Lan Jingyan led Yan Xiluo to a rather old, vintage-style Chinese restaurant.
"Jingyan, what brings you here today? And who is this gentleman?"
Grandpa Hu is the owner of this restaurant. He used to be one of the chefs for the Lan family. Later, due to family reasons, he opened his own restaurant, which he never expected to run for more than ten years.
He had never seen Lan Jingyan bring a girl here before. The girl in front of him was very pretty and looked very well-behaved. He dared not speculate on her identity.
"Grandpa Hu, this is my fiancée. You can call her Luoluo."
When Lan Jingyan was little, his parents were busy with work, so he spent most of his time living with his grandparents and often liked to spend time with Grandpa Hu, so he regarded Grandpa Hu as half a family member.
"Hello, Grandpa Hu."
Yan Xiluo respectfully addressed the elder in front of her, although she did not know what the relationship was between this Grandpa Hu and Lan Jingyan.
"Great, great! The child I've watched grow up is now getting married. Grandpa is so happy! Luoluo, right? You and Jingyan, sit down quickly, Grandpa will cook some of my signature dishes for you!"
Grandpa Hu was overjoyed and quickly invited the two of them to sit down, while he went to the kitchen to cook.
As he got older, he rarely cooked himself anymore. Usually, his apprentices would cook, and he would give them pointers from the back kitchen.
Lan Jingyan came this time, and he even brought his fiancée along, so he's definitely going to do it himself.
"Ayan, who is this Grandpa Hu?"
She was very curious: which elder was this?
"This is my family's chef grandfather. He quit his job due to family reasons and opened this shop. This shop has a very good reputation and has been around for more than ten years. I loved eating Grandpa Hu's cooking when I was a child. He treated me as well as my own grandfather..."
Lan Jingyan recounted to Yan Xiluo the past of Grandpa Hu in the Lan family.
"Oh, I see. Then he will be my grandfather from now on."
Yan Xiluo was understanding and smiled sweetly.
"Here it is, the food is here!"
Grandpa Hu and his apprentices brought out the dishes they had prepared.
They carefully placed it on the table, afraid of burning Lan Jingyan and Yan Xiluo.
"Jingyan, Grandpa hasn't cooked in a long time. I only cooked because you brought Luoluo here. I don't know if my skills are as good as before. If they aren't, please don't dislike Grandpa."
Grandpa Hu looked at the two of them with a smile. He was really happy today. Although Lan Jingyan's company was nearby, they hadn't seen each other for a long time.
Lan Jingyan is very busy with work, and occasionally he asks Xie Xun to come here to pack his meals, but he hasn't been to the store for a long time.
"How could I? I don't mind at all. This tastes like Grandpa's cooking to me. Grandpa Hu, why don't you sit down and eat with us?"
Lan Jingyan respected him from the bottom of her heart as an elder and invited him to dine with her.
"Grandpa won't bother you any longer, hehe."
Grandpa Hu hesitated, afraid of disturbing their time together.
"Grandpa, it's alright. There's so much food, Ayan and I can't possibly finish it all. Please sit down and eat with us."
Yan Xiluo also warmly invited him.
Lan Jingyan got up and helped Grandpa Hu over to sit down.
"Okay, then Grandpa will eat with you all. Grandpa's treating today, so you're not allowed to give Grandpa any money!"
Even if they don't eat together, he won't let Lan Jingyan pay today. It's rare for him to come here, and he even brought his fiancée.
"Okay, Grandpa, eat quickly."
Lan Jingyan served food to Grandpa Hu, and then served spicy chicken to Yan Xiluo.
"Luo Luo, this is Grandpa's specialty. When I was little, I loved Grandpa's spicy chicken the most."
He could eat this one dish for a month, and he wanted to eat it every day because Grandpa Hu's spicy chicken recipe was developed by himself.
"Mmm~ It tastes really good. It feels different from what I've had at other restaurants."
Yan Xiluo picked up a piece and put it in her mouth.
This was the first time she had tasted this unique flavor.
"Of course, this is my secret recipe!"
Grandpa Hu was filled with a sense of accomplishment, gesturing proudly.
"Hehe, can I come and learn from Grandpa next time I have time?"
Since Lan Jingyan loves to eat, she'll learn how to cook for him whenever she has time.
"No problem, Grandpa will pass on the secret recipe to you."
Grandpa Hu said mischievously, chuckling to himself.
He has no grandsons, only a granddaughter who is currently in junior high school.
He had always treated Lan Jingyan like a grandson, so he was quite happy for his granddaughter-in-law to learn his secret recipe! Naturally, he offered it to her with both hands.
And so, as we chatted back and forth, time flew by, and dinner was ready.
"Grandpa, I'll take Luo Luo with me now. We need to hurry to see Luo Luo's concert."
Well, it's about 6:20 now. It will take about ten minutes to get there. I don't know if there will be traffic. We enter at 7:00 and the event starts at 7:20.
"Okay, bring Luo Luo next time you have time. Grandpa really enjoys your visits."
Grandpa Hu's eyes were full of reluctance, wondering when Lan Jingyan would come again.
"Okay, Grandpa."
He has been busy with work these past few years and has indeed neglected Grandpa Hu.
"Grandpa, don't worry, I'll bring Ayan along when I have time."
Yan Xiluo noticed Grandpa Hu's expression and quickly comforted him.
"Okay, okay. Be careful on your way!"
Grandpa Hu then saw them off at the door and only went back after watching them walk away.
Xie Xun had already eaten and was waiting for the two of them in the car.
The two quickly got into the car as well.
Fortunately, there was no traffic jam along the way, and they arrived at the sports center in ten minutes.
Yan Youting and Li Shuwen also got off the bus at the same time.
"Dad, Mom, eldest brother, third brother, fourth brother, fifth brother."
"Uncle, Aunt, Brother Xuan, Aze, Arui, Axing."
The two greeted each other with smiles on their faces in one breath.
Unexpectedly, Yan Mingxuan looked at Lan Jingyan with a dark face, clearly displeased, but he didn't say anything.
"Luo Luo, Jing Yan, you've arrived too?"
Li Shuwen looked at the two people who were walking towards her with surprise.
"Sister, brother-in-law."
Yan Yinran greeted everyone in a very open and friendly manner.
Yan Xiluo nodded slightly, while Lan Jingyan remained silent.
"Auntie, we just arrived too."
He could feel Yan Mingxuan's gaze fixed on him, and Yan Xiluo's other brothers were also looking at him with similar eyes.
"Brother Yan, you didn't bully my sister, did you?"
Yan Yixing intended to get to the bottom of things.
"Of course not."
Lan Jingyan smiled. How could he possibly bully her? He cherished her too much!
"Hey! Why are you still bringing this up? Didn't Luo Luo already tell you? It's so rude to ask that in front of people!"
Li Shuwen patted Yan Yixing and whispered something in his ear.
"It's almost time, shall we go in quickly?"
Yan Xiluo could easily see the awkward atmosphere and situation, so she stepped in to smooth things over. There were only two minutes left before they entered, and they would be almost there by the time they reached the VIP lane.
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