Chapter 84 of Volume 1: Have Fun to One's Heart's Content

  "Heh heh, it should be like this." Su Xiaofan nodded with a smile.

  Xiao Yimeng saw this and raised the corner of his lips, lowering his head to continue reading the book in his hand.

  Jia's expression also softened into a warm smile, although he had been worried about the young master's identity for a long time, it gradually dissipated, because Xiao Fan seemed to like him very much, and he, although young, was really good to Xiao Fan.

  As long as they are good with each other, age and all that may really not be a problem.

  After seeing off the Jia family, Su Xiaofan went alone to the Fragrant Wine House. It's still good to tell them about the new dishes recently. After all, Su and his wife are about to get married soon. If they want to buy a house in Mochen City earlier, they need to make more money. And today is strange, when he went out, Xiaobao didn't follow him.

  "Why didn't you go with them?"

  Inside the Qili Xiang wine house, Hua Fei was leaning against the window, watching Su Xiao Fan's back view gradually walking away downstairs.

  "Let her go alone today, I'm not interested in eavesdropping on the conversation between my daughter and her family." Xiao Yimeng walked in from outside the door, glanced at the few people inside, raised an eyebrow and looked at Xiao Yuanfeng, saying: "Didn't I tell you about Yu Shu's situation before? When do you plan to go bring him out?"

  Xiao Yuanfeng was startled and got up: "I've been forgetting about this recently, I'll set off now. However, Mo Ge, if their family blames us, you have to take responsibility."

  "Hmm, when taking him away, leave a note for his family to let them know he's with me, so they won't have to search everywhere." Xiao Yimiao lazily raised an eyebrow.

  "Great."

  "Mò ér, you really don't plan on going back?" Huā Fēi asked casually.

  "Master, don't worry, if there's really something urgent, Father will send someone to find me, won't he? Since no one has come, it means nothing serious is happening." Xiao Yimiao smiled slightly: "Besides, Father hasn't returned to the valley for many years, let him enjoy the life in the valley this rare time."

  Petals fluttering, thin lips lightly pressed together, and slightly raised eye corners outline a faint smile.

  Fragrant wine shop.

  Yu Xiaoxi propped her elbows on the windowsill, lost in thought.

  Su Xiaofan stood outside the window, waving her hand in front of her several times, but she still seemed to have not seen it, her eyes staring blankly as they followed her own hand moving back and forth.

  "Hey! What's on your mind?"

  "Ah...... it's Xiao Fan, you scared me to death."

  Yu Xiaoxi was startled by her own voice and nearly jumped up in fright.

  "I'm standing right in front of you, and I can still scare you. Honestly, what are you thinking?" Su Xiaofan shook his head helplessly and turned around to enter the tavern.

  "Xiao Fan is here." Meng Ping smiled slightly, and two red flushes quickly appeared on his face.

  "Ah, hello." Su Xiao Fan nodded slightly towards him and glanced faintly at the two shop assistants behind him, seemingly newbies. He walked over to Yu Xiao Xi's opposite side and sat down, scanning the direction of the kitchen: "How are you so idle?"

  Yu Xiao Xi lay on the table and softly replied: "I don't feel like moving today, my heart is all messy, I don't know what's wrong?"

  Su Xiaofan furrowed her brow and stared at her for a moment before asking: "Your wedding is approaching, aren't you feeling anxious?"

  "Tense?" Yu Xiaoxi straightened up, her eyes wide with a hint of tension.

  "Hmm, I've heard that it's normal to feel a bit anxious before getting married. Is this what they call pre-marital jitters?" Su Xiao Fan couldn't help but feel a thrill of excitement and anticipation for their upcoming wedding day.

  “……”

  Yu Xiaoxi didn't respond, she silently turned her head to look out the window at the crowd. In the past, no matter how much trouble she caused, her sister would always help her resolve everything. But soon she was going to get married, and from then on, no matter what happened, she would have to face it alone. Just thinking about this made her feel inexplicably uneasy.

