"Besides, she is my sister and I am her eldest brother. Since I have asked her, if she has any more peppers in the future, she will definitely give them to me first."

He Honglian nodded. This news made her feel relieved. But how did Zhao Qiqi get the pepper seedlings? If she could get them, she was confident that she could even get control of Penglai Pavilion from her father!

"Have you found out where these pepper seedlings came from?"

"I found out about this. It was brought here by a peddler from the north. If you send someone to the north to look for it, I think it won't take long to find it. But... you have to be careful of your sister."

Her younger sister He Hongxiao was also eyeing Penglai Pavilion. Although He's parents did not make the matter public, they had already secretly revealed that the eldest brother was seriously ill and had no children, so the position should be taken by the most capable one.

He Hongxiao also doesn't have a son, only she has one. He Honglian looked at Zhao Licheng subtly.

Zhao Licheng proudly took a sip of the tea on the table. He Honglian lowered her head in disgust, because that was the cup of tea she had drunk before.

"I can't ask my dad. I'll think about who to let go later."

Her eldest brother was seriously ill, and seeing that there was no one to take over the entire Penglai Pavilion, her sister who had married far away ran back. It was really bad luck.

It was because she was far-sighted and had planned early on that she had been staying in the He family to serve her parents. Naturally, her parents would love her more now.

He Honglian packed up and went to the main hall without bringing Zhao Licheng with her because he was not liked by He's parents.

"Father, mother."

As soon as He Honglian entered, she saw He Hongxiao already sitting next to He's mother. She picked up some food and put it into He's mother's bowl. Sitting next to He's father was her daughter Shen Shihui.

Everyone else nodded in response, and Shen Shihui smiled faintly and stood up: "Aunt is well."

He Honglian felt that this scene was a bit dazzling. It had only been a few days since she came back, but He Hongxiao and her daughter had already become so close to the two elders.

Especially since Shen Shihui behaved in a dignified and calm manner, and was also very handsome. When she thought of her unruly son, He Honglianhua was so angry that her handkerchief was about to be torn to pieces.

She kept a calm expression on her face, raised a kind and approachable smile, and held Shen Shihui's hand: "This must be my sister's child. I just saw it for the first time after coming back for two days. It doesn't look much like my sister, but more like my brother-in-law."

Shen Shihui had already introduced himself, but she acted as if she didn't hear him mention her appearance, so she didn't recognize him directly.

He Hongxiao's face was a little gloomy. She had made the decision to marry Shen Fu back then. Although... it hurt the relationship between mother and daughter, He Hongxiao didn't want to tell her father and mother about these old stories and make them sad.

"Eat well, what are you talking about that person?"

He's father's angry words made the two sisters feel uncomfortable. He Honglian was humiliated by He's father in front of everyone, while He Hongxiao was worried that He's father disliked Shen Fu.

He Honglian nodded and sat down to tell her father the news she had recently learned: "Dad, today Licheng went to the pepper supplier. Do you know who that person is?"

He's father was also a little interested and motioned for her to continue.

She was a little proud, and slowly ate what was in her mouth before speaking: "That person is none other than Li Cheng's biological sister."

Unexpectedly, He's father frowned. In his impression, anything related to Zhao Licheng was not very reliable.

"Don't worry, Dad. Once Zuixianju runs out of stock, there will be no more chili peppers. This is what Li Cheng found out early in the morning."

Recently, Zuixianju has come up with a lot of new dishes relying on this chili pepper, which has caused their Penglai Pavilion to become much quieter and their revenue has also dropped significantly.

He's father thought for a moment and said, "Since we have this relationship, I'll leave the matter of collecting the peppers to you."

He was still a little worried about Zhao Licheng. Besides, this was the Zhao family's property, so how could it be handed over to an outsider?

He Honglian happily agreed. It was not that she had forgotten that Zhao Qiqi had run out of peppers, but in order not to reveal this news, she would send people to the north to find pepper seedlings and bring back a batch of peppers directly.

She took the initiative to pick up a piece of food for He Hongxiao: "I haven't seen you for many years. You look a lot thinner than before."

Of course He Honglian didn't really care about He Hongxiao, but was just feeling proud.

However, He's mother held He Hongxiao's hand with red eyes. Her poor little daughter, if she had not been so willful, would not have asked to return to her mother's home now. Although He Hongxiao said nothing, she knew that He Hongxiao must have encountered some unsolvable problems.

He's father patted his mother's shoulder comfortingly: "Okay, eat quickly, and take Hongxiao and Shihui out to buy some things in the afternoon."

He Honglian looked at the warm scene in front of her and felt a little out of control. She clearly wanted to take credit, but in the end, it was He Hongxiao who received the attention and concern!

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