Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 274

On the way home, Chen Dongzhi followed the two of them silently, keeping a distance from them.

In front, Zhong Ruyi was counseling Zhang Mingzhu.

The reason was that before leaving, Zhong Mei hinted to Zhang Mingzhu to ask Zhong's father for money. Zhang Mingzhu burst into tears in anger, "Money, money, money! You only have money in your mind and eyes. You don't want to see if I am doing well! You are here just for money!"

Zhong Mei was startled and quickly opened her mouth to refute, "I came here specially to see you. I asked you to ask your uncle for money so that your brother could get married, not for me! Why are you crying, kid? What's there to cry about?"

She felt guilty and didn't dare to look at Zhong Ruyi's expression. She had just sworn that she came to see her daughter, but she turned around and told her daughter that she had asked her daughter for money.

Zhong Ruyi really didn't expect that this man could be so shameless that he wanted to cheat her of her money right in front of her.

She sneered and said, "Do I need to remind you again? My father has severed ties with you. Whether your son gets married or your husband takes a concubine, it has nothing to do with our family! You sent Zhang Mingzhu here. If you think that sending someone here will make my father soften his heart, then you are thinking too much!"

"How dare you think that my family has money and I have to give it to you? Can you take a piss and look at yourself? Do you have the nerve to do that?"

"You!" Zhong Mei was so angry that she said something she didn't want to say. Zhong Ruyi just said that her husband took a concubine!

"What do you mean by 'you'! Get out of here right now! Don't hang around in front of us!" Zhong Ruyi almost wanted to spit in her face.

She pulled Zhang Mingzhu, who was crying and gasping for breath, over and said, "Don't cry! Do you want to go with me or with her?"

Zhang Mingzhu hiccuped with tears in her eyes and pointed at Zhong Ruyi, indicating that she wanted to follow her and not her mother.

The three of them left Zhong Mei, who was about to jump with anger, and walked towards the village.

"How did you meet your mother?" Zhong Ruyi glanced at her. Don't think that just because she cried so miserably, she could pretend that she didn't hear what Zhong Mei had just said to her about deducting money from Zhong's father for Zhang Mingcong's marriage.

Zhang Mingzhu pouted and looked aggrieved. "What's with that expression? I came out to buy some snacks for Tiedan, but who knew I'd run into my mother!"

"Really? You didn't lie to me?"

Seeing how aggrieved she was, Zhong Ruyi changed the subject and asked, "Why do you buy things whenever Tiedan asks you to, but you are unwilling to run errands for me when I ask you to do so on weekdays?"

Once, when she was too busy, the jars for canning food were gone and she couldn't find anyone. She happened to see Zhang Mingzhu, who asked her to ask the mason to get some jars back.

Who knew that this guy would keep making excuses and refuse to go, and said that he would go only if she went with him, otherwise forget it.

If she could have left at that time, would she have needed to ask Zhang Mingzhu to get it?

She was so angry that her teeth were itching, but Zhang Mingzhu didn't dare to go alone, so she could only ask Zhong Laosan, who was at home, to get it.

"Of course it's true! Why would I lie to you?" Zhang Mingzhu felt very aggrieved and stuttered. "I wanted to wait for the peddler under the tree, but when I got there, I saw my mother. At first, she only asked me if I was doing well and how my second uncle treated me. Later, she told me to ask my second uncle for money to help my brother get married."

Zhong Ruyi taught her, "Next time your mother says this to you, just agree to her and don't argue with her."

Zhang Mingzhu was at a loss, "Why? This, this is not good!"

"I know this isn't nice, but you just promised her and didn't say you'd get the money. Just keep dragging it out. It's none of your business whether your brother gets married or not."

She lowered her head and felt that what Zhong Ruyi said was right. She didn't have to do it even if she agreed.

As they were talking, they arrived home. Tiedan was squatting at the door. When he heard their voices, he raised his head quickly, his face full of anticipation.

She ran over with the clatter of little footsteps, "Aunt! Cousin! Uncle Chen!"

After calling out to the people, he looked at Zhang Mingzhu expectantly, "Aunt, didn't you say you were going to buy some snacks for Dandan?"

Zhang Mingzhu lowered her head in shame. She had promised before she left that she would definitely bring Tiedan his favorite osmanthus cake.

As a result, Tiedan didn't buy the osmanthus cake and was disappointed.

Zhong Ruyi picked him up and asked Chen Dongzhi to help open the door. "Do you only have eyes for snacks? I remember your mother didn't let you eat more snacks, fearing that you would break your teeth again."

Tiedan covered his mouth and said softly, "I asked my mother, and she said I could eat it this time because it's Tiedan's birthday in a few days."

"Tiedan is going to have his birthday?" Zhong Ruyi was a little surprised.

Zhang Mingzhu nodded, "My sister-in-law said that Cuicui, Tiedan, and Xiaohe all have birthdays in the same month, only three days apart."

Zhong Ruyi suddenly remembered that her mother had been talking about her birthday some time ago. She remembered that the original owner's birthday was also this month.

Chen Dongzhi interrupted and said, "Your birthday is in two days."

It seems that four people in the Zhong family were born in the same month.

Zhong Ruyi's was two days later, Tiedan's was three days later, Cuicui's was six days later, and Xiaohe's was nine days later.

She reached out and touched Tiedan, put him down, and led him away. "How about this? Auntie will celebrate your birthdays. Can we celebrate the three of you on the same day?"

Li Guihua heard the noise and came out, and saw her younger sister coming back with her future brother-in-law. She smiled and said, "Why celebrate a child's birthday? Forget it."

Tiedan immediately protested, "No, no, Tiedan wants to celebrate his birthday!"

"It's okay. There are four of us in the family anyway, so why not just spend it together?" Zhong Ruyi said with a smile, and took the small bag that Chen Dongzhi was holding.

"Sister-in-law, this is for you. This is the pearl cream I bought in town. You can apply it in the morning or before going to bed. You can use it on your face and hands."

She gave Li Guihua two boxes, and Zhang Mingzhu only received one. She pouted and said, "You are biased."

"Do you want it or not? If you don't want it, give it back to me!" Zhong Ruyi didn't want to spoil her and pretended to snatch it back, but Zhang Mingzhu dodged him.

Now that the family has been divided, the second and third brothers have bought land to build houses. The second brother's house is still under construction and is almost completed. The second sister-in-law takes Lanlan to see it when she is free. After all, the second brother is not at home, so as the hostess, she always has to pay more attention to it.

Li Guihua went to the kitchen to cook noodles for her and Chen Dongzhi. Chen Dongzhi waved his hand and said, "Sister-in-law, don't bother. I won't eat here."

He has been in town these days, either escorting goods or helping to teach kung fu at the martial arts school. His family must have missed him.

"By the way, Brother Dongzhi, please leave two boxes for Xiaoxue and Aunt Chen." Zhong Ruyi remembered and took out four boxes from the small bag and gave them to Chen Dongzhi.

After the people left, Zhang Mingzhu wrinkled her nose and said, "You are so nice to your future sister-in-law!"

Zhong Ruyi glanced at her and said, "Of course. After all, he treats me better than some people do."

Zhang Mingzhu choked and quickly patted her shoulders to please her, "Then I will definitely treat you well in the future!"

"Just listen to what I say first. We still have to see if we can do it."

By the time Zhong Ruyi had finished eating the noodles, Tiedan had already pestered Zhang Mingzhu to go outside and wait for the peddler to arrive.