  It seemed like Su Xiao Fan had seen through her worries, so he reached out and patted her head: "Don't worry, Su Bing won't bully you. And no matter what happens in the future, I'll always help you. I'll definitely stand on your side and not let anyone bully you."

  "Hmm." Yu Xiaoxi smiled with curved eyebrows, apart from her sister and Su Bing, she also had Xiao Fan. In the future, even if there were some troubles that couldn't be shared with her sister, maybe they could be shared with Xiao Fan.

  "Alright, you wait here for a moment, we'll go play later." Su Xiaofan turned around and entered the kitchen, she had to tell them about the recipes for those dishes.

  Yu Xiaoxi furrowed her brow and stared at her back, it's almost dark now, where is she going?

  Half an hour later, Su Xiaofan walked out of the kitchen, bringing the three people in the kitchen with him. He smiled and said to Meng Ping: "I've discussed it with them, let's close early today and go out to have some fun, how about it?"

  "Closing early is fine, but where can we go to have some fun?" Meng Ping also wanted to relax and unwind, as since the wine shop opened, he hadn't had a good chance to relax his mind and body, being busy every day.

  "I just heard a few women talking about tonight's flower lantern festival on the way here, shall we go and take a look?" Su Xiaofan had been itching to see what kind of lanterns would be at the flower lantern festival after hearing it on the road.

  "Alright." Yu Xiaoxi shook off the gloom in her heart and jumped up excitedly, it had been a long time since she last saw the flower lantern festival: "But aren't you bringing your little brat along?"

  Su Xiaofan slightly furrowed her brow: "It's just going to play, shouldn't need to call him, and that kind of place, if a child goes, it might not be good, what if he gets lost?"

  Yu Xiaoxi thought seriously: "I think if you don't go call him, he will definitely get angry. And no matter how I think about it, I feel that he won't possibly get lost."

  "I've already told the people at Qili Xiang, you all go ahead." Meng Ping instructed a few new shop assistants in the wine tavern to close the door after him, then put down the things in his hands and walked out.

  Su Xiaofan blinked, watching his figure rush out in a hurry. She wasn't anxious at all, wondering why they were always so anxious. Originally, she had only intended to go out and play on a whim, and if she had known earlier, she would have brought him along when she left the house.

  The most prosperous street in Silent City, Flower Art Street.

  Under the night, the originally bustling flower art street is even more crowded today, with lanterns of various shapes hanging from the branches of the river, and countless ribbons fluttering.

  Su Xiaofan rushed over with an excited face, touching this and that.

  "Xiao Fan, these are all ordinary, it's only the next section that is the most beautiful." Yu Xiao Xi pointed to the front of the road.

  "Really? Come to think of it, what kind of shops are there in this area? Are they all selling flowers? Selling lanterns?" Su Xiaofan's eyes pierced through the crowd and looked at those equally lively shops.

  Meng Jie shook her head, and a loud voice came from not far away: "No, it's said that they are all some art pieces, handicrafts and so on, such as the masterpieces of famous painters, and the masterpieces of ceramic masters. Moreover, most of the bosses in this generation are very rich people, even if there is no business coming to their doors, they can still operate for a long time."

  "Really? I'm not really interested in those things, but why would the flower lantern festival be held in a place like this?" Su Xiaofan responded casually.

  "This is usually a gathering place for literati and elegant scholars. As for the flower lantern festival, it must be handmade into various forms of lanterns. Some people will also write riddles on the lanterns, and if you guess correctly, you can get all sorts of prizes." Meng Jie continued to speak, saying that he had been to this area with his father before, but everything here was just for looking, ordinary commoners like himself couldn't afford to buy anything.

  "Oh, is that so? Is there a wine house or something?"

  Su Xiaofan found it strange that as they walked, there were still some wine houses and taverns in front of them, but the closer they got to this place, they gradually disappeared.

