Smiling at her younger brother Zeng Lin from afar, Zeng Tiantian dragged a suitcase and slowly walked towards him.

"Sister, let me carry your suitcase for you!" Before they even reached the BMW, Zeng Lin had already taken the initiative to come over.

After taking the suitcase, he dragged it to the car without saying a word and put it in the trunk of his car.

By the time he opened the door and got in the car, his sister Zeng Tiantian had already sat down in the passenger seat next to him.

"Xiao Lin, you suffered such a big loss in the casino this time. From now on, you should learn your lesson and stop running around. Just stay at home."

"As I recall, it's been a while since you got your driver's license, right?"

"Don't drive in a competitive manner, don't race with others, and don't drive after drinking. Always remember that safety comes first."

"You are not a child anymore, you should be sensible and stop getting into trouble."

"If it weren't for Brother Bing and Brother Xiong's help, it would have only been a loss of money, which would have been good. If things went wrong, both you and I might have been trapped there!"

……

In terms of their relationship, they are undoubtedly half-siblings with the same father.

But just in terms of age, Zeng Tiantian is nearly 20 years older, and can barely give birth to Zeng Lin.

Although the relationship between the two siblings has always been pretty good, Zeng Tiantian always likes to lecture Zeng Lin whenever she gets the chance.

For example, now, since Zeng Lin got in the car and started the car, Zeng Tiantian's mouth has hardly stopped talking.

"I know, sister!"

"I'm not a kid anymore, I know when to stop."

"By the way, who are those Brother Bing and Brother Xiong? From the way they spoke, it seems that they had seen me when they were young, but I don't have any memory of them at all."

……

Zeng Lin spoke with a bitter face.

He must have been unhappy about being lectured by Zeng Tiantian, but since she was his own sister, it would definitely not be convenient for him to confront her directly.

With no other choice, he could only deliberately change the topic to attract Zeng Tiantian's attention.

"They both used to follow your brother, but now, they have both become big shots like super bosses."

"When you were a child, our family was just an ordinary poor family."

"Nowadays, our family is worth billions. You can live such a comfortable life. In fact, it is all thanks to your brother."

"If your brother really appears in front of you one day, remember to be honest and well-behaved, and never throw tantrums."

……

Leaning on the passenger seat, Zeng Tiantian's expression was a little complicated, and she began to explain to Zeng Lin.

Jiang Yao, who has not been heard from for seventeen or eighteen years, is now in his hometown, Taoyuan County.

Since she had heard the news from Bingzai and Dagouxiong, she naturally had to give Zeng Lin some instructions and set up some ambushes for Jiang Yao when he appeared in front of her family in the future.

"I know, I know!"

"By the way, sister, are we going back home directly now?"

"Mom and dad are so happy to know you're coming back today!" The BMW was already on the move. Zeng Lin was holding the steering wheel and asked with a smile.

"I live in my own home and won't go back to Aunt Yuan and my dad's place."

"It's only about three o'clock in the afternoon now. It only takes about 30 to 40 minutes to get from the airport to our county town."

"Go back and take a shower. In the evening, we can find a nice restaurant and have a good family gathering."

The Zeng family is currently the largest landlord in Taoyuan County. They may lack other things, but they will never lack a house.

Although Zeng Tiantian is in Shanghai most of the time, she has several places to live in her hometown.

She is already in her forties and is no longer a girl in her teens or twenties. She has no shortage of places to live, so there is naturally no need for her to continue living with her parents when she returns to her hometown.

"Well, sister, now that you're back, our family must have a good reunion."

"In the county, if we talk about a good restaurant, Jin Man Lou is definitely the most famous one."

"I'll call now and book a private room and ask them to prepare a few more special dishes for us."

Zeng Lin naturally had no objection to his sister's suggestion. He chuckled, put one hand on the steering wheel, picked up the phone with the other, and started dialing.

The call was still being made and had not yet been connected, but Zeng Tiantian, who was standing next to her, had already snatched the phone away.

"Why do you make phone calls while driving?"

"This phone number is from Jin Man Lou, right? Leave the reservation of the private room to me."

"Pay attention, drive your car carefully, and take me home safely and quickly."

Zeng Tiantian rolled her eyes at Zeng Lin and snorted in annoyance.

The call she was dialing was finally connected at this time. She put the phone to her ear and started talking to the staff of Jin Man Lou opposite about booking a private room.

