Chapter 220: The Matter of Remarrying
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Zhao Huan looked at the person who had come through her door, and her face was instantly filled with displeasure and anger.
It was her biological mother, and also the culprit who caused her family to fall apart.
In the past, she had never thought of stealing silver. It was her mother who kept saying that He Hong’s background was unknown. She also said that it would belong to Cheng’er sooner or later, so it was fine to take the money earlier.
She was only helping her to keep it temporarily.
If she said that for no reason, she would believe it in the long run.
As the owner of the restaurant, she understood that running a restaurant was not that simple. She had to be careful when buying all kinds of things and the waiters had all kinds of thoughts.
She knew that they all wanted to leave and find a better job. Unfortunately, Qiao Yi Fast Food Restaurant was full of people, so they didn’t have a chance to work there.
“What do you want?” Zhao Huan asked coldly.
Then, she looked at the street.
Heng Manor’s carriage had already left.
She could still hear her child’s laughter in her ears.
“Huan, are you really not going to consider Old Master Yun?”
Mother Zhao arranged a marriage for Zhao Huan.
The man was a councilor in Chenzhou. His family had nearly a thousand acres of fertile land. He had a house in Chenzhou and three silk shops.
He was married, he had two wives but they both passed away, concubines, legitimate and illegitimate sons.
Master Yun naturally wanted to marry a virgin, but he passed by Puyi County and saw Zhao Huan at Yihe Fast Food Restaurant.
Seeing that she looked somewhat similar to the woman he had once sought but could not be with, he asked around. After some inquiries, he found out that she was alone and had some money in her hands. Only then did he have the intention to marry her.
“How old is Master Yun? His legitimate son is already married, mother, have you really thought it through?”
An old widower in his forties actually dared to covet her?
Although she had married once, she was only in her twenties. If she really wanted to put down her status and marry someone who had a clean family background, it was possible for the younger generation to make progress.
If Han Qiao could marry so well with her three daughters, why couldn’t she?
She had a house, a shop, a manor, fields, and money to rely on, but unlike Han Qiao, she could only marry an old widower who was almost forty years old?
“But Master Yun gave a lot of betrothal gifts. He said that if you agree to marry him, the betrothal gift will be two thousand taels of silver.”
“Heh.”
Zhao Huan sneered.
To earn a thousand taels of silver just by reselling all those gifts was only wishful thinking.
“I won’t agree to it.”
Mother Zhao was furious.
She scolded Zhao Huan, but she ignored her like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
“You’re really muddle-headed. Do you think everyone is like Han Qiao? Or do you think every man is Heng Yi? You want to marry a young man with a good family background? What kind of dream are you dreaming of?”
“If you’ve never been married before, 1 understand your delusions. But you’ve already been married once. You’re not the one that initiated the divorce, you’re the one being divorced.”
Zhao Huan’s eyes instantly turned red.
“Do you even know why I was divorced? It’s because of you!” She roared, “But now you’re blaming me? If you hadn’t tricked me into taking his silver, would He Flong have been at odds with me? If you didn’t make me miscarry my child, I, I…”
Tears suddenly rolled down her cheeks.
“He Hong and 1 were originally living very well. It was your greed that tore my family apart.”
“All you can say these days is ‘Master Yun, Master Yun’! If you think you’re so good, why don’t you marry him?”
“You, you…!” Mother Zhao was so angry that her heart ached.
Her daughter was speaking nonsense!
“How did 1 give birth to a child like you?”
Zhao Huan turned her head away and did not speak.
Tears kept rolling down her cheeks.
Her heart was also filled with anxiety.
Especially when she saw the continuous flow of customers at the Qiaoyi Fast Food Restaurant opposite her. None of the people who entered left the restaurant empty-handed.
Those people represented silver walking into Han Qiao’s pocket.
She hated Han Qiao, Heng Yi, and the Zhao family.
She was happy and blissful, but now she had nothing.
Mother Zhao was so angry that she flicked her sleeves and left.
She then met Zhen Niang at the staircase and snorted coldly at the younger woman.
Zhen Niang watched Mother Zhao leave with pursed lips.
Then she went into the private room, seeing that Zhao Huan was crying, she thought of something and asked, “What did your mother say?”
“Asking me to get married.”
Zhen Niang’s expression froze for a moment before she said, “Marry who?”
“Master Yun from Chenzhou.”
Zhen Niang sat down next to her, “Actually, we can consider it.”
“What?” Zhao Huan thought she had heard wrongly.
“Huan, do you still hope for love? Since Master Yun has taken a fancy to you, let’s not talk about the betrothal gifts for now. You can ask him privately for a sum of silver and ask him to do business in the future. With Master Yun’s help, we can go to Chenzhou to open a fast-food restaurant and make a lot of money.”
Zhao Huan fell silent.
She was certainly tempted to open a fast-food restaurant in Chenzhou.
However, she was not willing to marry an old man.
“Let me think about it,”
Outside the city, at a large open space, the children were playing with their kites.
Han Qiao and Heng Yi leaned against the tree, watching the children happy.
Heng Yi stroked Han Qiao’s belly, “This time next year, will our child be playing with their brothers and sisters?”
“Of course not. They will leave and run around this time the year after next.”
Heng Yi was silent for a moment, “We’ll bring them here to play. I’ll make them a kite myself.”
“Do you want it to be a boy or a girl?” Han Qiao asked.
“All good. I will love them regardless,”
Han Qiao believed Heng Yi’s words.
He may not say much, but just like how he treated the children, he loved them in his heart.
He had never been harsh on food and clothing, and he would work hard to earn money.
“I heard from the Headmaster that you have made great progress recently.”
“I can’t compare my wife’s improvements.”
The couple complimented each other and laughed.
Learning together, improving together.
It was a good feeling.
The children were drenched in sweat from playing. They ran over to take a sip of warm tea before running off to play again.
Even Sun Xiu, who was usually reserved, was smiling happily.
“Seeing them so happy made me feel happy.”
After finishing all the snacks, the children were tired from playing. Han Qiao was also a little sleepy, so they went home together.
When they returned to the residence, they went to wash up and change into clean clothes.
At this time of the year, they started to wear thinner clothes, and Han Qiao’s belly was even more obvious.
Heng Yi spent most of his time in the manor and only went into the mountains occasionally.
“Business has been good these two months. I was thinking of buying a few villages first.” Han Qiao said.
“You decide. Let Bai Cha and the others run.”
Now, Bai Cha, Wen Yu, Gu Jiu, Shopkeeper Zhu, and Lan Cheng were looking for suitable shops in Chenzhou.
When the shop was ready, she would open the fast food restaurant.
Some people sensed the business opportunity and turned their restaurants into fast-food restaurants. Their business was still very good.
There were also rivals in Chenzhou City.
Han Qiao had heard all this from Bai Cha and the others, but she still didn’t know what exactly happened.
She didn’t have the chance to see the location with her own eyes.
Han Qiao rubbed her belly, “Baby, you have to be born healthy and grow up safely.”
Everyone was looking forward to this child.
As long as all her children were safe, healthy, and smooth for a lifetime, all the effort would be worth it..