  Meng Jie thought for a moment and replied, "No, I've heard that the literati here are very particular about their tastes and are not easy to please. Several people who opened restaurants in this area before have ended up closing down."

  Su Xiaofan heard this, and her eyes showed a hint of excitement. Such a prosperous street, yet there wasn't a single tavern or wine house? What a waste! She turned back to ask Fu Shu, how much spare silver was left in the account recently, if it's enough, they could take over a tavern around here.

  "Xiao Fan, aren't you thinking of opening a wine house here?" Su Bing asked, staring into her eyes.

  "Yes, I was just thinking of opening another restaurant after the New Year. If there's a suitable location now, I'll consider advancing my plan." Su Xiaofan said as he weaved through the crowd and squeezed his way to the other side of the street.

  "Hmm, if it were Xiao Fan, he might be able to cater to the tastes of those picky scholars. Yu Xiaoxi nodded in agreement, after all, anyone who had ever tasted Xiao Fan's cooking couldn't help but remember the flavor and crave for more, just like herself, it had been a long time since she last had Xiao Fan's cooking."

  "Heh heh." Su Xiao Fan smiled slyly and walked forward along the edges of each store.

  At this time, a group of people who had rushed out from Nanli Xiang suddenly entered Hua Yi Street.

  Looking at the crowded street in front of her, she furrowed her brow slightly and muttered softly: "With so many people, it's probably not easy to find them."

  "It's really, sorry about that. I just rushed off and forgot to arrange a meeting spot with them." Meng Ping apologized, scratching his head, his eyes scanning the crowd constantly.

  "Never mind, since we're here, let's have a good time." Xiao Yimiao waved his sleeve and walked in slowly.

  "Hmm, aren't you in a hurry?" Xiao Yuanqiu also slightly annoyed, pinched the handle of his fan, because there were too many people around him, he couldn't even open his fan properly. The originally cool weather had become somewhat stifling due to the excessive number of people around.

  Xiao Yi Mo faintly raised his head, looking into his eyes: "What's the hurry? It's rare for her to come out and play once, let her have fun. I heard there's a riddle-guessing game here, shall we go take a look? Maybe we can win some interesting things for her."

  Xiao Yuanqiu's face cleared of its annoyance, and a faint smile appeared as he nodded slightly. He turned to look at Meng Ping and said, "In that case, it's not bad either. Thank you for showing me the way."

  "Let's go." Meng Ping took the lead, walking ahead of the three: "I've heard that the prizes given out during the lantern riddle guessing activity every year are very good, I wonder what it will be this year."

  "Just go and you'll know." As for the prize, Hua Feicheng, who was originally feeling depressed, also became somewhat eager to try.

  He had always disliked being surrounded by too many people, and staying in such a situation was really unbearable for him. If he hadn't been cooped up in the wine tower for too long and felt stifled, he would never have come to such a place.

  "This place is quite strange."

  Su Xiaofan stood in front of a large, dimly lit restaurant, speaking out in confusion.

  These four weeks are particularly bright under the reflection of various lanterns, and here is cold and quiet, compared to the bustling shops around, it seems a bit out of place.

  "This is one of the wine houses that closed down previously, I heard it's very spacious inside and has complete facilities." Meng Jie remembered when it first opened, it was quite sensational, but it closed down after just a few months. It can be imagined how difficult it is to serve customers in this area.

  "Can we go in and take a look?" Su Xiaofan saw that the door was open.

  "What's so good about a dark and gloomy place?" Yu Xiaoxi was somewhat reluctant to enter, after all, even if it was closed, it was still someone else's tavern. If they didn't announce their presence and just walked in, they might stir up trouble.

  "What brings you gentlemen here?"

  A warm and polite male voice came from behind them.

  Everyone turned around, and a handsome young man in elegant attire stood there, holding a lantern. The light shone on his face, making his features appear exceptionally gentle.

