When he arrived at the Volga Western Restaurant, Han Mingyan was both nervous and excited.

She has been in Beijing for three years. She has only passed by the Western Restaurant, but has never come in.

I have heard people say that the Western restaurant is very high-end, and the food inside is all from foreign countries. Most people can't afford it. She has long been looking forward to it.

When she thought about immediately being able to taste the Western food she had been looking forward to for three years and meeting the family of Chief Zhou, she was nervous and excited, and her heart was full of expectations.

Stepping up the steps and entering through the revolving door, Han Mingyan instantly entered a palace-like world.

Wow, this Western restaurant is too gorgeous!

The spacious and bright hall is a luxurious European style decoration style. The walls of the restaurant are covered with beautiful wallpapers, and the roof of the seven-meter-high shed is hung with gorgeous gold-plated chandeliers. Five copper pillars stand in the center of the hall like backbones. The dining tables in the room are neatly arranged, with light yellow tablecloths on the table and high-legged glass cups on it.

The dark red square tableware, gorgeous seats with armrests, and brightly colored floor tiles make the entire restaurant look gorgeous and noble, luxurious and solemn.

Han Mingyan walked into the magnificent hall with excitement, trying her best to keep calm so as not to be looked down upon by others as a country bumpkin.

A young waiter in a black braggie with a white apron came over and led them to an empty table and asked them to sit down.

Liu Hongdong asked Han Mingyan what he wanted to eat with a gentlemanly manner. Han Mingyan immediately said obediently: "Uncle Liu, order, I will eat whatever you order."

This was the first time she had come to such a high-end place in her life. She really didn't know what to eat, let alone order food. In order to avoid making a fool of herself, she decided to give the right to order food to Liu Hongdong.

Seeing that she was so well-behaved, Liu Hongdong smiled and took the menu, ordered a can of braised beef, a portion of buttery grilled fish, a portion of buttery mushroom soup, a portion of foie gras, and three portions of bread slices.

Han Mingyan listened to the high-end dishes and looked at the gorgeous hall again, and sighed in her heart, "It's great to have money!"

Not only can you enjoy the best service, but you can also eat the best food in the best restaurant. No wonder everyone hopes to become a rich and powerful person?

"Mingyan, see if these are OK? If you want to eat anything, order whatever you want and Uncle Liu pays the bill." Liu Hongdong gave up the recipe and said generously to Han Mingyan.

Liu Fang stared at her father blankly. When did her father become so generous?

Han Mingyan smiled shyly and said, "Uncle Liu, these are already very good. You probably don't know yet. In fact, my family is from a rural area in the northeast. The conditions at home are very bad. It is hard to even eat a piece of meat on weekdays! It is thanks to Uncle Liu to be able to eat these things today."

When Liu Hongdong heard that Han Mingyan was from the northeastern countryside, he said in surprise: "It's not like it. It's similar to your accent that is similar to that of Beijing!"

Han Mingyan said: "That's because I've been in Beijing for a long time. I've been in my junior year and haven't been home for many years. I've been with people in the capital all day, and I can't help but my accent changes."

Liu Hongdong said: "It's really hard for you. I haven't been home for three years. Why don't you go back during the winter and summer vacations?"

When Han Mingyan mentioned this topic, he seemed a little disappointed.

She lowered her head, bit her lip, and whispered: "The tickets for returning to my hometown from the capital are too expensive. The tickets for one round trip are enough for me for two months of living expenses. Besides, I have to go out to work and earn money during the holidays, otherwise, the little scholarships subsidized by the school will not be enough to spend. I miss home and my parents very much, but there is no way..."

Captain Liu felt very pity when he saw the little girl's pitiful look. He wanted to help her, but after all, he was not familiar with her. If he said help or funding, it would be a bit abrupt.

Therefore, he could only watch her pitiful little look, which made him feel very distressed.

While waiting for the meal, Han Mingyan proposed to go to the bathroom.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to go to the bathroom, she circled the restaurant and found the small restaurant inside the curtain when she passed the column with curtains.

