"Mom, I have a wife and son now, and you and Dad too. I won't ruin myself for someone like that, don't worry!"
Only now did Yan Shao realize that his once powerful mother had truly aged!
In the past, upon hearing the truth, she would have jumped for joy and been the first to demand an explanation from the Yi family.
But now, she understands that she must act in a way that protects herself.
Madam Yan patted his hand, "It's good that you think that way. This morning, Ying'er comforted me all morning. I should be the one comforting her, but she told me to take it easy. In fact, we are the ones who wronged her, but she didn't complain at all."
Yan Shao hugged her. "Yes, I really owe her so much. Mom, don't worry, she has truly come to terms with it and doesn't blame us."
When Yan Shao himself vaguely guessed this possibility, he was actually uneasy for a long time. He was afraid that after Zhu Qianying found out the truth, she would lose her temper, throw a tantrum, or even reconsider the relationship. This was the result that Yan Shao least wanted to see.
Then, he weighed the two choices for several days: whether to keep it from her or to tell her the truth. In the end, he chose to tell her the truth.
His confession had unexpected consequences.
It would be a lie to say she didn't mind.
But clearly, she didn't want to dwell too much on the past. Instead of fixating on past mistakes, focusing on the present was what mattered most!
...
After dinner, Zhu Qianying didn't ask about Yi Wei anymore. Yan Shao also understood that she didn't like to hear about it, so he decided that before the matter was resolved, he should avoid mentioning it to Zhu Qianying and her parents to prevent them from getting upset.
Since he has been frequently visiting Tongjia Village recently, he has naturally left most of the affairs on Yanhuang's side to Qin Xiu to handle.
Qin Xiu, who was as busy as a spinning top, had seen Zhu Zhizhou in the reception hall of Yanhuang for two consecutive days. On this day, he saw him as soon as he stepped in.
“Mr. Zhu, I’ve already told you, our boss and his wife have gone out for a walk. It’s no use for you to come here and stake out every day.”
"Mr. Qin, please ask Young Master Yan to release my Junwei."
Zhuzhizhou has completely lost its former arrogance and domineering attitude.
Qin Xiu glanced at him and said, "Mr. Zhu, if I may be frank, your son is missing. You should report it to the police, not our boss."
After Qin Xiu finished speaking, he didn't argue with him any further. The security guards had already stepped forward and stopped Zhu Zhizhou.
Zhu Zhizhou encountered repeated setbacks with Yanhuang, so he had no choice but to think of other solutions.
Zhu Qianying, who didn't have to go back to work at the jewelry store, felt extremely bored staying at home. After dropping Zizai off at school with Yan Shao early in the morning, she asked Yan Shao to take her to a restaurant. Yan Shao escorted her into the store before getting into his car and leaving.
"Mom, what new dishes have you and Uncle Luo been researching these past few days?"
After hearing about this from Madam Yan yesterday, Zhu Qianying asked her about the competition after Chen Jing closed the shop and returned to the Yan family. After receiving a positive answer, her mother looked worried.
It turned out that she felt the two vegetarian dishes that Luo Yifan had previously chosen were too ordinary, and besides, they could be easily found in any restaurant.
Therefore, she wanted to innovate and create some new dishes.
The idea is good, but putting it into practice is difficult.
Innovation in cuisine, much like designing a ring with bamboo shadows, isn't something that can be achieved simply by accumulating time; it relies more on inspiration.
Chen Jing spent two or three days but made no progress, so she naturally became worried.
"Let's not talk about it. He'll be back in a bit. You can talk to him and maybe you can come up with some new ideas. We've been arguing a lot these past two days."
"Argue? You two can argue?"
Zhu Qianying found it amusing. Putting aside the fact that Luo Yifan seemed to have a gentle temper, the likelihood of her mother arguing with someone was also very low.
Two people who are both mild-mannered can actually start arguing? That's truly a rare sight.
"Yeah, we can't argue?"
Chen Jing doesn't usually argue with people because she feels there's no need to, so she always gives people the illusion that she has a good temper and is not competitive. But when it comes to cooking, she is actually a very persistent person.
"Yes, of course!" Zhu Qianying forced a smile.
Chen Jing prepared the ingredients for the day and began to bury herself in researching new dishes. Afraid of disturbing her, Zhu Qianying went out of the shop to find Xiaoya to ask about the situation while she was away.
Actually, the most important thing is to find out exactly how Mom and Luo Yifan started arguing.
"Honestly, I've never seen Aunt Jing get so angry before!"
When this was mentioned, Xiaoya looked scared.
"Was it my mother who lost her temper first? Or Mr. Luo?"
“I’m not entirely sure about that, but I did hear Aunt Jing yelling in the kitchen, ‘Are you the chef or am I the chef? Fine, fine, get out of here!’ Then I saw Mr. Luo leave with a dark face.”
Zhu Qianying almost burst out laughing. This argument was just like that of children.
"My mom said Mr. Luo is coming again today. When does he usually arrive?" Zhu Qianying couldn't find out anything from her mother, so she wanted to start with Luo Yi.
Xiaoya looked up at the time. "It's about ten o'clock. Anyway, we hadn't even started greeting the guests when he arrived."
"Then when he arrives, call me."
After giving instructions to Xiaoya, Zhu Qianying picked up her bag and went into the office.
Although she doesn't need to go back to work at the jewelry store, some of the design drawings she gave Cheng Ye before need to be revised. So she has to hurry up and fix them because the processing plant is waiting for these drawings to be used to produce finished products. The new products sold next season will all be made in China.
Recently, Cheng Ye recruited two intern designers in China. A couple of days ago, she submitted some design drawings to Cheng Ye for review. Originally, she planned to get busy with these things as soon as she returned from Beijing, but yesterday, because of Yi Wei's incident, she was in no mood all day.
Zhu Qianying was engrossed in her work in the office, and time flew by without her noticing.
Luo Yifan arrived at the store at the same time as the previous two days. As soon as he entered, he handed Xiaoya some snacks.
"Xiaoya, let's share it with everyone later."
"Thank you, Mr. Luo!" Xiaoya happily ran into the office carrying a big bag of snacks.
"Sister Shadow, Mr. Luo is here!"
Zhu Qianying said "Oh," saved the picture on the page, closed her computer, and looked up to see Xiaoya rustling and doing something behind the cabinet.
Zhu Qianying walked over and peeked inside. She saw Xiaoya taking various snacks out of a bag and putting them into the cabinet.
"Tsk, got paid? So extravagant, buying so many snacks! Don't eat too much, you'll gain weight!"
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