  "Hello, we want to go in and take a look." Su Xiaofan came back to her senses and pointed behind her.

  "This tavern has been closed for a long time, if you're looking to stay in a hotel, why not walk a bit further ahead? Once you leave this flower street, there will be many inns."

  "No, we don't want to stay at the inn, just want to go in and take a look. If the owner of this wine shop is there, ask him if he wants to transfer the operation of the wine shop to someone else." Su Xiaofan said after speaking, only then did she remember that she didn't even know if she had enough silver...

  "Do you want to take over this restaurant?"

  The young master of the lantern shop, slightly surprised, raised his voice. Since the wine house closed its doors, no one had ever come to mention taking over, although everything in the wine house was still maintained as it was when it first opened.

  "Yes, may we go in and take a look?" Su Xiaofan stepped aside as he approached.

  "Please follow me." Although he felt that someone was going to take over, he wasn't very excited. As long as she understood the real situation here, she would give up on this idea anyway.

  "Linker, bring down a few more lanterns."

  "After entering the wine house, he said a sentence softly to the inside, then turned around and closed the door: 'Everyone is free to find a place to sit, the stools are very clean, on ordinary days when there's nothing to do, Lian'er always sweeps them carefully.'"

  Su Bing touched the desktop with his hand, and indeed it didn't have any dust on it. He suddenly felt suspicious - since this was already a closed-down wine shop, why did someone still sweep every day?

  In a moment, a boy dressed as a book boy brought out several lanterns from inside and placed them on the nearby table.

  "Master, let me take the lantern for you." Lian'er took the lantern from his hand and walked out: "Master, stay with them for a while, I'll go prepare some tea."

  "In the lower floor, Mu Rong Qian Hua was originally the fiancé of the young lady of this wine house. However, the young lady's body was weak and she passed away before we reached the age of marriage. Her father was heartbroken and unable to manage the already struggling wine house, so he returned to his hometown with her mother to recuperate. I just helped them take care of the wine house during that time." Mu Rong Qian Hua's eyes revealed a hint of sorrow.

  "Please accept my condolences." Su Xiaofan was at a loss for words for a moment and only managed to squeeze out these three words.

  "Thank you." Murong Shanhua looked them up and down before asking: "Which one of you wants to take over this wine shop?"

  Su Xiaofan pointed at herself and said: "It's me."

  Murong Shanhua slightly furrowed her brow, with a hint of inquiry in her tone: "Miss seems to be extremely young. You've also seen that our wine shop is quite large. I wonder if you've already given up on this idea?"

  "Don't look down on people, our Xiao Fan is the boss of the newly opened but booming Qili Xiang wine house, and also partners with the boss of Mingyue Building to operate this joint venture between Mingyue Building and Xingyue Building." Yu Xiaoxi was dissatisfied with the disdain in his eyes when he looked at Xiao Fan.

  "Is this true?" Murong Shanhua looked at Yu Xiaoxi with a hint of surprise, her words also laced with doubt.

  "Naturally, how can this be fake? Go and ask if you don't know." Yu Xiao Xi nodded vigorously, furrowing his brow. If he continued to doubt what he said, they would have a good argument.

  Murong Shanhua finally believed what she said, stood up and bowed his hands to Su Xiaofan: "I was rude."

  Su Xiaofan smiled lightly: "No need, young master doesn't have to be like this. This wine house is decorated so exquisitely, why can't it be opened?"

  Su Xiaofan glanced around the exquisite surroundings during their conversation, and with the strong light in the house at this moment, he could vaguely see a long corridor leading to the backyard near the stairs.

  Murong Shanhua also noticed her gaze and pointed in that direction, saying: "Behind there is the accommodation area, and there is a medium-sized garden. In the garden, there are some pavilions, stone tables and so on. Originally, it was used for gatherings of scholars. The upper floors have various levels of private rooms."

