I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

We set up two tables at noon, one for adults and one for children.

Everyone was enjoying their drinks when Yan Bugui, whether out of good intentions or genuinely drunk, inadvertently brought it up:

"Hey Shazhu, where's He Xiao? Tell him to stop what he's doing and come eat!"

The moment those words were spoken, the table went cold, and Yan Jiekuang tugged at him from beside him:

"Dad, even eating can't shut you up!"

He then whispered to Yang Ruihua.

"Mom, why don't you take Dad to the kids' table?"

Yang Ruihua saw that the children at the next table had almost finished eating and there were still many good dishes left. He felt more comfortable there, so he and Yan Jiekuang helped him away.

Everyone sitting here knows that He Xiao has been spoiled rotten by the Sha Zhu couple.

That kid isn't good at studying, and he's only half-hearted about learning to cook.

If you buy him an imported motorcycle, he'll ride it around every day to fool around and hang out with girls from the underworld.

Later, he felt that imported motorcycles weren't prestigious enough, and he wanted to drive a car, so he bought him a 212 Jeep instead.

That's enough to save face.

But he went even crazier, often taking a carload of 5, 6, 7, or 8 men and women to night markets and bars for drinks.

Not to mention the monthly expenses of several thousand yuan, there have been countless accidents.

This caused the silly couple to have to beg and plead with everyone they knew to pull strings and clean up his mess.

Fortunately, no major accidents occurred.

This is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Otherwise, this kid should go to Qinghe Farm for some reform.

The problem is that this kid doesn't know how to repent. We just settled this matter, and now another one is happening.

This caused the couple, Sha Zhu and his wife, both around fifty years old, a lot of headaches.

Despite being a shrewd person, Liu Yuyan still spoiled her own son too much.

This is what happened.

Sha Zhu gets a headache just thinking about it and is drinking alone in silence.

And that's how Yan Bugui pulled this stunt on him.

Normally, there's nothing wrong with that statement, but you also have to consider who it applies to.

The silly couple didn't know what to say after hearing this.

After all, he's over seventy years old, and what he said was out of concern.

Most importantly, he is Yan Jiefang's father.

Don't be fooled by Yan Jiefang's seemingly idle nature; he has real skills.

People on the street and at the police station would give him some face.

He was the one who helped resolve some of the most troublesome issues concerning He Xiao.

Yan Jiefang also felt that they couldn't let this kid continue like this, after all, they were relatives.

The couple, Sha Zhu and his wife, have worked hard over the years and earned him a lot of money.

If you encounter one, it won't take much effort to modify it.

He can take over his parents' business in the future, expand the restaurant, and make the business even stronger.

Yan Jiefang looked at the restaurant and shook his head. It's almost the 90s.

Spring Breeze Restaurant is probably going to fall behind the times.

Perfect timing! There seems to be a two-story shop on Jiaodaokou South Street nearby that's available for subletting or something.

Why go through all that trouble renting and finding a seller? It takes so much time!

Let's buy it in the next couple of days and use it as the flagship store of Chunfeng Restaurant.

Just leave this to He Xiao, and Ma Hua will be the head chef.

MCA has followed Sha Zhu for so many years, it's time for them to stand up for themselves.

When I get back later, I'll take some time to help Sha Zhu improve the seasoning recipe. I can just teach the old recipe to Ma Hua.

After so many years of being master and apprentice, it would be too much for Sha Zhu not to teach him any real skills.

After a while, everyone had almost finished eating and was just about to leave.

A No. 212 car came to an abrupt stop in front of the restaurant with a loud roar.

A young man in his mid-twenties with dyed blond hair stepped out of the driver's seat.

Who else could it be but He Xiao?

Everyone turned to look, and in the passenger seat of the car was a young woman with equally colorful hair.

There seemed to be one or two more in the back seat.

He Xiao strode towards the store entrance. Upon entering, he immediately saw Sha Zhu, Liu Yuyan, and others sitting at the dining table.

Just as he was about to speak, he noticed that Yan Jiefang was also sitting there.

Although he was a scoundrel, he felt inexplicably afraid of his uncle-in-law, who had always been very mysterious and unfathomable.

It's that kind of inexplicable fear of the sea.

It's like a mouse seeing a cat.

He just couldn't understand what was going on.

"Uncle-in-law, you're here today too."

He Xiao ignored her parents and everyone else, and immediately greeted her aunt's husband, Yan Jiefang.

Yan Jiefang nodded and pointed to the seat next to him:

"Come, sit here and have a drink with your uncle."

Meeting Yan Jiefang's gaze, she wanted to refuse, but couldn't bring herself to say it. Her mouth seemed to have its own thoughts, and she readily agreed.

"it is good."

She walked on her own and quickly sat down at the table.

Huaihua quickly brought over the tableware and helped fill the cups.

Yan Jiefang raised his wine glass:

"Come on, have a drink."

He Xiao quickly raised his glass as well, lowering it by half a meter:

"Uncle-in-law, you are the elder, so I'll toast you with this drink."

After saying that, he immediately downed the whole thing in one gulp.

He even gestured to Huaihua behind him with his wine glass, urging her to fill it up quickly.

Yan Jiefang didn't drink much, only a small portion, about a third of the cup.

"Uncle-in-law, let me toast you again."

To others, He Xiao seemed to have changed her personality, somehow becoming respectful to her elders.

He didn't eat a single bite of food, but drank three cups of wine, and his face turned bright red.

Yan Jiefang had just finished his glass of wine.

Looking at the child in front of him, he suddenly recalled the scene in 1963, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, when Sha Zhu brought a piece of cured meat to him to name his son.

When He Xiao was born, the entire He family was overjoyed.

In the blink of an eye, 24 years have passed.

The child, however, grew up to be a little blond.

It's truly a cruel twist of fate.

Yan Jiefang looked at the young man in front of him:

"He Xiao, your dad is over fifty, and you're not young either. It's time to settle down."

"I,"

He Xiao instinctively wanted to refuse, but when she glanced up and saw the fleeting glint of gold in her uncle's eyes, she immediately changed her mind.

"My uncle-in-law is right. I've had my fun and been living a carefree life these past few years, so it's time for me to settle down and start living a proper life."

At this point, he turned and knelt down in front of the idiot couple, tears streaming down his face.

"Dad, Mom, I'm sorry. I've let you down all these years. I promise I'll mend my ways, be a good person, do good work, and never go out and fool around again!"

The couple, Sha Zhu and his wife, immediately believed him upon seeing their son and quickly helped him up, tears welling in their eyes.

"Okay, okay, a good child is one who admits their mistakes and corrects them!"

...

Yan Jiefang used his divine sense to encompass the three will-o'-the-wisps girls inside the car outside, and gave them mental suggestions.

The three of them immediately got off the bus and turned to leave without looking back.

In the restaurant, everyone was moved by the story of the prodigal son's return.

Only Yan Bugui and his wife were peeking into a brown paper bag, stuffing it with leftover meat and vegetables...