Hahahaha—
Laughter filled the restaurant both inside and out.
"Manager Yan, you're amazing! You managed to drive that shameless woman away with your words. I'm truly impressed."
"No wonder Manager Yan is able to support such a large business. I've learned something new."
"Manager Yan, you're amazing!"
“........”
Yan Xia put away her fierce expression.
Smile again.
"Stop teasing me. That person just now really made me furious. I, the Yan family, have never seen such a shameless person. I only met him once by chance, and he's already clinging to me. It's so annoying. Alright, let's not disturb your meal anymore. To express our apologies, we'll give each table a pot of drinks!"
Yan Xia was afraid of frightening the guests.
Use your trump card quickly.
The words had barely left his mouth.
The guests who originally intended to leave the group went back.
With lunchtime approaching, the incident earlier not only failed to affect business, but actually caused the queue to grow longer and longer.
This has caused the restaurants to be overwhelmed with work.
Many people placed their orders and went to sit on the second floor of the pastry shop.
Since it's nearby, we can just have the waiter bring it over.
This thing isn't like hot pot, which is fixed, so much so that the second floor of the pastry shop was packed with people.
Originally, I only wanted to eat sweet soup, but the irresistible aroma made me order several other dishes.
The restaurant remained packed until dinner time.
The lunch dishes were all sold out by noon, and business was even better than Yan Xia had imagined.
The servants who were making the purchases were so tired they were practically running themselves ragged.
Perhaps it's because people don't have much of an appetite in the summer, and their mouths feel bland. Eating something spicy can help get rid of dampness.
Yan Xia ate both lunch and dinner at the restaurant.
They were so busy that even Yan Hecheng came to help.
Outside the restaurant, a scholar dressed in a light blue robe passed by.
He glanced inside, feeling a sense of longing, but after checking his pockets, he could only shake his head and leave.
This person was none other than He Tian.
His coat was bought last year and has been washed many times, so it's turned faded.
When He Tian returned home, he heard the woman crying.
Thinking it was his beloved daughter crying, he dropped the cloth bag containing books and ran towards the sound of crying.
"Jiao'er, what's wrong? Jiao'er, Jiao—"
The moment He Tian opened the kitchen door, the rest of his sentence caught in his throat.
It turned out that it wasn't his beloved daughter crying, but Bai Ruixue.
He breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to turn and leave.
"My husband—"
Bai Ruixue hugged his waist tightly and pressed her face against his back.
"Husband, Mother...she actually hit me—"
Bai Ruixue complained, thinking that her little brother Tian would stand up for her.
Unexpectedly, He Tian pried her hands apart and said coldly, "Oh, so what? Mother is an elder, and you have to endure it when she hits you. Remember, after Mother hits you, you have to ask her if her hand hurts. Mother worked so hard to raise me, and you must be filial to her, understand? If I find out again that you have made Mother angry, then you can stay alone in an empty room."
He Tian's voice was gentle, yet it froze Bai Ruixue's heart into ice.
After he left, Bai Ruixue squatted on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Why?"
"Why did it turn out like this? You didn't treat me like this before, why...?"
She felt that her current life was like a block of ice smashed by a hammer, with no future.
"Why? Because Xiaotian is mine! You dare to try and steal my husband? Heh, just you wait! I'll make sure Xiaotian never sets foot in your room again. Look, that woodshed is your future residence. Go and clean it properly, so you won't be uncomfortable sleeping there all of a sudden!"
Just as Bai Ruixue was crying her heart out, Jiao'er silently stood right in front of her.
Bai Ruixue looked up and saw Jiao'er's mocking expression, which made her so angry she was about to go crazy.
"How dare you call me 'husband'? You're nothing but a concubine, a concubine whose indenture is with my mother. Even if you were beaten to death, you wouldn't make a ripple. Nobody would care, you know? Because you're a concubine, you're not even a mistress. You're just a lowly maid who climbed into bed. And the bastard child in your belly is a concubine's daughter. What are you so proud of? Once I have the legitimate son of the He family in my belly, your bastard daughter will only be fit to lick my son's shoes!"
He was born into a farming family.
Compared to the pampered child who had stayed in He Tian for several years.
Their ability to insult others is even more superior.
The two of them glared at each other with hatred that seethed in their teeth.
"Jiao'er, what are you doing here? I thought you were in your room. How are you today? Has the baby in your belly kicked you?"
When He Tian appeared, the two of them instantly changed their expressions.
One feigned weakness, the other exuded pitifulness.
"He kicked me! My son said he misses his father. Husband, where have you been today? Your darling is so worried about you she's about to cry!"
Previously, my beloved daughter never called He Tian her husband.
This was the first time he had ever called her that, and the novelty made He Tian even more oblivious to everyone else. He didn't even glance at Bai Ruixue, walked to Jiao'er's side, put his left arm around Jiao'er's slender waist, and gently stroked her belly with his right hand.
"Father misses you too, and misses your mother even more," he said, bringing his face close to his baby's belly.
"Sister, what's wrong? Why are you crying? You upset Mother today, and she cried because of you. Husband, let's go to the room and see Mother. She was very angry when she came back, and I'm worried about her health."
Bai Ruixue originally wanted to imitate Jiao'er's crying and coquettish behavior.
However, her eyes had just filled with tears.
Jiao'er then led her husband to her mother-in-law's room.
She was left standing there alone outside the kitchen, looking bewildered.
"Waaaaah, my son, I don't want to live anymore—"
Song was lying on the bed with a white cloth tied around her head, looking as if she were seriously ill.
The moment she saw her son.
He burst into tears.
But the tears wouldn't fall for a long time.
"Mother? What's wrong with you? Are you upset by Bai Ruixue? I didn't want to marry her in the first place, but you insisted on making me. Now look what happened, she upset you as soon as she entered the family. How am I supposed to concentrate on my studies now? Today I went to a friend's house to discuss new books. I thought I would learn a lot, but when I came back I saw you crying like this. I don't want to study anymore."
He Tian didn't say anything out of anger.
Actually, he didn't like reading at all. His mother forced him to read when he was young. As he grew up, he realized that having the status of a scholar would make him look up to others, so he always pretended to be reading.
In reality, he had never finished reading any of the books in his room.
Today, he and his friend spent the whole day listening to music at the Yuehonglou in a neighboring town.
What kind of reading?
They're all just excuses.
Because he didn't have much money, he secretly sold a few books to have enough money to go out and have fun.
Each of these books cost at least two taels of silver when they were bought.
It can only be sold for half the price.
Some were not well preserved, and some were even less than half complete.
Living off one's savings is not a long-term solution. The books will eventually sell out, and he watched his mother worry about money every day.
It breaks my heart.
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