Shen Nanzhou didn't come back for dinner in the evening. I called him and said he was still working overtime.

Zhou Liwan originally said that she couldn't eat any more, but she had no choice but to rely on the Jiang family's chef's superb cooking skills.

Zhou Liwan couldn't resist the fragrance and tried a few bites.

Glutinous rice and eight-treasure duck is made by steaming duck with chestnuts, bamboo shoots, ham, glutinous rice and other ingredients. It is fragrant and tender.

The crab roe and tofu are made with premium crab roe and crab meat, and the tofu is fried in oil until it turns yellow, making it tender, smooth and delicious when eaten.

Zhou Liwan ate so happily that Jiang Hongshan looked at his granddaughter with a smile, his eyes unconsciously moistened.

The old and the young had a rare reunion dinner.

After the event, Jiang Hongshan was so excited that he didn't feel tired at all. He pulled Zhou Liwan excitedly to a bedroom on the second floor facing southeast.

The bedroom is decorated warmly, with light yellow walls and creamy white curtains.

Outside the window is a large tree with shadowy shadows, providing shade in the summer and shelter from the rain in the autumn.

There is a faint fragrance floating in the air, as if it can soothe people's hearts in an instant.

"This is the room your mother lived in before she got married. I cleaned it up the day you woke up in the hospital, and waited for you to come back and live here." Jiang Hongshan slowly stroked the photo of the girl on the dressing table, his eyes gentle and sad.

Zhou Liwan recognized the person above, his nose soured, and he approached the old man: "Grandpa, can you tell me about my mother's disappearance in Gouba Village? Not long after she disappeared, I was patrolled by the police. Logically, I should be able to find her soon, right? At the very least, I should have found my mother's body, but why..."

The originally warm atmosphere seemed to be disturbed by something. Jiang Hongshan's face suddenly darkened and he interrupted Zhou Liwan: "Okay"

Zhou Liwan's relaxed eyes were suddenly filled with doubts, and he looked at his grandfather in confusion: "Grandpa?"

[What happened back then was so strange, it’s better not to let Wanwan, a girl, get upset with it. The dead are gone, let’s just let it go.]

Zhou Liwan frowned. What did grandpa mean by this?

Why use the word "weird"?

She knew that what happened back then was full of doubts, but now, it felt like things were suddenly developing in a strange direction.

Zhou Liwan wanted to ask more questions.

But seeing my grandfather's resolute attitude, I just gently stroked the photo frame that he put down, feeling uncomfortable.

After a moment of silence in the room, Jiang Hongshan said in a deep voice: "It's getting late, you should go to bed early, I won't disturb you."

"Grandpa, the same goes for you. Don't think too much and go to bed early." After Zhou Liwan sent his grandpa away, he went straight into the bathroom and took a quick shower.

After coming out, I lay on the bed with my eyes closed, but I couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

There must be something else going on with my mother's affairs, but she had already disappeared when I came back that year.

Besides, I was still young at that time, and there was almost no suspicious thing I could think of.

Zhou Liwan tossed and turned in restlessness and finally fell asleep after midnight.

"Knock."

"Knock."

In the hazy dream, the girl, wrapped in mist, kept wandering in the mountains.

Someone kept calling out, "Miss, Miss, it's time for breakfast."

Zhou Liwan sat up suddenly, picked up his phone and saw that it was only half past six in the morning.

On weekdays at the Zhou family, no one cared whether I had breakfast, so I naturally slept until dawn.

I got up so early today that I couldn't help feeling a little grumpy.

She had a messy hair, rinsed her mouth in a daze, and went downstairs with puffed cheeks.

In the scorching heat of July, the cicadas in the trees could be heard chirping early in the morning.

The sun was terribly strong for a while while I was at work.

There was a big tree right at the window of the restaurant. The sunlight was filtered through the layers of branches and leaves, and was cut into golden spots that hit the man who was having a meal at the time.

