Chapter 267: The right to use the private room

Author: Qian Feifei Machine Translation

The private room was still quite bare and more furnishings were needed, but the restaurant was doing very well. Clearly, Jiang Yuan had done a good job in advertising the restaurant, and with many loyal customers, it became even more famous over a short amount of time.

Everything in the restaurant's menu was neither cheap nor expensive. It was open from nine thirty in the morning until three o'clock in the morning of the next day. Its business hours was very convenient for many young people. Even on very late nights, they could still go to the barbecue shop to enjoy themselves. There was another thing that made the restaurant famous. Every night, it would serve hot pot to its customers who came in during the later hours of the night. They would change their hot pot specialty every month, similar to the Thousand Leaves Barbecue Restaurant.

Shuishui had a general understanding of what needed to be done to maintain the standards of the restaurant. Occasionally, she would write a small report to Jiang Yuan. If he felt that her proposals were reasonable, he would implement them.

When they arrived at the place, Shuishui pulled Mu Ziyu and strode in. "There are many people tonight. Come."

Mu Ziyu walked behind Shuishui, but he was holding her. "Be careful. Don't bump into them," he said.

"I won't. Anyway, I don't know where Anzhi and his mother and sister will eat tonight." Shortly after Shuishui said that, she saw a table with Jiang Li and the others. "Er, no way," she muttered.

"What's wrong?" Mu Ziyu also looked towards where she was looking. He saw familiar people. He initially thought it was Mu Qing, one of Shuishui's friends. Ziyu said, "It doesn't matter. Let's just eat by ourselves."

"En, but Jiang Li and Anzhi are also here. We should at least let them know," Shuishui said. They would have seen each other anyway because they were heading for the private room.

Shuishui pulled Mu Ziyu forward. Shuishui patted Jiang Li's shoulder as they walked up behind him. "Xiao Li, are you here for dinner today?"

"Sister Qian, why are you here?" Jiang Li turned his head and asked in surprise.

"I'm here for dinner. I've already ordered our food. Take your time and eat. Bring the bill over to me when you're done." Shuishui smiled and looked over. She only took a glance at Li Xue and Qian Momo. "Anzhi, you guys eat well. We'll go in first."

"En, en." Qian Anzhi nodded. He knew that Mu Ziyu and his sister would be eating in the private room. They could actually go and eat there too, but it was difficult to find a vacant time slot. It was often booked. If there were available seats outside, they could only stay outside.

Li Xue looked at Shuishui and then at the man who was holding hands with her. "You're Shuishui's boyfriend?"

"Yes." Mu Ziyu was not so enthusiastic about Li Xue because he had witnessed everything that had happened in City A after Shuishui's father was hospitalized. He knew about the divorce. He did not have a good impression of Li Xue at all.

Qian Momo stared at them and felt very resentful. "Qian Shuishui, don't you know how to greet us when you see us?"

"I don't need to greet you. Besides, we are not related anymore," Shushui said coldly. She never thought of giving Momo and Li Xue any attention.

They went to the private room and prepared to enjoy their dinner.

Qian Momo spat and said, "What kind of attitude is that? I can't imagine someone liking you when you're so rude."

Qian Anzhi looked at Qian Momo with disdain and said, "Don't get your saliva on the roasted meat. It's disgusting."

"I didn't spit," Qian Momo retorted impatiently.

Jiang Li was in shock as he listened to their conversation. Clearly, they weren't on good terms. The meat had just been roasted and he was already feeling unhappy. He had somehow lost his appetite. "Anzhi, do you want to go back together tonight?"

Seeing how they talked to each other, Jiang Li felt that he should ask.

Anzhi nodded. "Sure, but I'll send my mom and my sister back to the hotel first." It was better to go back home with someone than to go back alone. Besides, their houses were very near.

"Okay. It doesn't matter. Anyway, we have classes again tomorrow. I heard that Sister Qian got the first place in the math competition. I don't know if it's true, but it's just so amazing." Jiang Li began to talk about Qian Shuishui.

Qian Anzhi nodded. "I saw the certificate, and she used her book card after she got the reward. You'll see when you come to the house. The study room is full. She bought a bunch of books that I don't understand. Anyway, her teacher seems to be back in the capital, and she's going to start classes with them again soon."

Anzhi found it very strange that Shuishui's teachers were also going to the capital. He felt embarrassed whenever he thought of Teacher Li. Fortunately, Teacher Li didn't say anything about his not going back to training.

"Sister Qian said that she had learned how to play the erhu. Is there anything else she's doing?" Jiang Li asked curiously.