Zeng Lin was not angry at being scolded by his sister. He laughed dryly twice and continued driving the car, speeding towards his hometown, Taoyuan County.

*
*
4:50 p.m., in the county town, Jinmanlou Restaurant.

Although Jiang Yao came here for a blind date with the intention of playing around, after coming out of the river, he still went back to take a shower, changed into clean clothes, and then rode an electric scooter all the way here.

It's certainly not that he can't afford luxury cars, but he has always preferred riding a motorcycle.

He never thought about traveling far. On weekdays, apart from taking a drive in the county town, he would at most go to the river. Compared with driving, buying an electric scooter is definitely more convenient.

Nowadays, he doesn't need any external objects to highlight his status, so he just does whatever is convenient for him.

After parking the car, he walked straight into the lobby of Jin Manlou in flip-flops.

Jin Man Lou is a well-known restaurant in the county. Although it usually does good business, it is not even five o'clock yet and the entire hall looks a bit empty, with only a few tables where customers are sitting.

Not long ago, Jiang Yao had seen Zhang Ting's photo on Aunt Lin's mobile phone.

At this moment, in the hall of Jin Manlou, he just glanced around, and his eyes were fixed on a young woman sitting alone at a dining table in the left corner.

This woman is about 60% similar to Zhang Ting in the photo. Just at first glance, she can indeed be called beautiful.

When Jiang Yao saw her, she was sitting lazily on the chair, playing with her cell phone with her head down.

"Excuse me, are you Miss Zhang Ting?"

"My name is Jiang Yao. Aunt Lin introduced me here. Can I sit here?" With a gentle smile on his face, Jiang Yao walked a few steps to the woman and greeted her with a smile.

"Yes, it is me!" Raising her head, the woman glanced up and down at Jiang Yao, then she smiled and nodded.

While motioning Jiang Yao to sit down, she continued, "I've seen your photo before."

"Aunt Lin's photography skills don't seem to be that good."

"In terms of appearance, you are indeed similar to the photo, but there is a certain aura in you that the photo cannot fully show."

"I've already ordered a few side dishes. Take a look and see if you need anything else!"

……

Zhang Ting's smile was quite friendly. While she was talking, she picked up the menu in front of her and handed it to Jiang Yao. Jin Man Lou is a Hunan restaurant. Generally speaking, the various Hunan dishes are rarely too expensive.

Picking up the menu, Jiang Yao took a look.

Being a gluttonous eater, he ordered six or seven dishes in a row, including steamed mandarin fish, braised beef, etc.

It was because Zhang Ting, who was standing next to him, couldn't stand it anymore and directly asked him to stop that he stopped.

"Jiang Yao, you ordered so many dishes. Can we eat them all?"

"I've heard something about your situation from Aunt Lin."

"There's no need for you to pretend to be rich in front of me."

Looking at Jiang Yao in front of her, Zhang Ting was obviously a little dissatisfied, and she complained in a low voice.

Her words made Jiang Yao look at her a few more times.

As the saying goes, marry a wife for her virtue and a concubine for her beauty. Just because I ordered a few more dishes, Zhang Ting in front of me actually reacted like this...

Compared with those women who go out to eat with others and don't order Romanee-Conti, but only order a bottle of Lafite and still think it's cheap, her behavior is barely worthy of the words virtuous.

"Don't worry, Tingting, I have a big appetite and I can eat this amount of food!" Jiang Yao explained with a smile.

After hearing what he said, Zhang Ting did not say anything more.

While waiting for the food to be served, the two were silent for a while.

Jiang Yao was about to say something to ease the atmosphere, but before he could even open his mouth, Zhang Ting beside him said, "I heard from Aunt Lin that you have no parents and you are the only one at home. Do you have a house in the county town?"

"Besides, you don't have a proper job now, so you spend every day fishing in the river?"

"Nowadays, you are the one who feeds the whole family. It's okay for you to do this. But if we really want to be together, you must find a proper job. You can't keep doing this."

"No woman would like a man who is not ambitious, right?"

……

When they first met, Jiang Yao had a pretty good impression of Zhang Ting.

But this girl seemed to have a strong personality. Although her words seemed to be asking Jiang Yao, there seemed to be an unquestionable tone in her words.

"Um... the information Aunt Lin told you is a little inaccurate."