The breeze blew and the shadows of the trees moved slightly. At this moment, he seemed as elegant and shining as Apollo, the sun god, who was having a meal.

Shen Nanzhou was wearing casual home clothes today, a dark brown top and a pair of white casual trousers.

The round-neck shirt made him lose that sense of workplace elite. His slender neck and sexy Adam's apple rolled as he swallowed.

Looking up is that handsome and refreshing face.

"Uncle! Why are you here?" Zhou Liwan hurriedly sucked back his saliva and asked subconsciously.

Shen Nanzhou raised his head, glanced at the girl with his dark and clear eyes, and said lightly: "This is also my home."

"Oh, yes!" Zhou Liwan scratched his head awkwardly, then sat down at the dining table.

Everyone in the Jiang family has typical Chinese appetites, so the table was filled with Chinese breakfast.

Shrimp dumplings, boat porridge, custard buns, soy milk, and scallion pancakes.

The aroma was so fragrant that Zhou Liwan also felt hungry.

She picked up the shrimp dumpling and was about to put it into her mouth, but her eyes glanced to the side uncontrollably.

My uncle wore a pair of glasses today. He is already very gentle and refined on weekdays, and wearing glasses makes him look more like a gentleman.

Thinking about how she had displeased him that day, Zhou Liwan simply turned the chopsticks in a servile manner and put them into Shen Nanzhou's plate with a smile.

"Uncle, you work hard every day, eat more shrimp to supplement your protein."

There was a flash of surprise in Shen Nanzhou's eyes, and for a moment he seemed to realize that the other party was apologizing. His brows were not as cold as before, and his expression was still indifferent: "Thank you."

Seeing that the other party did not refuse, Zhou Liwan began to serve him attentively.

"Are you so nice to your uncle? I didn't see you letting me eat any dinner yesterday. There was such a big pot of duck and I only ate the duck butt!" Jiang Hongshan came back from practicing Tai Chi early in the morning, still wearing a white Tai Chi suit.

Zhou Liwan coughed and revealed a sad expression: "Grandpa! I will never admit anything I didn't eat, don't even think about asking me to take it all!"

Jiang Hongshan was amused by her appearance and laughed heartily several times.

Zhou Liwan pretended to pick up another piece of shrimp dumpling and put it in his bowl, saying in a flattering tone: "Grandpa, come and eat shrimp dumplings~"

Jiang Hongshan tapped Zhou Liwan's forehead lightly, then picked up the shrimp dumplings with his chopsticks and smiled.

Zhou Liwan drank the porridge casually and looked at Jiang Hongshan: "What are you going to do about grandpa's birthday party in three days? Will my uncle still take care of it this year?"

Jiang Hongshan raised his eyebrows, full of energy and vigor: "Why? You want to replace your uncle this year?"

Zhou Liwan raised his head in fear, his heartbeat quickening instantly: "Grandpa, please don't scare me again. You are kidding me for letting me handle such a big thing!"

"If you want to exercise, you can." A clear voice said softly.

Shen Nanzhou picked up the wet wipes and wiped his hands, his deep blue eyes staring at Zhou Liwan, like a pool of clear water, cool and gentle.

Zhou Liwan surrendered with a bitter face: "I'm really just asking out of curiosity."

"You want to ask whether your grandfather would agree to your father attending the party." Shen Nanzhou said in a calm tone. It didn't sound like a question at all, but a statement.

Jiang Hongshan suppressed his expression and said, "If you don't want them to come, then don't let them come. It would be unlucky for me to watch."

"During this period, there have been some problems with my father's medical device license. I think he is in a state of panic." Jiang Hongshan thought Zhou Liwan was distressed when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, the other party continued, "It would be a bit less fun if they didn't come to this party. Wouldn't it be fun for them to come with hope and return disappointed in the end?"

Thinking of this, Zhou Liwan smiled, and the depth and darkness in his eyes flowed out unconsciously.

Shen Nanzhou's gaze only lightly swept across Zhou Liwan without stopping for a moment.