Sure enough, Han Mingxiu and Zhou Juncheng's family were having a dining in a more upscale, quiet small restaurant.

The small restaurant is decorated more luxuriously and grander than the lobby outside. There is a man in a black dress playing the violin inside. At this time, Han Mingxiu was sitting around with the Zhou family, chatting in a low voice while eating.

Everyone talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was very warm.

Although Zhou Xilong and his wife were talking and laughing, in fact, the couple was not happy to eat Western food. In their eyes, how could they dare to buy some elbow meat and eat it by themselves?

However, because Yaoyao likes to eat, the couple doesn't like it and insists on sitting here, looking at the children's happiness and seeing their smiling faces, let alone letting them eat Western food, even if they let them eat something bad, they are happy...

When we were with Uncle Zhou’s family, Han Mingxiu didn’t have to take care of Yaoyao at all. Uncle Zhou, Aunt Zhou and Xiao Zhou were all scrambling to serve the little girl’s movie!

At this time, Han Mingxiu was enjoying a portion of foie gras with a knife in one hand and a fork in the other. She was eating with relish when she suddenly saw Han Mingyan coming towards them.

As soon as he saw Han Mingyan, Han Wenxiu's face changed immediately. His face, which was originally smiling, turned black in an instant.

If a shameful person sees the person she is about to say hello to her, he will definitely turn around and walk away with tactfulness.

However, Han Mingyan is not a shameless person. Regardless of Han Mingxiu's attitude, she still maintained a sweet smile, walked to their table, and said in surprise: "Oh, Xiu, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here!"

Her amazement naturally attracted the Zhou family's attention.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Han Mingyan spoke before Han Mingxiu: "Xiu, these are all your friends! Hello everyone, I am Han Mingyan, Xiu's cousin."

When the Zhou family heard that it was Han Mingxiu's cousin, their eyes when they looked at Han Mingyan were immediately full of friendship.

Aunt Zhou even stood up and prepared to invite her to have a meal together.

However, before Aunt Zhou could tell her, Han Mingxiu said lukewarmly: "It's really a coincidence. However, we are having a meal and we don't have time to reminisce about the past with you. You should just invite me."

This is obviously not my favor, and I am issuing an order to expel her guests!

Uncle Zhou's family was surprised to see Han Mingxiu's cold and ruthless attitude towards Han Mingyan.

However, they knew Han Mingxiu's character and knew that she had always been a kind and loving person, and would not treat anyone like this for no reason.

Since she has this attitude towards this cousin, it proves that this cousin must have problems.

So, everyone's eyes at Han Mingyan were no longer friendly, and Aunt Zhou also sat down, and she also swallowed the invitation that was already at the mouth.

Han Mingyan originally thought that in order to leave a gentle and sensible impression on the Zhou family, Han Mingxiu should pretend to be warm and affectionate to her and deeply affectionate with her sisters. Unexpectedly, she turned against her without any scruples, and was not afraid that the Zhou family would have any opinions about her.

After hearing Han Mingxiu's words, Han Mingyan quickly glanced at the Zhou family.

But I saw that the Zhou family all looked at her, and the originally friendly eyes suddenly changed. They became cold, alienated, tentative, speculated, and had no appearance of friendship at all.

Judging from this, the Zhou family stood on Han Mingxiu's side completely and unconditionally.

Even if she was polite at all, even if she looked arrogant and arrogant, the Zhou family did not feel that it was inappropriate, as if there was no reason or any excuse. They could completely believe Han Mingxiu and stand on the same front with Han Mingxiu completely unconditionally.

This situation was something Han Mingyan never expected.

No wonder Han Mingxiu is so confident!

Han Mingyan paused for a moment and then said pitifully: "Oh, then... I won't bother you anymore. You can eat slowly, show, I'll leave first..."

After saying that, he looked at Han Mingxiu deeply again, turned around and walked away slowly.

After walking a few steps, she suddenly turned around and said, "Xiu, we are sisters, the first grandfather and grandson..."

After saying that, he ran away with a sob.

It seems like I have suffered a huge grievance.