  After finishing, he shook his head regretfully and said: "When the wine house first opened, business was still good. However, because the chef in the wine house wasn't very good, although they kept recruiting new people, they couldn't satisfy the customers' appetites. Gradually, business dwindled, and later, the young lady suddenly passed away, and Father-in-law lost heart and fortunately closed down the business."

  Su Xiaofan nodded heavily after hearing this, and indeed such a venue was a bit too big. Judging from the grand hall she saw, the private rooms upstairs wouldn't be small either. And that garden he mentioned earlier, which wasn't too big or too small, must be quite large as well.

  "I don't know if you can make a decision, but if you can, name a price. I'll bring someone else to take a look together tomorrow. Today was originally just for the flower lantern festival and sightseeing." Su Xiaofan was still quite satisfied with the current decoration style here, perhaps it was indeed tailored to suit the tastes of those literary gentlemen, the wine house's decorations were relatively simple and elegant, just sitting here seemed to be able to smell some ink fragrance, and feel the atmosphere of books.

  "Father-in-law has mentioned before that he wants to transfer the wine house to someone else, but didn't tell me the price. I'll let Lian'er go ask tomorrow, and you two come back in two days?" A faint excitement rose in Mu Rong Shallow Flower's eyes.

  When the elder sister was seriously ill, she had always hoped that the wine shop's business would turn for the better, even if it were to be transferred to someone else's hands, and the wine shop would become better, which could also be considered as fulfilling one of her wishes.

  "Well, then we'll take our leave first." Su Xiaofan stood up and walked out of the room with several others.

  Lian'er walked out of the inner room with a tray, saw that the large hall was left with only Murong Shanhua alone, frowned and walked over to say: "Why did they leave, it's not easy for a few people to come to the wine tower to sit and chat."

  "Recently you've been sulking, right? Just now I asked you to go with me to the flower lantern festival, why didn't you go?"

  "It would be best to leave someone behind to watch the wine shop, in case some ill-intentioned person sneaks in and causes trouble." Lian'er placed a teacup in front of him and looked towards the door: "If someone takes over this wine shop, Young Master, you can return with me then?"

  "Uh-huh, I promised Dad that I would keep my word." Murong Shanhua slightly narrowed her eyes, and the space between her eyebrows was filled with painful expressions.

  Back on the bustling streets, Su Xiaofan suddenly remembered that he had yet to reunite with Xiao Yimo and the others.

  "Is Xiaofan going to look for them?" Yu Xiaoxi saw her looking around in the crowd, knowing that she might be looking for Xiao Yimeng and others.

  "So many people, how can we find them? Let's just take a stroll and go back." Su Xiaofan was preoccupied with thoughts of taking down the wine house, even as they walked into an area with exceptionally beautiful lanterns, she had no heart to look around.

  After playing around at will for a while, several people returned to the wine building.

  "You all sit down first, I'll go get you something good to eat."

  After arriving at Qi Li Xiang, Su Xiao Fan went into the kitchen.

  Su Bing swept a circle of the still crowded hall, and followed Xiao Fu's lead, walking up to the third floor with everyone else.

  Yu Xiaoxi excitedly felt around the private room: "This is my first time coming here, it's really too luxurious. When can we also open a wine house as big as this?"

  "It'll get better slowly." Su Bing sat down at the table, smiling as he looked at her excited little face. The recent business had been pretty good too, but it was completely incomparable to Xiao Fan's wine shop. Firstly, the location was different, and secondly, the level of class was also different.

  The maid brought in some of the best tea and arranged it neatly before backing out respectfully.

  Yu Xiaoxi stared at her from the moment she came in: "Xiao Fan, those women here are all very beautiful, do you think we should also find some women to be shop assistants in the future?"

  "If it were a woman, it wouldn't be called a shopkeeper anymore, and as for the wine house, it's not suitable to use women. If there's an opportunity to open a small wine house like this, it might be worth considering." Su He took a sip of tea from his cup.

