The brother-in-law was indeed a sincere man, hastily shaking his head vigorously, "I’m not afraid of spending money, but the money has to be spent wisely!"
Thus, several people sat at the table, reviewing each dish one by one, and finally made a preliminary decision. They inevitably discussed how to arrange the event on September 12th, which took more than an hour.
After finally sending off that large family, the restaurant finally quieted down. Hua Xiaomai took a deep breath, feeling parched and urged Zhou Yunyun, "Quick, bring a large bowl of water to drink; I’ve exhausted a month’s worth of conversation in this afternoon alone."
Zhou Yunyun hastily brought out a large bowl, filled it with warm water and handed it to her, "Master, is this enough?"
"Pfft!" Chun Xi and La i imdiately burst into laughter.
"What’s so funny!" Hua Xiaomai glanced at them both, "I really can drink it! You two sisters just watched the excitent earlier, quite happy, huh? Don’t get too happy too soon. Let tell you in advance, if we encounter this situation again, you’ll also have to help, don’t..."
Before she could finish her sentence, her eyes suddenly caught sight of ng Lao Niang, still standing at the doorway, her expression seemingly very unpleasant, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
"Mother, what’s wrong?" She dared not tease the two sisters-in-law any longer, quickly spreading a smile across her face, "I see you’ve been standing there for quite a while; co and sit down for a bit!"
"You, co out with !"
ng Lao Niang seed very displeased but still left so face for her, not erupting on the spot. She hooked her finger and headed to the backyard first.
Hua Xiaomai had no choice but swiftly drank most of the bowl of water and followed her hurriedly.
...
The ox-cart bought by the small restaurant had its ox kept in a shed in the backyard. Because the weather was no longer too hot and the young boys cleaned it diligently, there was virtually no foul sll.
Upon entering the backyard, ng Lao Niang sat under a tree, looked up at Hua Xiaomai who was also approaching, and said, angrily, "What kind of look were you giving earlier? Did I embarrass you? I just find it strange, Qiao Xiong is usually so generous, how co he has such a stingy brother-in-law? He can’t hold his own in public, and I’m not even allowed to make jokes about him?"
Hua Xiaomai was stunned, then soon felt utterly exhausted from within.
She had just had so many conversations, not a mont of rest, and now her mother-in-law was picking a quarrel again?
She sighed and took a couple of steps forward, enduringly smiling, "Mother, you’re speaking out of annoyance! You know very well, he was a guest who ca to our door. As rchants, isn’t it part of our job to be cautious in front of custors? Besides, that person really was a bit too petty, but you are also a person who is careful with daily expenses. If it were you, wouldn’t you also make thorough calculations?"
"Don’t drag into this; I’m not the one spending that money!" ng Lao Niang refused to listen to her, rolling her eyes, "Do you know how nervous I was when those people surrounded you inside? My heart almost leaped out of my chest! I’ve said it before, if you want to ruin yourself, that’s your business, but you’re carrying the ng Family’s blood in your belly; you better be careful! All you think about is business, can’t Yuhuai feed you?"
"When have I thought about it all the ti?"
On a good day, Hua Xiaomai might usually argue a bit with her, hashing it out until the topic would be considered closed, but today she really didn’t have the strength for it, her saliva having run dry. She took a step back and pursed her lips, "Alright, mother, no need to get angry; I’ll rember what you said and will try to hand over things to the two sisters-in-law to manage in the future. But...after all, we are the owners of Daoxiang Garden; when it cos to decision-making tis, I can’t be completely uninvolved, can I?"
ng Lao Niang gave her a sidelong glance, not imdiately responding as she mulled it over in her mind. Eventually unable to hold back her feelings, she muttered discontentedly, "I don’t understand why you insist on running this damn restaurant! Our family has never lacked for your food or clothing, yet you insist on making a fuss, convincing my son to throw so much money here!"
Even with her usually good nature, Hua Xiaomai’s patience started wearing thin as her mother-in-law prattled on endlessly, slightly furrowing her brow, "Mother, it’s almost the evening rush; can we go ho and talk about this?"
"Go ho? As if I don’t know what you’re up to. Once we’re back, Yuhuai will be there to protect you. Even if I want to scold you, I’ll have to consider him, right? You can forget about dreaming; let’s talk about it right here!" ng Lao Niang relentlessly kept going, her voice echoing louder.
Hua Xiaomai couldn’t hold back any longer.
Lately, she had been getting along well with ng Lao Niang, all being peaceful and harmonious. How had she forgotten that if this woman started her relentless nagging, it could really be maddeningly infuriating?!
"What do you want, exactly!" she asked, truly fatigued and already harangued, her tone sowhat sharp, "When the initial talk of building the garden happened, why didn’t you express any objections? You didn’t say a word, so naturally, I assud you agreed! Oh, now that the garden is finally completed, just as we are about to welco our first business, before I even get a chance to be happy, you douse with cold water, what does this an? Even if I’m wrong, at least I’ve apologized to you. If you can’t get over it, there’s nothing I can do!"
After finishing, she ignored whatever reaction ng Lao Niang had, stord off into the lobby with a flip of her hand.
ng Lao Niang was sowhat dazed. As she ca to her senses and saw her charging toward the entrance, she got a fright and hurriedly followed behind her, loudly saying, "Walk slowly, slow down, watch the threshold! If you bump into the door fra or a table corner and hurt my grandson, see if I don’t make you pay with your life!"
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