Han Mingxiu rolled her eyes in her heart and cursed: "My heart, who are you pretending to be pitiful?" No matter how good she acts, she has to see who the audience is. Just based on the relationship between Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou and her, even if she dies in front of them, they don't want to pity her, let alone make trouble for her.

Seeing Han Mingyan crying and running away, Xiao Zhou said, "Sister Xiu, who is this woman? Why do you look so annoying?"

Han Mingxiu said: "She is indeed my cousin, but she is not from the same place with me. She has never dealt with me since she was a child. She has also done many things that I can't forgive her. So, I treat her, hey,... Forget it, I won't talk about her anymore, so it won't affect our good mood. Let's eat ours..."

Han Mingxiu was unwilling to mention an annoying person when everyone was having a happy meal together, and she was even more unwilling to discuss the strengths and weaknesses behind their backs. So she ended the topic and continued to eat with everyone...

And Han Mingyan, after being disappointed at Han Mingxiu, quickly returned to their table.

When Liu Fang saw her coming back, she waved to her happily and said, "I thought you were lost and couldn't find you. I was about to go find you."

Han Mingyan pulled the corner of her mouth and said, "How could it be? She just met an acquaintance and said a few words..."

Soon, the meal ordered by Liu Hongdong came.

Han Mingyan also started having dinner with them.

The meal was actually quite rich. But Han Mingyan thought of the dishes she saw on the Zhou family table just now, and it seemed that the number of dishes was more than that. And they also drank red wine, and the crystal clear goblet was filled with amber wine, which looked very delicious.

They all dine in this restaurant, but their table looks much more elegant than their table.

Han Mingyan was very unfair and jealous, but now it is not the time to care about these things.

If Han Mingxiu doesn't recognize her sister, she can't cling to the Zhou family. What should she do, how can she turn wars into jade with Han Mingxiu? Or, how can she climb the big tree of the Zhou family?

While eating, she thought, and the words were missing just now.

Seeing that she was not as lively and bright as she was at the beginning, Liu Hongdong thought she was still sad about the fact that she hadn't returned to her hometown for three years and had no fare, so he started to think about it...

How can I give her some money to get her home without being abrupt?

**

"Mom, it's been so many days, my elder brother should have received our letter, right? Why didn't he reply to us yet?"

During dinner, Huo Changsheng saw the corn porridge and mustard lumps stewed potatoes on the dinner table. He didn't feel sour water in his stomach again. He immediately remembered the person who could let him live a good life.

Aunt Huo said calmly: "It should have been received long ago. If he wants to send us a mail, it will be almost the same in the past two days. Let's wait..."

"Mom, do you think he can't give us money? What if he doesn't give us mail?"

Xifeng sat on the edge of the kang with her child in her arms. Since her mother-in-law said she wanted to snatch money from Huo Jianfeng, her attitude towards her mother-in-law has become much more respectful.

When she was having dinner, she always picked up the bowl and ate it, so she didn't care whether the old man was serving it or not! However, since her mother-in-law said she wanted to squeeze money from Huo Jianfeng, she can wait for her mother-in-law to serve her together when she eats every day.

This change made Aunt Huo feel very happy. As an elder, what do you care most about? Isn’t it just that the younger generation respects them or is filial to them?

Aunt Huo was even more determined to gain the respect and recognition of her daughter-in-law and make up her mind to make a big splash from Huo Jianfeng.

Hearing his daughter-in-law's concern, Aunt Huo snorted and said, "He dares. If he dares not give the mail, I will go to their troops to make trouble. Anyway, the couple are all from the unit. If he angers me, I will go to their unit every day to see if they still want to think about it?"

"Hehe, mom, I really have a way." Huo Changsheng smiled, and his teeth were exposed.

"My elder brother is now a company commander and is a person who wants to develop upwards. My sister-in-law is also a college student. After graduation, she will become a state cadre. They will definitely be afraid of affecting their future and will definitely not dare to go against you."

"Yes, just use this to block them, and each one is sure." Xifeng also said excitedly.
To be continued...