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Luomeiyan also affectionately took Lin Yuan’s hand and spoke with her.

Once everyone was seated, Luomeiyan personally served the tea she had prepared. Xia Zheng took it and joked, "This time it’s not chrysanthemum tea, right? But it doesn’t matter, I don’t like chicken anyway."

Xia Zheng was obviously teasing the two about a past incident, and though it was meant as a joke, Luomeiyan and An Jie’s expressions turned slightly uneasy.

Lin Yuan frowned, her sharp eyes catching Luomeiyan’s involuntarily glancing at the grandma serving them pastries.

Her eyes rolling, Lin Yuan said with a smile, "Madam An’s tea-making skills are indeed excellent. If Boss An weren’t so protective, hardly letting you out, you might well be able to open your own tea house!"

An Jie continued along the same lines, looking at his wife with pity as he laughed, "Not to mention a tea house, I am even reluctant to let her make tea at home. If it weren’t for you two today, others would not have the fortune of tasting my wife’s tea."

Indeed, when at An’s House, Luomeiyan only made tea for An Jie, and later even An Yixiang and his wife didn’t have the fortune to drink their daughter-in-law’s tea. There was no helping it, An Jie was just too protective.

However, if he weren’t so protective, Luomeiyan probably wouldn’t have had such a smooth time at An’s House.

Once the servants had set down the pastries, An Jie sent them all away.

Everyone obediently left except for the grandma whom Luomeiyan had surreptitiously watched; she dawdled and refused to leave.

A hint of annoyance flashed in An Jie’s eyes as he grunted, "Grandma Yuan, it seems age has taken its toll on your hearing too, hasn’t it? Didn’t you see I am discussing important matters with friends? And you’re dragging your feet—is it that you wish to go back to your hometown and farm?"

Grandma Yuan quickly made a brisk bow, casting a meaningful glance at Luomeiyan before she left. However, she did not go far after leaving; the shadow barely visible at the door indicated that she was standing right outside, eavesdropping!

Not only were An Jie and Luomeiyan angered by this, but Xia Zheng and Lin Yuan also began to feel slightly displeased. A serving grandma openly disobeying—just who gave her such authority?

An Jie, annoyed, slammed the table and stood up to go reprimand the grandma.

Luomeiyan quickly grabbed his arm, shook her head liberally, and laughed, "Let it go, it’s not the first or second time this has happened. Don’t take it so seriously."

An Jie’s face turned very ugly, and Lin Yuan could even see the veins on his neck bulging from his anger.

The two looked at each other, neither speaking.

Because of the grandma’s presence, An Jie’s spirits were not as high as before, and he even suggested they go outside to talk.

Usually, they would have stayed, but today, they had promised Lady Liu that they would return before lunch, so they had no choice but to politely decline the invitation.

Luomeiyan looked at them apologetically: "I’m truly sorry for causing you embarrassment."

Lin Yuan shook her head, who doesn’t have some family secrets?

"Another day, I will host a meal at Drunken Immortal Tower," Xia Zheng said, his voice raised a bit, clearly for the grandma outside to hear: "At that time, you must honor me with your presence. However, unrelated people should not come. I can’t eat in the presence of strangers, and if I can’t eat, then our deal worth thousands of taels of silver just can’t proceed. "

Watching Xia Zheng make faces, An Jie and Luomeiyan couldn’t help but snicker.

Loudly, An Jie said, "Young Master Xia, rest assured, if someone obstructs our business dealings by then, that person will bear the loss of thousands of taels of silver!"

Lin Yuan kept her eyes on the shadow of the old lady outside, noticing her shadow shake visibly when she heard An Jie’s words; it seemed the responsibility for thousands of taels of silver had frightened her.

Being frightened was good; the next time they met, it would be best if she had the sense not to follow along, or else Lin Yuan wouldn’t mind actually making the eavesdropping old lady take responsibility!

As they were chatting, the old lady outside suddenly bowed and said, "Miss, have you returned?"

"Of course, I’ve returned! Why else would I appear here? How ridiculous! Open the door; what are you dazing for!"

An Yueyue’s response was truly suffocating, and it made everyone inside burst into laughter, even though they had just been annoyed by Grandma Yuan.

The one who had returned was An Jie’s younger sister, An Yueyue.

Grandma Yuan, left speechless by her retort, could only lower her head and hurriedly opened the door for her, but in the moment of opening the door, she still swiftly glanced inside the room.

"Close the door! It’s so cold, do you want to freeze me to death?"

Seeing Grandma Yuan’s eyes trying to peek inside the room past her, An Yueyue frowned displeasedly and huffed at her.

"Yes, yes, this old servant will close it right now, right now," Grandma Yuan said, not daring to delay and quickly shut the door.

"Stand farther back. I’m not in a good mood today, miss; don’t provoke me!"

Before An Yueyue could finish speaking, Grandma Yuan had already briskly walked away.

Finally free from the eavesdropping old lady, everyone felt as if they had rid themselves of an annoying pest and felt very relieved.

With the servant maids and the old lady chased outside, Luomeiyan poured a cup of tea for An Yueyue and placed it in front of her, allowing them to sit together without her having to get up and busy herself.

An Yueyue took the teacup and drained it in one tilt of her head, then, after finishing, she spoke to her brother and sister-in-law, "You two are just too soft on her!

Knowing fully well that Grandma Yuan was here to spy on you, yet you treated her so politely!

If it were me, I would have driven her out of the yard long ago! "

Luomeiyan gave a wry smile and looked down in silence.

However, An Jie laughed heartily, "Little sister is indeed formidable, a few words and she sent her packing!"

An Yueyue proudly lifted her chin, just about to say something, when she realized the two people sitting opposite her looked somewhat familiar.

Tilting her head to think, her eyes suddenly brightened, and she exclaimed, "Ah!

I remember you, you are Boss Lin who uncovered the poison affecting my brother! "

Lin Yuan knew An Yueyue too, as she had personally visited An’s House to inquire about the poisoning.

When she had met An Yueyue, who was about to go out, she had been sternly scolded by her.

Surprisingly, after not seeing each other for this short period, to see her own self greeted with a smile and such excitement was unexpected.

"Didn’t you say I harmed your brother? Weren’t you the one who cursed our restaurant to close down? Why are you so enthusiastic about me today?" Lin Yuan, who always spoke her mind, teasingly joked with her.