"Yes, she's also enrolled in Chinese painting and calligraphy classes, along with the martial arts and self-defense classes. Let me tell you—she is very powerful. Teacher Li is even more powerful, but I feel that he is really more equipped to train the special forces. I couldn't take it. You can go and try training under him. He's super strict though." Anzhi felt quite bitter that he didn't continue with the training, but he wanted to see his friend Jiang Li try it.

"It's quite interesting. Also, our military training classes are starting on the third week. Are you ready for next week?" Jiang Li wondered why their school hadn't started military training classes when other schools have already started on the first week of classes.

Qian Anzhi said, "Oh, right. I forgot about that. What should we do? I remember our teacher telling us not to bring too many personal items." He had heard that junior high military training was quite fun. He didn't know how it would go for him.

"Just bring more snacks. I can bring some beef jerky. It won't be enough though. Just bring whatever you can." Jiang Li hadn't been to the supermarket in a while. In fact, he had forgotten about bringing food during military training. He remembered only when he read about it on their class group chat.

"It seems that the military training will be conducted in school. I wonder if we'll be going somewhere?" Qian Anzhi asked. He felt that it would be more convenient if they were sent to a military training camp.

"Probably. We have a large campus anyway." Jiang Li wasn't sure either, but he had heard from the others that most of the training would be conducted in school.

Qian Anzhi thought for a while. "I remember that I have a lot of snacks at home. I'll bring them to school. If the training is going to be held in school, I can also ask my sister to bring us something so it will be convenient for us."

They were busy planning for the training even though it was only for a week.

Qian Momo, meanwhile, listened to their conversations and tried the barbecue. She didn't think it was remarkable and thought it was quite bland.

Li Xue felt uncomfortable. In the past, Qian Shuishui had pretended to be cordial towards her. She was shocked to see that she didn't care about what she and Momo thought or said at all. Shuishui had such a cold and disdainful look. What was going on? "Anzhi, arrange for me and Shuishui to talk sometime. I think Shuishui has misunderstood me," she said to Anzhi.

"Mom, you never had a good relationship with Shuishui in the past. Moreover, we are now together with Dad. She definitely won't talk to you. Also, Mom, didn't you not like her before. Why bother with her now? In the future, if you want to go shopping, just tell me. Don't bother my sister." At the back of his mind, Anzhi knew that Shuishui wasn't his mother's daughter. He couldn't force Shuishui to rekindle any relationship she had with his mother.

Li Xue didn't know why, but when she heard these words, she felt very uncomfortable.

"Anzhi, I know that I went too far in the past, but now . . ." Li Xue felt resentful. She somehow regretted having treated Shuishui unfairly in the past. Her big brother also talked to her about how Shuishui had changed into a more motivated person. Her brother made her realize that Shuishui would be successful in the future and that it was wrong to cast her aside. Li Xue realized that her brother was absolutely right. Clearly, her eldest daughter would no longer change. She was simply stubborn. She refused to work and complained and whined all day long. She was not hardworking at all.

She realized that she had indeed spoiled her eldest daughter too much. Momo no longer listened to whatever she said. Fortunately, she was already at the right age to marry. She hoped someone decent would take Momo as his wife. Anzhi was still young, and she couldn't rely on Momo to support her. Momo spent more money than she did. All she had left was Shuishui. Although Shuishui was still relatively young, she already had an apartment back in City A listed in her name. Li Xue felt that she could persuade Shuishui to sell it. It was in a strategic location, so it could be sold at several million yuan. She knew how her husband doted on Shuishui and had spent a lot for her. However, since she had already divorced her husband, she wouldn't get anything from that apartment. She was trying to figure out how to coax Shuishui.

Qian Anzhi had no idea what his mother was thinking, so he continued to chat with Jiang Li.

He knew that Shuishui would definitely not talk to his mother. Shuishui simply hated Li Xue. Anzhi could feel the coldness and disgust in Shuishui's eyes, so he couldn't agree to any of his mother's requests. He knew that his own mother had done a lot of bad things in the past, particularly to Shuishui.

The more Li Xue thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. She was determined to sell that apartment as soon as possible and to get the money for herself. If Qian Shuishui grew up and became more sensible, she might not get anything. She felt that since Shuishui was still young, it would be easier to persuade her.

She decided that she would have a good talk with Shuishui when she came out of the private room. She felt that she shouldn't have gotten a divorce, but she couldn't say anything else because she had already done it. She couldn't afford Qian An's medical expenses at all. If she hadn't filed for a divorce, what would she do in the future? Although she liked Qian An, he was already useless to her. She still had to take care of her children. That was what pushed her to file for the divorce. She hoped that Qian An would understand her in the future.

