Chapter 153: There are no empty seats, please go back

The Rong family didn't have the custom of staying up for the New Year; when Rong Ci, Rong Xun, and the others returned home, Old Lady Rong and the others were already asleep.

When Rong Ci went upstairs and returned to her room, it was exactly midnight.

Her phone rang for quite a while.

Yu Moxun, He Zhangbai, and some staff members in Chang Mo who had a good relationship with her, even Ren Yi'an and Ji Huanying, had sent her New Year blessings.

Rong Ci saw them, including He Zhangbai, and replied to them one by one, and took the initiative to send a New Year blessing to Nan Zhizhi and Chu Zilan.

At this moment, Ren Yi'an sent another message, asking if she was free these few days? He said that because he was busy with work, he hadn't had a chance to thank her properly for the matter last time, and he happened to have time these few days, wanting to invite her to a meal.

After chatting with Ren Yi'an, Rong Ci put down her phone and went into the bathroom to shower.

Although going to the nursing home to see Rong Yingsheng was a kind of pain for the Rong family.

But on such an important day as the New Year, how could they really not go see her?

In these years, every morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Rong Ci, Old Lady Rong, and the others would make a table of sumptuous meals and pack them to take to the nursing home.

This year was, of course, no exception.

Therefore, on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Rong Ci got up very early.

When she went downstairs, Old Lady Rong, Rong Changsheng, and He Mingxue were already up.

Seeing her come downstairs, Old Lady Rong and He Mingxue both gave her red envelopes.

Old Lady Rong touched Rong Ci's face and said kindly: "In the new year, our Xiao Ci must be smooth and successful."

Rong Ci: "Mm, thank you, Grandma."

After breakfast, Rong Ci and He Mingxue and the others went into the kitchen and began to process the ingredients.

Old Lady Rong and Rong Changsheng were both good at cooking.

But when cooking for Rong Yingsheng, they could only help as assistants, because Rong Yingsheng could taste the meals they cooked.

This would easily cause her emotions to spiral out of control.

Therefore, in the early years, this day was generally cooked by He Mingxue.

Later, after Rong Ci learned to cook, it was divided between her and He Mingxue.

Actually, for Rong Yingsheng's sake, Rong Ci wanted to learn to cook when she was very young.

But the old lady wouldn't let her.

The old lady felt that she was still young; if she learned to cook early because of Rong Yingsheng, it would be equivalent to shouldering Rong Yingsheng's affairs early on.

Rong Ci's childhood was hard enough; she hoped her childhood could be as relaxed and happy as possible, and not always be swayed by some things from the past.

Two hours later, a table of sumptuous meals was already prepared.

Rong Xun and Rong Yunhe helped pack them.

Bringing the New Year gifts prepared in advance, the Rong family of six headed to the nursing home.

They had prepared New Year red envelopes and gifts for the doctors and nurses taking care of Rong Yingsheng.

Rong Yingsheng was still as thin as ever, her eyes still dull.

Rong Ci, Old Lady Rong, and the others stood where Rong Yingsheng couldn't see them, watching Rong Yingsheng turn a blind eye to the New Year gifts the doctors helped them bring to her.

The red envelope Old Lady Rong gave, the nurse stuffed into her hand, but Rong Yingsheng forgot what it was after a while, looked at it for two seconds, and threw it on the ground.

She probably didn't have much appetite; a table full of food was placed in front of her, but she was too lazy to move; only when the nurse put it in her bowl did she know to eat a few mouthfuls.

Before she could try every dish, Rong Yingsheng didn't want to eat anymore, once again immersing herself in her own world.

The nurse had no choice but to take the meals away.

Rong Ci's eyes had long since turned red.

But she didn't show it, afraid of affecting the emotions of others.

Actually, weren't Old Lady Rong and the others the same?

They stayed at the nursing home for more than half an hour before leaving.

At this moment, it was already approaching noon.

Going back home to cook, they were afraid they wouldn't have the mood for it.

Actually, everyone might not have the mood to eat lunch either.

But meals had to be eaten after all.

Rong Ci said: "Let's go eat outside."

Old Lady Rong nodded: "Okay, Xiao Ci, you decide."

Arriving at the restaurant, after parking the car, Rong Ci and Rong Changsheng and the others just got out of the car when they saw the Lin family and the Sun family.

They were also here to eat.

It was just that, as soon as they arrived, someone recognized Lin Wu and Lin Lihai and enthusiastically stepped forward to chat with them, wanting to invite them to eat together.

The Lin family and the Sun family also discovered Rong Ci and the others.

Old Lady Sun sneered as she looked at them.

Sun Yueqing only took one look before withdrawing her gaze.

Lin Wu was the same, basically treating the Rong family as if they didn't exist, not putting them in her eyes at all.

At this moment, the restaurant manager hurried out and said to Lin Wu: "Miss Lin, the private room Mr. Feng usually uses has already been prepared for you; please come inside, everyone."

Lin Wu nodded, didn't look at Rong Ci and the others again, and said to the person who wanted to invite them to eat: "Sorry, Mr. Liang, today is our family banquet; as for eating, let's do it next time."

Mr. Liang didn't dare to say much, and upon hearing this, hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, then I won't disturb Miss Lin and her family's reunion."

Lin Wu didn't give Mr. Liang another look, and under the guidance of the restaurant manager, entered the restaurant.

Rong Ci didn't expect to run into them.

She held Old Lady Rong's arm, somewhat hesitant, but Old Lady Rong patted her hand and said: "Let's go in."

Rong Ci: "... Okay."

Just as they stepped into the restaurant, a staff member of the restaurant walked over and said to them: "Sorry, guests, all the private rooms in our restaurant have been booked by others; there are no empty seats, please go back."

Rong Ci hadn't been to this restaurant before.

It basically never happened that there were no empty seats.

So...

Rong Ci could almost immediately conclude that it was the Lin family and the Sun family playing tricks.

Rong Ci pursed her lips tightly.

It wasn't just her; Rong Changsheng and Old Lady Rong also guessed it.

"Miss Rong."

Rong Ci turned back and discovered it was Ji Qingyue.

She greeted: "Mr. Ji."

Ji Qingyue glanced at the staff member in front whose expression was beginning to become uneasy, and then asked Rong Ci: "What happened? Why don't you go in?"

Rong Ci said faintly: "This restaurant staff member said that all the seats in their restaurant have been booked by others, and asked us to leave."

Ji Qingyue looked over: "Oh? Is that so?"

The restaurant staff naturally recognized Ji Qingyue.

What's more, the Ji family, especially Ji Huanying, were currently in their restaurant.

Seeing that Ji Qingyue seemed to have the intention of standing up for Rong Ci, the restaurant manager panicked and hurriedly came out to say to Rong Ci: "Just received news that a table of our guests has something to do and won't be coming; now there happens to be a private room empty; please come inside, everyone."

Rong Ci didn't move, looking at Old Lady Rong.

Old Lady Rong said: "Let's go eat at another restaurant."

Rong Ci said: "Okay."

She looked at Ji Qingyue and said: "Thank you, Mr. Ji."

Ji Qingyue said: "You're welcome." He paused and then greeted Old Lady Rong and the others.

Rong Ci and Old Lady Rong and the others left.

Ji Qingyue entered the restaurant and glanced at the restaurant manager.

The restaurant manager was sweating profusely, piling on smiles to apologize, but didn't dare to say anything.

Seeing that the restaurant manager didn't take the initiative to confess who was making things difficult for Rong Ci, Ji Qingyue knew that the other party's background wouldn't be small.