Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

"Hey, Brother Dongzhi, wait for me!" He stuffed the sachet into his clothes while running, and hurried to catch up with Chen Dongzhi.

Zhong Laosan felt it was very strange. He was with Brother Dongzhi every day. Except for that conflict that lasted for ten days, the two of them were basically together all the time.

It was the same this time when they went to work in the town. The two of them ate and drank together, except at night when they went back to their own homes. They stayed together for such a long time during the day, but he had never seen Brother Dongzhi get close to any girl.

...No, there are some, aren’t they his mother and his younger sister?

He never thought that there would be anything going on between his younger sister and Chen Dongzhi, and was still wondering why he, who was with Brother Dongzhi all day, didn't realize that he had a lover.

"Brother Dongzhi, why have I never heard you say that you have a girl you like?"

He looked puzzled, and seeing Chen Dongzhi walking faster and faster and ignoring him, he hurried to catch up.

Chen Dongzhi glanced at him and said, "I like her, but she hasn't agreed to me yet, so why should I publicize it and ruin her reputation? I know it in my heart."

If Zhong Ruyi likes him and is willing to live with him, that would be the best, but if she doesn't want to, then this matter would only be known to the two of them, and there would be no need to worry about gossip.

Zhong Laosan followed him closely: "Brother Dongzhi, who is that girl? Tell me secretly, I won't tell anyone else."

Seeing that Brother Dongzhi ignored him and just concentrated on walking, he felt a little disappointed. Brother Dongzhi already knew about him and Yuru, and now Brother Dongzhi had a girl he liked but didn't tell him.

When they were almost at the Zhong family store, Zhong Laosan still hadn't asked who the girl was.

Seeing that he couldn't get any answer no matter how he asked, Zhong Laosan gave up the idea. Before he could get closer, Chen Dongzhi suddenly stopped.

Zhong Laosan was still a little depressed and almost bumped into Chen Dongzhi who had stopped.

Following his gaze, he immediately saw clearly that there was a man standing at the door of Zhongji, Yu Ru's elder brother - Zhou Yu Shou.

Chen Dongzhi's face looked a little ugly and he glanced at Zhong Laosan next to him.

Before, Zhou Yuru had mentioned intentionally or unintentionally that her brother had not yet married, and also asked about Zhong Ruyi. Zhong Laosan, a thick-skinned man, did not understand what she meant, but Chen Dongzhi immediately understood the meaning of her words.

At that time, people were concerned that she was a girl and it would be inappropriate to let her down. Later, Chen Dongzhi told Zhong Laosan that Zhou Yuru wanted to match her brother with Zhong Ruyi.

But Zhong Laosan still didn't believe it and went to ask Zhou Yuru. Zhou Yuru refused to admit it and said that she didn't mean that and that Chen Dongzhi misunderstood her.

She even cried in front of Zhong Laosan, which made Zhong Laosan feel guilty. He went back and complained to Chen Dongzhi.

Later, Chen Dongzhi said several times that Zhou Yuru was not an honest person, but Zhong Laosan didn't like it and unilaterally stopped associating with Chen Dongzhi.

Both of them had met Zhou Yushou. They met once when Zhou Yuru sprained her foot and he sent her back.

Zhong Laosan was still a little confused: "Is this Yu Ru's brother? I met him once and I can't remember clearly."

He was just about to step forward to take a closer look when the man turned around, saw the two of them and ran away.

Chen Dongzhi didn't chase him. Even if he did, what would happen? He was just standing here and not causing any trouble. Wasn't he allowed to stand at the door?

He thought he had to tell Ruyi to be careful, because Zhou Yushou was a gambler who would do anything for money.

"Brother Dongzhi, did you see that man clearly? I feel like he looks a bit like Yuru's brother."

Zhong Laosan who was standing by came over and asked, but Chen Dongzhi ignored him and went straight into the store.

Zhong Ruyi and Zhong's mother happened to be there. When Zhong's mother saw them come back, she quickly winked at her daughter.

Zhong Ruyi understood and cleared her throat, "Third brother, I heard mother told me that you went to buy something for me? Did you buy it?"

Zhong Laosan didn't realize that Chen Dongzhi was deliberately ignoring him just now, and thought he didn't hear what he said.

Now when he heard his younger sister talking to him, he immediately put what had just happened behind him. He diligently took out a sachet from his arms and held it in front of his sister.

He said as if offering a treasure, "Look, little sister, this is the sachet I bought at Yun Ya Pavilion. Take a look and see if you like it. If not, I'll buy you something else next time!"

Zhong Ruyi took the sachet handed to her by her third brother, looked at it carefully, and was immediately surprised. If she was not mistaken, the sachet was embroidered with magnolia flowers.

She didn't expect that her third brother knew that she liked magnolia flowers. She was so moved that there was a magnolia tree growing in the orphanage for many years.

Every year when the flowers bloom, the director's mother would take them to pick some, then string them together with thread and let them take to the street to sell, two flowers in a string for one dollar. However, they would quickly oxidize and turn black after being picked, so the director's mother would not string too many for them to sell.

This kind of thing is just about training children's hands-on ability, and we don't expect them to sell for much money.

Zhong Ruyi had seen several wild magnolias on the mountain before, but they were not in bloom yet.

"I like it very much! Thank you, Third Brother." Zhong Ruyi played with the sachet in her hand lovingly.

Seeing that his little sister really liked it, Zhong Laosan smiled innocently, "If you like it, I'll buy you something else next time."

Mother Zhong hoped that he would spend all the money on his family, or even on himself. If the man surnamed Zhou was a good person, Mother Zhong would not be like this.

Chen Dongzhi wanted to find an opportunity to talk about Zhou Yushou, but because Zhong Laosan was present, he was afraid that after he said it, Zhong Laosan would still think that his words were directed at Zhou Yuru.

We still have to think of a way to get him out of the way. Just at this moment, Zhong Laosan called him from inside and asked him to come in and help carry down the things.

Chen Dongzhi glanced at Zhong Ruyi who was still looking at the sachet, and didn't know how to change his words. After all, he had only told Zhong's mother that Zhou Yuru wanted to match her gambling brother with Zhong Ruyi, and she didn't know about it yet.

But if Zhou Yushou comes a few more times, Zhong Ruyi will know about this sooner or later, so it is better to tell it now.

After thinking for a while, he finally spoke, "Aunt, do you still remember Zhou Yuru's brother that I told you about before?"

The mother and daughter were happily looking at the sachet, but when Chen Dongzhi interrupted them, they all looked at him.

Mother Zhong thought for a while before remembering that Chen Dongzhi had said before that Zhou Yuru's brother was a gambler, and that Zhou Ruyu wanted to match her brother with her daughter.

His face suddenly turned bad, "What happened to him?"

Chen Dongzhi told the truth about what he had just seen, "He was standing at the door of Zhongji when we just came back, and ran away again when he saw us."

Zhong Ruyi was a little confused. She knew Zhou Yuru, and she was the girl that her third brother liked, but she had never heard her mother mention Zhou Yuru's brother.

"Mom, is there something wrong with her brother?" she asked curiously.

"Her brother has a big problem!" Mother Zhong said with disgust.

"Her brother owed a lot of money from gambling and had no money to pay back, so he sold his sister to a wealthy merchant as a maid. I heard that he gambled away all the money in a few days."