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"Uncle Xu, who is that?" Tang Yanling asked curiously when she saw He Yuzhu turn to leave.

He Yuzhu heard the question but did not stop; he left immediately.

Xu Damao also wanted to leave so he could spend more time talking to his daughter.

But Tang Yanling blocked his way, making it difficult for him to leave.

Xu Damao was a little annoyed, feeling that Tang Yanling was being too tactless.

I didn't want to talk to her in the first place, and now she's even being rude.

Why do you care so much?

After saying that, Xu Damao pushed him away and ran out.

Tang Yanling was unconvinced and wanted to chase after him.

Chai Ning stopped her: "Don't chase after him. Didn't you see Uncle Xu was going to chase after his daughter?"
Don't you know how he treats his daughter?

Thinking of how Xu Damao treated Xu Zhenbao, the three of them felt a pang of envy again.

Xu Damao is rich and willing to spend money on his daughter. They want a father like that too.

Cui Xin sighed, "It's true that different people have different fates."

The three of them were the kind of people who were fond of vanity. Before they met Xu Damao, they thought that occasionally coming to the Chaoyang Hotel was a very good life.

After meeting Xu Damao, I realized that life could be lived this way.

Liu Lan walked over and called out to the three of them, "You haven't paid the bill yet."

The three of them stopped, somewhat embarrassed.

Tang Yanling's face was full of flattery: "Aunt Liu, we were talking to Uncle Xu just now and we accidentally forgot."

"Um, who was that person who was with Uncle Xu just now?"

Liu Lan asked, "Didn't Xu Damao tell you?"

"Before I could say anything, he went to chase after his daughter," Tang Yanling explained.

Liu Lan could tell at a glance that it wasn't that Xu Damao didn't have time to speak, but rather that he didn't dare to.

He Yuzhu clearly disliked the Jia family. After moving out of the courtyard house, he never returned.

His attitude was very clear: he didn't want to pay any attention to his neighbors in the courtyard house.

As for Tang Yanling, Liu Lan could only say she was unlucky. There were so many men out there, why did she have to marry a foreigner?

Once you're associated with the Jia family, don't expect He Yuzhu to even give you a second glance.

Xu Damao didn't dare to say it, so naturally Liu Lan didn't dare to say it either.

"I was busy over there and didn't see it. Alright, you three girls, hurry up and pay the bill, then go home."

Also, Chaoyang Hotel is so expensive. How much do you guys earn? Don't come here to eat so often.

Spending all your money on food isn't how you live.

Liu Lan really didn't want the three of them to come.

Tang Yanling and her two companions came quite frequently, but they didn't spend much. Each time, they would order the two cheapest dishes and eat the restaurant's free snacks.

Of course, since the restaurant provides these services to its guests, it won't care about these things.

Liu Lan was mainly worried that they would run into He Yuzhu.

Tang Yanling misunderstood again, thinking that Liu Lan was doing it for their own good.

Of course, the girls didn't want to waste their money, so they spent it all on this.

But some money has to be spent.

Besides their intention to find He Yuzhu, they also came to the Chaoyang Hotel to satisfy their vanity.

A trip to Chaoyang Hotel is something you can brag about to your friends for ages.

"Aunt Liu, I came here mainly to apologize to Uncle He."

"Apologize?" Liu Lan asked, puzzled. "You've never even met him, why are you apologizing?"

Tang Yanling said matter-of-factly, "I'm here to apologize on behalf of Bang Geng."

I know that the Jia family did many wrong things to Uncle He.

Even though I married a Korean, I can't be blind to right and wrong.

Wrong is wrong.

The Jia family is unwilling to apologize, and I cannot pretend I don't see it.

Liu Lan was speechless. No wonder she was Qin Huairu's daughter-in-law. All the tricks she used were things Qin Huairu had already used. Back when Qin Huairu had just married Jia Dongxu and wanted to take advantage of the He family, she said the same thing.

Liu Lan really wanted to tell her that this wasn't about apologizing at all.

The Jia family and Yi Zhonghai were aiming to wipe out the He family; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the two families were mortal enemies.

Tang Yanling, a girl who knows nothing, thinks she can settle this matter with an apology? Dream on.

"If you want to apologize, go back and ask your mother-in-law and stepfather-in-law what kind of wicked thoughts they have, and then we'll talk."

I know what you mean, you just want to work here, right?

Tang Yanling's three eyes lit up as she looked at Liu Lan expectantly.

"Aunt Liu, please help us."

Liu Lan shook her head: "I can't help, and I won't help."

I advise the three of you not to waste your time. No matter what you do, He Yuzhu won't let you work here.

"why?"

"Go back and ask your mother-in-law." Liu Lan was too lazy to pay them any more attention.

This is when the guests pay their bills. Most of the people dining at Chaoyang Restaurant are acquaintances.

For these acquaintances, the restaurant always offers a discount when settling the bill.

For some basic discounts, a waiter's signature is all that's needed.

However, some customers' discounts require Liu Lan, the lobby manager, to sign off.

Liu Lan is also very busy.

Tang Yanling and the other two split the bill and then left Chaoyang Hotel.

Once outside, Chai Ning asked, "Yanling, what heinous thing did your mother-in-law do to offend the neighbors like this?"

Tang Yanling racked her brains but still couldn't figure it out: "How would I know? I've told you everything I found out."

Those things were shameless, but surely they shouldn't have caused He Yuzhu to hold such a grudge.

Cui Xin said, "Of course not. If someone is such a big boss, he wouldn't be able to build such a large business if he were really that petty."

Bang Geng is definitely hiding something from you. You'd better go find Bang Geng again and ask him properly.

Tang Yanling felt the same way and planned to ask Bang Geng tomorrow.

Inside the courtyard, the three old men gave He Yuzhu a thorough dressing-down.

I felt much better after the approval was done.

Liu Haizhong asked curiously, "Since you didn't see Sha Zhu, what did you do all day?"

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui blushed, unsure how to respond.

They couldn't very well tell Liu Haizhong that he had spent the entire day waiting for He Yuzhu and hadn't even had a meal.

If you really said that, Liu Haizhong would probably laugh his head off.

Both of them had pride and would absolutely not allow that fool Liu Haizhong to laugh at them.

"We're just looking around. And you know what, Beijing has changed a lot; there's demolition and construction everywhere."

"Yes, all the dilapidated places that used to be built into high-rise buildings."

Liu Haizhong, unaware that the two were lying, continued, "Who says otherwise? Society changes every day. Xu Damao said that Hong Kong is even more impressive."

In this tiny area, skyscrapers hundreds of meters tall are everywhere.

Yi Zhonghai had always been unhappy about Liu Haizhong's close relationship with Xu Damao, and upon hearing this, he said, "Xu Damao is not a good person, you shouldn't get too close to him."

Liu Haizhong said, "Old Yi, look at you, you always say this whenever Xu Damao is mentioned."

"What did Xu Damao do to you?"

Unable to go home, Yi Zhonghai stubbornly said, "He was never a good person to begin with, what does it have to do with me?"

"It's for your own good that you don't get too close to him."

Liu Haizhong's temper flared up: "My affairs are none of your business."

I got close to Xu Damao because of business.

If you don't want to make money, don't stop us.

Old Yan, you be the judge.

What could Yan Bugui say? He also wanted to get closer to Xu Damao, but Xu Damao wasn't interested in talking to him. (End of Chapter)