She kept justifying what she did, but it never crossed her mind that what she did was selfish. She loved Qian An, but she felt that she had no choice but to leave him for her own sake and for her children's sake.

No matter how she thought of it, everyone knew what her true motives were.

Meanwhile, Shuishui and Mu Ziyu were in the private room. Their dishes had already been laid out on the table. Shuishui began to roast the meat. "When I saw her, I immediately felt relieved because she wasn't living well. But when I thought about it, I wasn't too happy either, because it was all up to me. She could have made her life better. But she just had to court death and let herself live like this. A few million was enough for her to live comfortably, but she wasn't satisfied. She just wanted more. What would happen to her if she continued to be greedy? We'll find out soon enough."

She felt that Li Xue was causing her own problems, but she shrugged it off because they had nothing to do with her. However, if she found out that Li Xue was one of the people responsible for what happened to her father, she would not think twice about avenging her father.

The two of them ate their food. Mu Ziyu took the barbecue tongs and said, "I'll do it. You can eat quietly."

Shuishui smiled. "Okay. Thank you."

Mu Ziyu liked seeing Shuishui's smile. He said, "You're now in your second year of high school. When you go to university, you'll have more time to do what you want. With your grades, you can choose any university you want."

"Not really. I'm probably just a little confident than others. The university I'm interested in has a high passing requirement. It's quite risky. There's another university that prioritizes applicants who are from the area. Since I'm from a different province, I basically won't have much of an advantage." Shuishui somehow felt helpless. She had heard that one of the universities prioritized granting university admission to locals. For her to get in, she would have to make sure that her scores would be higher than all the other applicants from the area.

"Don't worry. We're already here, so don't worry about the exam. As long as your score is up, you'll be able to get in no matter what." Ziyu could guarantee that nothing unfair would happen. He felt that she did not need his help at all. Shuishui could get into a good university because she had a really good scholastic record.

Shuishui simply smiled and continued to eat.

She tried eating the roasted meat with the restaurant's chili sauce. "This is such a comforting dish. I still have to make my own chili sauce. Although many people like it, I still feel like it's not spicy enough."

Ziyu laughed and said, "This chili sauce that you guys made is actually really good, and it's also very fragrant."

Shuishui answered, "Yes, it was made by the chef." Shuishui ate contentedly. Everything was delicious. She felt that she could eat the food there every day. However, it would be bad to eat too much of the same thing every day, so she had to limit her intake.

Mu Ziyu roasted the meat very quickly, and the beef was very tender. Mu Ziyu ensured that all the meat slices were well cooked because it was unhealthy to eat raw meat.

Shuishui kept eating. She was very eager to try the foods that had been prepared for them.

"Everything's delicious. Continue eating. It really tastes good." It was the first time she had eaten food from her own restaurant, so she was very excited.

She ate faster and gradually felt that she was full, so she put aside her chopsticks in content.

"All right. I'm almost done. Please eat. Don't mind me." Shuishui handed her bowl over to Ziyu. "I'm already a little full, so I don't want to eat too much," she said.

She felt that she had eaten enough. Eating too much was not good for her stomach. She leaned back comfortably.

Mu Ziyu picked up Shuishui's bowl. "Okay, okay. I'll eat too."

Shuishui watched as Mu Ziyu ate. After a while, Shuishui drank water.

Knock knock.

"Sis, we're done eating. What about you two?" Qian Anzhi asked as he and Jiang Li peered in.

"This room is pretty good. Sis, next time when we come, if there aren't any seats outside, can you help us secure this private room?" Qian Anzhi felt that eating in the private room was better and very convenient.

"En, if Uncle Jiang is not using it, you can use it." Shuishui smiled faintly.

"En, although my dad often comes, he's a little busy with the company recently, so he probably won't be coming anytime soon. It'll just be you these days, Sis Qian." Jiang Li also wanted to eat at the private room sometimes.

Shuishui narrowed her eyes and smiled. "Yes, yes. When the time comes, you can just call your dad or me. But you have to make sure that no one is using it. Your dad is the one who's been using this room."

Jiang Yuan would occasionally bring his friends to the restaurant for barbecue and drinks after work.

"I know. Dad likes to come here. He came before. When he saw me, he let me eat outside while he went in here to eat with his friend." At that time, Jiang Li was surprised why his father didn't ask him to eat with them inside the private room.

Shuishui was amused. "Uncle Jiang might have wanted to drink. If he doesn't invite you, don't take it to heart." Shuishui took out a card. "This is the manager's phone number. You can call him whenever you want to come and eat here." Shuishui found it convenient to talk to the manager directly. However, the manager would probably not let them use the room because he often had it ready for Jiang Yuan, who would call at the last minute.

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