Why would she hate the Empress? Actually, the only thing the Empress did, or rather, the only thing that Mu Yurou interacted with, was the donation of money and grain last time.
But that was a voluntary act, and no one forced the Mu family to donate.
She did it all voluntarily, and in the end, she spent the money but didn't get any benefit. Who can she blame for that?
Mu Yurou actually resented the Empress and even went to the palace to assassinate her. Did she think that the palace guards and secret agents were all fools?
"I heard that the Empress only fed her the poisoned vegetables!"
Wang Yan sighed, never expecting that the once-powerful Mu family would fall apart like this.
Her father doesn't know about this yet. If he did, he'd probably cry foul for the Mu family patriarch.
If it were anyone else, they would have wanted to strangle their daughter at birth if they had such a troublesome child.
"Don't overthink it. She brought it all on herself!"
"As for her family, they deserve it! Who told them not to educate their daughter properly back then?"
Zhou Jie sneered. They said it was fortunate that the Empress was not injured. If the Empress had been hurt even slightly, the Mu family would not have died so easily.
"Don't overthink it. Most people don't have thoughts like Mu Yurou's. Just relax and prepare to be your bride!"
Hearing this, Wang Yan blushed with embarrassment.
Not long after Zhou Jie left, Aunt Li rushed over.
It had only been a few days since I last saw her, but she looked much older than when we last met.
"Wang Yan, I've accepted you. From now on, you can do whatever you want in our home, and I won't interfere with your future."
Seeing Aunt Li's conflicted expression, Wang Yan's smile faded somewhat.
"Oh!" Wang Yan replied indifferently.
"Could you talk to Zhou Jun and ask him to get your uncles and cousins back to work as soon as possible?"
Aunt Li said anxiously, "I've been so worried lately."
Her family members came to see her one after another, especially her own mother, who would beat her up whenever they saw her.
Apart from the first time her brother slapped her, her family members stopped hitting her in the face when they hit her afterwards.
Although Aunt Li's face is not injured, her body is covered in bruises, from punches, twists, and pinches.
It hurts terribly when I try to sleep at night.
She's been trying to avoid her family these past few days, but they still managed to find her.
Her mother said that if she didn't arrange jobs for the family members, she wouldn't want her daughter anymore. She would also ruin her reputation.
Aunt Li had enjoyed a life of glory for most of her life, especially after her son became successful, which brought her even greater success.
When she goes out, people will respectfully call her Madam.
She is a person with an excellent reputation, how could she allow her family to ruin her reputation?
She had spoken to Zhou Jun several times, but her son's attitude towards her was indifferent; he didn't take her seriously at all.
She went to her husband, but he said she had brought it on herself and didn't care about her anymore.
Left with no other choice, she had to come and find Wang Yan, since she was the real culprit.
She wanted nothing more than to kick this woman out. This despicable woman, she didn't know how she had bewitched Zhou Jun so badly.
But now she has to lower her stance; she doesn't want to be caught by her family as soon as she steps out the door and then get another beating.
"I'm sorry, Aunt Li, I'm not married to Zhou Jun yet, and I don't hold any position in the Zhou family. I don't have the final say when it comes to work!"
Wang Yan said in a cold voice.
At first, she did want to get along well with Aunt Li, after all, she was Zhou Jun's biological mother.
However, after spending time together a few times, she realized that the two of them were simply incompatible. Even if she compromised and helped Aunt Li, she would not forgive herself once Aunt Li recovered.
So now Wang Yan has thought it through, and she will not get involved in the Zhou family's affairs.
As for the people Aunt Li mentioned, such as Zhou Jun's uncle and cousin, Zhou Jun's relationship with them is much closer than his own. Zhou Jun isn't worried, so why should he be?
Besides, if her own man stood up for her, and she still acted like a good person and hurt his feelings, then she would be truly ungrateful.
"You... Wang Yan, Zhou Jun clearly dismissed them because of you!"
Aunt Li's eyes were red, and her hands clenched tightly. That damned Wang Yan, everything was for her.
At this point, she actually dared to deny it!
"Really? Aunt Li, I didn't say anything!" Wang Yan said innocently. "How about Zhou Jun comes later, and I'll ask him for you. If it really is because of me, I'll tell him."
Seeing Wang Yan's pretentious act, Aunt Li was furious.
This woman is still pretending with her!
It was clearly because of her that her son stripped his brothers and nephews of their titles.
This has made her lose all face in front of her family. Forget about face, now she even has to be careful when she goes out, wearing a veil, for fear of being caught by her family.
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