  After a while, Su Xiaofan led Shui Mengshui Lian and brought many dishes.

  Just as they were about to start eating, Xiao Yimeng and the others each took out a full load from their bosoms and walked into the private room, placing the things in their bosoms on the soft couch beside them.

  Su Xiaofan put down her chopsticks and walked over: "Little treasure, what are all these?"

  "Just now at the lantern riddle party, I won a prize by guessing riddles. Take a look and see if you like any of them?" Xiao Yi's eyebrows rose as she smiled and looked up at him with her head tilted back.

  Su Xiaofan rummaged through a pile of things, took out several pieces of jewelry, and leaned in close to Xiao Yimeng's ear, whispering: "Can I give them away?"

  "No way, I won it for you." Xiao Yimiao directly refused without hesitation, then whispered: "If you want to give something away, I'll help you buy it back."

  "Alright." Su Xiao Fan put back the things in his hand, leaving only a extremely delicate hairpin to play with.

  "Do you like it? I'll help you put it on?" Xiao Yimiao tugged at her sleeve.

  "Uh-huh." Su Xiao Fan put the hairpin in his hand and then squatted down.

  Xiao Yimeng smiled, extremely excited and careful to help her insert it properly. After that, she looked at it with satisfaction for a few moments: "Not bad, among all these things, this one looks the best."

  Xiao Yuanqiu suddenly inserted a sentence: "You said that pair of earrings was the most beautiful before."

  Xiao Yi Mo coldly stared over.

  Su Xiaofan stood up and sat down next to Xiao Yimeng, his mouth constantly curling up, feeling delighted in his heart.

  Yu Xiaoxi also took a few glances at the hairpin on her temple: "It's really beautiful, and it doesn't look like it's made of good material either."

  "Is that so." Su Xiao Fan smiled faintly in response, as for the quality and all that, she couldn't really tell herself, but judging from the prosperity of that area, the things they sent out shouldn't be too cheap.

  After dinner, Su Xiaofan sent a few people away and went to the counter with Xiao Fu to discuss his own ideas.

  Xiao Fu took out the recent account book and looked at it repeatedly, saying: "According to what you said, I estimate that it's not enough. Such a large and high-end decorated wine house, the price is likely to be very expensive. Although our business has been good recently and we have left some silver, I'm afraid it won't be enough..."

  "If it's not enough..."

  "Think of another way then." Before Xiao Yimeng could finish speaking, Su Xiaofan interrupted him.

  No need to listen further, it's already clear what he's going to say next. The silver coins borrowed from the village chief last time haven't been repaid yet, how can he have the nerve to ask for another loan? Even if he wants to borrow money, he should wait until he has repaid the previous debt.

  "Do you have another way?" Xiao Yimiao raised an eyebrow in displeasure. Relying on oneself a bit more wouldn't hurt anything.

  "Hmm, isn't Murong Shanhua living in the wine tower? Maybe we can discuss it with him and pay the silver in installments. After all, we won't run away." Su Xiaofan suddenly thought of the house he had bought before, which was also paid for in installments. If they communicated well, it should be feasible here too.

  "No harm in trying, if it doesn't work out, we can think of other ways." Xiao Yimeng felt that what she said was also feasible. After all, someone who could open such a large restaurant must not be short of silver, and delaying for a while would also be negotiable.

  "En, that place is very beautiful, and the business here has also gotten on track. Let's find a qualified shopkeeper to take over soon, and then we'll move there later." Su Xiaofan felt that he still needed to go negotiate with Old Man Deng tomorrow, which meant his time spent at this location would be reduced again.

  Xiao Fu heard this and thought for a moment before saying: "Send someone back to the valley to summon my elder brother, how about that?"

  Su Xiaofan asked: "Can your brother also manage accounts in this aspect?"

  "Hmm, he and I used to be in charge, but as we got older, we handed it over to our children, and we've been resting at home for many years. However, before I came out, I kept hearing him complaining that life was too boring, perhaps he would be happy to come out." Xiao Fule chuckled, his own days out had become much more fulfilling.

