LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 94 - 94: Don't Owe You Anymore
Chapter 94: Don’t Owe You Anymore
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ning Fengnian held his daughter’s hand. “No, you worked hard to come up with the recipe. If we keep it, we’ll be more diligent and hardworking in the future. There will be a time when our lives will get better. However, if we hand the recipe to the Heavenly Fragrance Restaurant, we’ll be breaking our promise to the Fragrance Restaurant. We’ll definitely become enemies with the Fragrance Restaurant in the future. Then, there’ll really be no room for negotiation.”
Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows. Her father was quite clear-headed when he wasn’t muddle-headed.
However, Old Madam Ning would not allow him to walk down the path of clarity, especially when she had a helper.
At this dilemma, Second Aunt Ning, who was one of the focuses of attention, suddenly had an idea. She held her stomach and started to cry.
“My stomach. My stomach hurts so much. Aiyo, my precious son!”
Second Uncle Ning took over the role very quickly. He dragged an inflexible leg and ran over to support her. Then, he started to criticize Ning Fengnian. “Big Brother, are you forcing our family to death?”
Old Madam Ning immediately started acting pitiful. “Fengnian, I’m begging you. On account that your younger brother almost lost his life to save you back then, save him. It’s not a loss for you to exchange a recipe for a life!”
Xiaoxiao suddenly had an idea and interrupted, “Grandma, do you mean that if we give you the recipe for sour bamboo shoots today, it will be considered as repaying the favor my father owed you for causing Second Uncle to fall sick?”
She was sick of the old residence talking about this all day long. She didn’t want to see her father always lower his head in front of the old residence because of this again.
At this moment, be it Old Madam Ning or Second Uncle Ning, their minds were filled with thoughts of tricking the first branch to help them clear the debt of Heavenly Fragrance Restaurant. How could they have the time to think? Hearing Xiaoxiao’s question, they hurriedly nodded. They thought that they still needed to persuade her, but they saw Ning Xiaoxiao, who had become more and more difficult to deal with recently, run back into the house and take out a piece of paper to wave at them.
Everyone in the old residence and Wang Biao couldn’t wait to go forward and snatch it. With a look from Rong Yan, Yun Yi and the others immediately stood in front of her, looking rather intimidating.
Wang Biao, Old Madam Ning, and the others didn’t dare to move anymore. Xiaoxiao nodded at Rong Yan and thanked him. Then, she waved the paper in her hand in the direction of the people in the old residence. Ning Fengnian, who was closest to her, was very moved. “Xiaoxiao, 1 understand your intentions, but…” Before he could say “no”, Old Madam Ning had already grabbed the recipe and pressed it tightly in her arms, as if she was afraid that Xiaoxiao would go back on her word.
Xiaoxiao shook her head at Ning Fengnian. “Father, it’s just a recipe. It’s worth it for you to hold your head high and have a clear conscience from now on. Let’s live a good life together from now on. It’s better than anything.”
Ning Fengnian looked at his daughter, whom he felt like he had just met, in a daze. He felt his heart suddenly surge. Something that had been blocking his heart suddenly became clear. It was as if the clouds in the dark sky had parted and the sky was clear. He nodded heavily. “Alright!”
Old Madam Ning couldn’t read. She didn’t know what was on the recipe that Xiaoxiao had written, so she secretly spread the paper to Second Uncle Ning. She didn’t care about her son’s intelligence and that he could only recognize a few more words than her. Wang Biao saw through her thoughts at a glance and took the recipe away.
Ning Fengnian looked at his mother’s happy and smug expression and thought back to his father’s silent indulgence and his second brother and sister-in-law’s self-righteous attitude. Whatever was in his heart had changed.
Wang Biao used his limited knowledge to scan the words on the paper. “Since we’ve already obtained the recipe and confirmed that there’s no problem, we’ll stop with the sour bamboo shoots issue. If you have any good recipes in the future, you’re welcome to remember our Heavenly Fragrance Restaurant.” After saying that, he left decisively under the cold gazes of Rong Yan’s guards.
When the people in the old residence saw them walk away, they immediately spat on the ground valiantly. “What the hell!”
Xiaoxiao didn’t care about their argument. She crossed her arms and glanced at everyone in the old residence. “We’ve agreed that from now on, my father doesn’t owe you anything..”