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Chapter 11 My cousin didn't come?

Huo Jingyuan kept a close eye on Wen Ci. The sunset glow accompanied the afterglow of the setting sun, and the two walked in sync. His gaze swept across Wen Ci's face: "What were you like when you were little?"

"I?"

Wen Ci was focused on the environment in the capital. Hearing Huo Jingyuan's voice, she turned to look at him, pondering her childhood memories: "I was born in the countryside. My adoptive parents deliberately switched me with someone else. In my memory, I had to do all kinds of work and didn't even get any good food."

Wen Ci's childhood was extremely tragic.

They would be beaten if they did not do what their adoptive parents wanted in the slightest.

As they got older, they stopped physically abusing her and started using passive-aggressive tactics. She had hoped the Jiang family would be her salvation, but it turned out to be another kind of hell.

Hearing Wen Ci's voice, Huo Jingyuan reached out and took Wen Ci's hand. The girl's palms were covered in calluses, just like his, all marks of hard work.

Huo Jingyuan was heartbroken: "What about the Jiang family?"

"There is no emotion involved."

"I understand."

After walking for a few minutes, Jiang Chen, who had been waiting at the entrance of the state-run restaurant for some time, saw Wen Ci and Huo Jingyuan and said calmly, "Why are you taking so long?"

Wen Ci retorted, "Then how fast do you want it to be?"

Jiang Chen was speechless after being rebuked. He looked up at Huo Jingyuan, unsure of how to address him.

Huo Jingyuan is older than him.

But her biological sister married Huo Jingyuan.

Strictly speaking, Huo Jingyuan is his brother-in-law.

Wen Ci's situation was a little different. After hesitating for a while, she called out, "Comrade Huo, my parents are already waiting for you inside."

Upon hearing this, Wen Ci blinked: "My cousin didn't come?"

Jiang Chen: "..."

He glanced at Wen Ci. Wen Ci hid behind Huo Jingyuan, her lips slightly pursed, looking a little aggrieved: "Didn't you say in public today, brother, that Jiang Ye is my cousin?"

"Jiang! Ci!"

Wen Ci found his exasperation amusing.

A small blackboard stands at the entrance of the state-run restaurant, listing the home-style dishes served that day. The first floor is the main dining area.

Wen Ci took Huo Jingyuan's arm and walked into the state-run restaurant. When she saw the sign on the blackboard that read "Today's Special," she couldn't help but blink.

Today's special dishes: Braised pork belly, braised noodles with gravy, Peking duck, deep-fried pork, and beef stew with potatoes.

Su Guilan booked a private room on the second floor. Unlike the main hall, guests in private rooms can order their own dishes, which are then cooked by the chef.

Upon entering the private room, Su Guilan and Jiang Zhen both sat in the main seats.

Huo Jingyuan greeted them one by one: "Hello, uncles and aunts."

Wen Ci sat next to Huo Jingyuan. After everyone had arrived, the waiter brought the menu of the state-run restaurant and handed it to Jiang Zhenjun, who was sitting in the main seat.

Jiang Zhenjun took the menu and handed it to Huo Jingyuan: "Conditions in the Northwest are harsh. Little Huo, do you see if there's anything you like to eat?"

Huo Jingyuan looked at Wen Ci and asked, "Is there anything you'd like to eat?"

Wen Ci glanced subconsciously at her biological parents; the original owner of this body was subconsciously cautious in front of them. She curled her lips into a smile: "Then bring out all the signature dishes!"

As the old saying goes, "If you don't eat it, you're wasting your time."

Moreover, Wen Ci had already given up on the idea of ​​breaking off the family ties, and after this meal, they might never see each other again, since she didn't have to spend any money herself.

"Isn't that too much?" Su Guilan asked worriedly.

The state-run restaurant's signature dish consists of ten dishes and one soup. There are only five people there, so they definitely can't finish it all, and there will be a lot left over.

Wen Ci replied, "Is this a lot? I won't be able to eat this again after I went to the Northwest to join the army. Besides, it's not like we can't pack up what we can't finish."

(End of this chapter)