"What?" Dong Wenming suddenly stood up, "You..." In a rush, he went upstairs, and sure enough, in the private room where Yang Ruxin had been dining, there were now two waiters cleaning up the leftover food, but the person in question was nowhere to be seen.
How could that be possible?
In fact, it wasn’t impossible at all. Yang Ruxin was acquainted with the owner of the place and had visited a few times, so she was familiar with the layout of the restaurant. Normally, one would have to go downstairs from this staircase, pass through the lobby and exit, but what Old Dong did not know was that at the other end of the second floor, there was another staircase connected to the backyard, which made it convenient for waiters to serve food upstairs.
Yang Ruxin had taken her family out through that staircase to the backyard and then left through the back door.
As for why the waiters would let her out, who would dare to stop her after she had shown her ferocity in dealing with Fatty Hao last time? The waiters admired her greatly.
While Dong Wenming was fuming and stamping his feet, Yang Ruxin had already comfortably arrived at the shop with her family.
The renovation wasn’t finished yet, but the rough appearance was already there.
"Sister Xin." Qian Er was not surprised at all, "What do you think?"
"I trust your work," Yang Ruxin nodded.
"Big sister, is this your shop?" Yang Ruyu looked at the large storefront, her heart burning with jealousy.
"Yes," Yang Ruxin nodded, "I’m planning to open a shop for goods from both north and south... This time when the transportation team from the village comes back, they will bring some items from Beijing and along the way to be sold here..."
The handkerchief in Yang Ruyu’s hand was nearly torn to shreds, but her face still had a smile, "Big sister, you are really... so capable."
"Of course," Sanni said with a proud smile, "Who else has a Divine Doctor as a master like my big sister does? The fees for a consultation are quite expensive..." She glanced sideways at Yang Ruyu, "If you had medical skills, you could make money too..."
"Heh, I’ve never heard before about big sister taking a master..." Yang Ruyu felt she shouldn’t have followed them at all, as coming here was purely about making herself miserable.
"My big sister’s master is a Divine Doctor, and how could a Divine Doctor let just anyone know about it?" Sanni looked at Yang Ruyu with an expression that seemed to say she was looking at an idiot, "Besides, if you had known earlier that my big sister was a little Divine Doctor, could my mother have been cured and would you have let us divide the family assets?"
"..." Yang Ruyu’s face turned ugly, but soon her eyes filled with tears, "Mengmeng, dividing the family wasn’t something I could decide, don’t accuse me falsely... Back then, I was just trying to protect myself..." She looked pitifully at Xun Hui.
Xun Hui now was never surprised by anything her eldest daughter did; she had long since accepted that her daughter had abilities, but seeing Sanni tease Yang Ruyu, she still felt it was a bit too much and gave Sanni a glance, "Mengmeng, Yuyu is still a child after all..."
"Sister Yuyu is even a year older than me," Erni, who had been quiet all along, suddenly spoke softly.
Xun Hui was taken aback, then appeared somewhat uncomfortable.
Yang Ruyu’s expression also stiffened.
Yang Ruxin, however, chuckled, discovering that the little sister Erni whom she hadn’t liked very much before, had really changed, becoming a scheming little fox with precise, devastating jabs. Suddenly, she felt a sense of accomplishment; it seemed she did have a knack for teaching children.
"Sister Xuexue, I..."
"But Sister Yuyu, you should actually thank me," Erni suddenly said, beaming as she took Yang Ruyu’s hand, "for letting you take my place and go enjoy the good life with the little aunt at the Tian Family..."