  "Alright, it's settled then. Brother Qiu, write a letter to send back." Xiao Yi Mo looked towards the table near the entrance of the store where Xiao Yuan Qiu was tasting tea.

  "Hmm, then I'll go take a look too. It's rare to get used to living here." Xiao Yuanqiu slightly furrowed his brow, still quite liking the environment around here.

  Su Xiaofan smiled and said: "After you've been there before, you'll definitely like the other side, but it's much more luxurious than this side."

  Xiao Yuanqiu shook her fan a few times and pursed her lips without speaking.

  Two days later, Su Xiaofan led a group of people to that wine house with great fanfare.

  Why is it said that the wind is fierce and the fire is fierce?

  There were just too many people.

  Not only did Xiao Yuemei, Xiao Yuanqiu and the three of them follow, but also Xiao Yuancheng and Xiao Yushu who arrived late last night, as well as the village head, Yu Xiaoxi, Su Bing and others who rushed out from the village after hearing the news.

  Murong Shanhua's expression also stiffened for a long time after seeing this vast crowd of people, if they didn't look like bad people one by one, she would definitely feel uneasy.

  "Sorry about that, they insisted on following." Su Xiao Fan smiled awkwardly, noticing the brief subtle change on his face.

  "Nothing's wrong, everyone follow me inside." Murong Shanhua restored her gentle and suitable smile, leading the group to the backyard.

  Standing in the vast backyard, Su Xiao Fan's eyes widened in surprise. Although he had expected that this garden might be very large, he had underestimated its scale, which was much larger than the entire Seven Li Xiang wine house he owned.

  Dozens of stone tables are scattered throughout the garden, although many, they do not appear cluttered, and their positions seem to have been carefully considered. The flowers and trees planted everywhere, seemingly evergreen in all seasons, make the courtyard lush and green while allowing for the appreciation of colorful flowers. It is indeed a suitable place for scholars to gather and discuss.

  "This is indeed a good place." Xiao Yuanqiu smiled and fanned himself a few times. In such a wine house, it's possible that the guests who come here in the future will also be extremely elegant people, and maybe they can find someone with similar interests to themselves, so their daily life won't be as dull anymore.

  "Heh heh, I told you it's a great place!" Su Xiaofan and Yu Xiaoxi walked around the garden for a while before turning their gaze towards the rows of houses at the far end of the garden, which was probably where they would be staying.

  At this moment, I suddenly feel that even if we negotiate with the other party, we will still owe a large amount of debt, and it is unknown when we can repay it.

  Afterwards, Su Xiaofan expressed her thoughts to Murong Shanhua and anxiously awaited his response.

  Murong Shanhua thought for a moment before slowly responding: "This is also acceptable, but we have one condition."

  "Speak." Su Xiao Fan felt that as long as they agreed, any condition was worth considering.

  "My father-in-law has asked me to convey his wish, hoping to have a room in the wine tower, so that he and my mother-in-law can occasionally come and stay for a period of time. It's the suite I'm currently living in, and I hope you can reserve it for us." Mu Rong Qian Hua said in a calm and steady tone, although it was a business-like tone, there was an unshakeable determination behind it.

  "Alright, that's settled then. From now on, you won't have to pay for food and lodging when you stay at the wine tower." Su Xiao Fan heard this and smiled in relief.

  "Really? Maybe we'll live here for a long time, or maybe we'll stay here all our lives." Murong Shanhua raised her silver earrings, fearing that she hadn't heard the meaning behind his words clearly, which was why she said something like that.

  Su Xiaofan nodded vigorously: "I'm a chef, even if you stay here all the time, I'll just make one more dish every day, it's not a big deal for me. After all, this was their home too, and even though it's now a restaurant, they lived here for many years, there must be memories they can't bear to part with. How could I possibly refuse such a request?"

