He was hacked to death! Reborn and married to the Grand Secretary, his family wept with regret.

Luo Qingfan was filled with disappointment. She looked at the waiter, her eyes full of dissatisfaction.

Rean looked longingly at the paper-wrapped smoked chicken, subconsciously swallowing his saliva.

"Yes, Father, En'er hasn't had smoked chicken in a long time. If Aunt Qingfan buys smoked chicken to take home, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother will be very happy."

"Even Great-Grandmother would know that Aunt Qingfan is much more virtuous than Mother!"

Rean's eyes, like those of a ferocious little wolf, were fixed on the meat in the little boy's hand, his eyes filled with determination.

"Father, let's talk to the people inside and ask them to give us the smoked chicken!"

“We were originally powerful and wealthy, but we fell on hard times before. Now that we are about to return to the capital, let us ask them to give up the smoked chicken. This will be a chance for them to express their gratitude to us.”

Li En felt it was only natural and looked up at Li Huai Ren.

Li Huai-ren looked slightly embarrassed, after all, he had his pride.

However, thinking about what Rean said, he also felt that it made sense.

Although the whole family praised Luo Qingfan, the old lady remained silent, and only her mother, Wang, publicly expressed her approval of Luo Qingfan.

If he brings the smoked chicken back this time, and lets the old lady see Qingfan's filial piety, she might think more highly of Luo Qingfan.

After all, Qingfan was indeed more suitable to be his wife than An Wuyang.

Having made up his mind, Li Huai-ren slowly stepped forward and stood at the door of the private room.

He paused briefly, raised his hand and gently knocked on the door of the private room, and announced loudly, "Li Huai-ren, the eldest son of the Marquis of Zhongyong in the capital, requests an audience with his guest."

After speaking, he straightened his clothes, stood at the door, and waited for any movement inside.

An Wuyang remained silent, unwilling to look up at the expressions on Yan Juzhi's and the others' faces.

In her previous life, she thought that Li Huai-ren had to deal with many social obligations in order to rebuild the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion. But now she saw with her own eyes that he would introduce himself for a mere smoked chicken.

The father and son were so shameless that An Wuyang felt he wished he had never had anything to do with them.

After Li Huai-ren finished speaking, he stood quietly outside the door and waited.

Recently, with the ascension of the new emperor, the former nobles of the capital are now highly sought after, attracting many profit-seeking individuals to join them.

Although Li Huai-ren disdained this approach, he has recently reaped some benefits.

Therefore, he believed that speaking up now for a mere smoked chicken was an opportunity for the people in the private room to surrender to him.

Unfortunately, the reality was quite different from what he had expected; no one in the private room made a sound.

Li Huai-ren was left standing outside!

His words had already drawn frequent glances from the onlookers, and for a moment he felt as if countless eyes were staring at him, making him feel utterly ashamed.

Li Huai-ren felt ashamed and angry. This humiliation made him very dissatisfied with the people in the private room.

Seeing this, Luo Qingfan quickly came to Li Huai Ren's rescue. She spoke again to the people inside, "We have already introduced ourselves to you. You should have heard of the reputation of the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion."

"We need a smoked chicken from you today because we have something important to discuss. We will pay you the full price. If that's not enough, we will compensate you again after we return to the capital!"

Luo Qingfan adopted a magnanimous demeanor, then turned to the waiter and said, "Give me that smoked chicken!"

The waiter feigned difficulty: "Sir, please wait a moment, the people inside haven't agreed yet!"

Luo Qingfan bit her lip, secretly wondering what was going on with the people inside.

Could it be that you've never even heard of the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion?

Now that she has given them a chance, they don't know how to take the opportunity and instead pretend to be dead inside!

Is it because they are too short-sighted, or because they lack knowledge?

"Aunt Qingfan, why are we wasting our breath talking to them?"

Li En angrily scolded, making a gesture to protect Luo Qingfan behind him, then stepped forward and grabbed the smoked chicken from the young man's hand, glaring at him and saying, "We want this roast chicken!"

"Go find my mother, An Wuyang, later. She's the woman who lives in the biggest courtyard in Ji'an Lane."

"Go ask her for it, and make her give you the money!"

After saying that, he made a move to snatch the smoked chicken away.

The waiter hurriedly protected the smoked chicken and retreated, his face growing increasingly grim.

"I don't care who your mother is! The smoked chicken is sold, and that's that. If you keep this up, we'll report you to the authorities!"

Because of Rean's recklessness, the scene immediately descended into chaos.

Seeing that Li En was almost pushed over, Luo Qingfan hurriedly scolded, "What a big restaurant, Zuixianglou, that bullies its customers! They're actually bullying a child!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than the door to the private room opened from the inside.

"Who's making a noise here?"

Yan Juzhi walked slowly out of the door, exuding an air of grandeur. Although his dark black attire was understated and mysterious, his aloof and noble demeanor made it clear that his identity was far from simple.