"It's true that my father died a long time ago, but my mother is still fine, but I don't live with her."

"Also, although I am from Taoyuan, I went to Hong Kong in my early years. I got my ID card there a few years ago."

"Over here, delivering takeout can earn tens of thousands of yuan a month, but I don't like working for others. This time I come back, I plan to stay for a while and relax!"

Jiang Yao explained after thinking about it for a while.

Although he came to Jin Manlou for a blind date with a playful intention, what he said at this moment was actually the truth.

However, there are some things he said very vaguely and did not explain directly.

"Is that so?" After a slight pause, Zhang Ting nodded.

After looking Jiang Yao up and down again, she continued, "In the early years, if you said you were from Hong Kong, many women would be willing to marry you."

"But now, the domestic economy has picked up, and men over there are no longer as popular as before."

"You can make tens of thousands of dollars a month delivering food there, so what? You still can't afford a house there, and you're still at the bottom of society."

"I have lived in Pengcheng, which is adjacent to Hong Kong, for a while, so I am quite familiar with it."

"If we were together, we could buy a house there. You could earn money in Hong Kong and spend it in Pengcheng, and we would still be able to make a living."

"Also, I have to keep your salary card. From now on, you need my permission for every dollar you spend."

"Let me tell you one more thing. After wandering around for so many years, my health is not very good and I can no longer have children. But I have a child who is over two years old. You can treat him as your own child."

"Also, you can't interfere too much in my private life. If you really catch me with other men, you'd better pretend that you didn't see it."

……

At the beginning, Zhang Ting's words were relatively normal, but towards the end, what she said became more and more outrageous.

Originally, Jiang Yao thought that Zhang Ting in front of him was a model of virtue.

But now, after listening to these words, he had been stunned for a long time.

"No wonder you want to find an honest man. Turns out you're looking for someone to take over!" Jiang Yao said directly after giving two dry laughs.

Just at this moment, the waiter came over and a bowl of braised beef was served to the table.

Too lazy to pay attention to Zhang Ting, Jiang Yao picked up the chopsticks and started to eat.

"Why are you talking so harshly? What do you mean?"

"With my conditions, if I didn't have a two-year-old child, even if I asked for a dowry of hundreds of thousands, there would be plenty of people willing to marry me."

"Besides your Hong Kong ID card, what else do you have?"

"I didn't even ask you for a high bride price. I'm willing to marry you like this. It's already a great blessing for you."

"It's just a few simple conditions, and you can't accept them. You deserve to be single for the rest of your life!"

……

Looking at Jiang Yao eating big chunks of meat in front of her, Zhang Ting was so angry that she couldn't control herself.

If we hadn't considered that this was a public place, looking at her angry expression, she might even overturn the table. She would definitely not just ask a question like she did now.

Let him be as wild as he can, the breeze blows across the hills; let him be as arrogant as he can, the bright moon shines on the river.

Jiang Yao was too lazy to pay attention to Zhang Ting's accusations and questions.

Dishes were brought to their table one after another. He definitely wouldn't waste the things he had spent money on.

The waiter served the food fairly quickly, but not as fast as he ate.

"I know you're well-off, but since this is our first meeting, I won't take advantage of you. Let's go Dutch on this meal."

"You're just angry and don't move your chopsticks. If you have nothing to eat later, you can't blame me!"

Feeling about 50% full, Jiang Yao put down his chopsticks and pointed at the bowl and plate in front of him, which was almost completely eaten except for some dried chilies. He spoke slowly.

"You have no gentlemanly manners at all, Jiang Yao, you are not a man at all..." After his reminder, Zhang Ting, who was only busy criticizing him, just noticed the situation on the table.

She was already very unhappy and almost started cursing.

"Besides a Hong Kong ID card, didn't you ask me what else I have?"

"Come here, I'll open my Weixin and show you how much change I have!" Jiang Yao slowly picked up a tissue and wiped his lips, then called the waiter and paid half of the bill for the table.

Then he picked up his mobile phone and showed Zhang Ting the Weixin change on it.

"You're such a loser, and you're showing off in front of me..." Zhang Ting curled her lips, her face full of contempt.

But she couldn't control her curiosity. After she glanced at the number displayed on Jiang Yao's phone, her eyes widened and she couldn't say anything. (End of this chapter)

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