  Murong Shanhua listened to her words and threw a few points of praise: "How did you see that this was their home?"

  "This courtyard, although renovated, still retains its original appearance, just like those large family courtyards, and the row of houses behind it. The courtyard wall doesn't seem like something you'd find in an ordinary tavern either." Su Xiaofan felt that the person who designed this tavern must have been a very gentle soul, bringing their gentleness to this tavern as well.

  "Here is the price offered by my father-in-law, take a look and if you think it's okay, you can start preparing for the opening." Murong Shanhua handed over a note with a smile.

  She was originally hesitant about whether to hand over the wine house to them, but after hearing her words just now, she suddenly felt that except for her, there was no one more suitable to take over this wine house. She seemed to have easily seen through the intentions of the former young lady.

  Su Xiaofan took it and glanced at it casually before handing it to Xiao Changfu beside him: "Village Chief, can you take a look? I'm not very familiar with this aspect."

  Xiao Changfu looked at it seriously and then smiled, saying: "If there's a chance, I must thank your father-in-law properly. This price is just enough to buy a house, and maybe the decoration hasn't been included yet."

  "Yes, Father-in-law said that if you agree to his conditions, he can still live here in the future and not be without a home. He'll also get to see with his own eyes how the wine shop that Big Sister was so enthusiastic about at first will flourish step by step, and they'll be very comforted." As Mu Rong Shanhua spoke, she revealed a hint of faint sorrow. If only she could stay here forever, watching it grow nonstop, it would be great. But her scheduled departure with Father is approaching soon, and she's about to bid farewell to this place too.

  "It will definitely make business better soon, Xiao Fan is really amazing!" Yu Xiaoxi became somewhat excited.

  "By the way, why don't you two come and stay here as well? It looks like there are many rooms available. I can leave one for the two of you, how about that?" Su Xiao Fan suddenly thought of this and said it casually.

  Yu Xiaoxi opened her mouth slightly, wanting to nod in agreement, after all this place was really beautiful. However, this was Xiao Fan's place of business, how could she possibly move in?

  Before she could even think about it, Su Bing said: "No need, I would also feel uneasy if we keep troubling you. It won't be long before we can buy a house in Mo City. After all, there are only two of us, and we don't need to buy a big one."

  "Uh-huh, yeah... *sigh*..." Su Xiaofan weakly collapsed onto the stone table.

  "What's wrong?" Xiao Yimò handed over a cup of tea.

  "I'm heavily in debt now, just thinking about it makes me feel so much pressure." Su Xiao Fan lay down softly, ignoring the complex gazes cast upon her by the people around her.

  "There's motivation with pressure, and hasn't the income of every restaurant increased recently? It'll get better slowly, and even if one day you suddenly can't make money, I can take on all your debts." Xiao Yimeng couldn't help but want to reach out and smooth her brow, although he couldn't intervene in her desire to develop her own career, he still felt some heartache. A woman should originally be at home every day, receiving care and protection.

  There is no one who works as hard as she does every day.

  Murong Shanhua's eyebrows slightly furrowed: "I'm being presumptuous, I don't know what relationship this young master and you, miss, have?"

  "Haven't introduced him to you yet, he's my little husband, Xiao Yi Mo." Su Xiao Fan said after finishing, and then stretched out his hand one by one to point at the crowd behind him, introducing them to him.

  "Is that Xiao Furen?" Murong Shanhua muttered to herself, feeling a strange sensation from these few words. Perhaps it was the mature aura he emitted that didn't match his age, giving her the illusion that he was actually an adult.

  "That's right." Xiao Yimò furrowed his brow, narrowed his eyes, and sized up the man in front of him. The phrase "gentleman like jade" was probably coined to describe someone like him - every move he made exuded a warm and refined aura.

  Such an excellent person, he actually lost his fiancée at such a young age, it's really a pity. I suppose his fiancée must have been exceptional too.

  But he will surely get married again someday.