PRISONER OF LOVE LOVE THE WIDOWER

SEASON 2 Part 44. The Chinese New Year in Shanghai 4

"Well sister-in-law, long time no see this wife of yours, it's been two years you haven't brought her. Now he's showing up again." Uncle was now blatantly insinuating Mom's husband when we came to his house that afternoon.

"Yes, two years ago, his family died, he's afraid of bringing bad luck if you come here Brother-in-law, only now can he join us again." Mother's husband defends his wife.

And I saw his wife's attitude was trying not to take heart, maybe she knew that she was the head of the family, her husband was trying to make peace and she had to do the same.

This patriarchy does bring a lot of pressure to women, it is unquestionable, women who must be clever in controlling their hearts in order to live peacefully.

But what Mama's husband did may be a threatened form of selfishness with Mama already found me. Even if Mama wants Mama can divorce her at any time.

While the Mama, Uncle and Aunt gathered at his own table, the cousins gathered in another room. This time they looked at Oliver with amazed looks.

"Sandra, this is what you said the architect wasn't, so handsome. Oliver why did you fall in love with Sandra?"

"I don't know, love is just love, I don't have any logic to explain it." His words were greeted boisterously by the cheers of everyone.

"Cousin sister, this is what your fortune is good for." I laughed about their response. Oliver's willing to be a star now, he's asked all sorts of questions by my cousins who are already fascinated by him.

"When are you going to send us an invitation? You'll get married when."

"We've only been about four months Brother, I just set up a job in Hong Kong. We still have to clean things up." I explained to them.

"Ahh it is so. Just four months you've introduced each couple to each other's parents is very good." My other brother-in-law is connecting the conversation.

We then made a smaller group of women. While the men make their own group.

"And Chang An, I see you didn't have your proud Birkin bag. Or have you bought a new one? What bag did you bring?" Oh yeah I just realized, now what bag he was carrying, did he not want to show off in front of me.

"Sister-in-law, it's true where your pride bag is, you have a new bag, why don't you show it to us." I want to see him show off now, I'll get over him again he's all-out.

"Ahh no, I just wear my usual bag, Mama just don't wear expensive bags." Everyone is looking at each other now, it seems they know somehow my nagging worked on my sister-in-law. He no longer dared to act like a show-off in front of everyone. At least not in front of this family even though back there he must still do it.

"Ohhh so, for 8 new years this time I heard you say so. Looks like you were given a good direction by a wise man." One of my cousins is smiling in response to the words now.

"I'm just listening to advice that I think is good."

"When usually fit the new year like this you always bring a new bag usually with cheongsam the same color. We make you an inspiration sometimes." Wow, so the silk cheongsam always matches the bag he bought.

"Ahh big brother, this year I don't buy bags anymore." Of course because from now on Mama will not give you another check for all your needs.

Better to avoid talking about my sister-in-law, more interested in joining other talks. What matters is that there are no incidents this new year.

Looks like everything's okay today. We're going back home. I went to the toilet in the house. I never thought I'd meet my mother's husband.

"Sandra, ...." I saw him when he called me.

"Yes Uncle." He is now standing near me. However foreign to me, talking to someone who doesn't like you is never comfortable.

"You can't mess with my son's life in Shanghai." I kept quiet, meaning he was disturbed by my presence here.

"I just met Mama, I didn't bother your son. You're bothered I met my Uncle?"

"He's your Mama, but once you influence my wife to trouble my son I won't stay silent. You remember that."

He just left after saying that. Uncle Cheng Xin's father threatened me to affect his son's wallet. Very funny, he made his wife his own wallet for his son. What kind of old man is that.

I returned to the living room to gather with the others. What he can do. Troubled me? Does he have that intention.

"We meet again next year Sandra, Oliver. Every new year come home to Shanghai, this is your home." Uncle and Auntie let us go, we're only here for about 3 days, tomorrow we're back in Hong Kong.

"Of course I'll always come back Auntie, Uncle. Uncle you have to take Aunt to Hong Kong too, Mama has a comfortable apartment there, you can take a walk in Hong Kong."

"We'll be there, wait for your mama to be there too." We say goodbye to everyone after promising to return.

"Mama, you know your husband threatened me."

"My husband threatened you?!" I told you what he said.

"You don't have to listen to him, I'll threaten him back, how dare he threaten. He was a coward who only dared to use words. Don't think about his words. I live by ignoring his words."

Mama said so. I don't know if he's right. Her husband's threat was just an empty joke.

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Although the profit margins are small if working with them but are helpful enough, the restaurant looks crowded, which eventually attracts new customers faster.

Paying for reviews from food bloggers is a must. And thank goodness the income report was very encouraging.

"You look happy lately, coming home always with a smile of spirit, you're not tired dear." Oliver saw me go home and kissed her cheek.

"No, I'm just having fun." She laughs.

"Boss seems to be having a lot of restaurants today." I laugh.

"Yes the restaurant is crowded so I'm very happy...." Maybe if this continues before three years I can return the investment.

"Why do you worry about the money, just turn it around for a new restaurant again, or you want to open something...." I smiled at him.

"Mama also said like you said, she said it's better I think of a new location that's profitable if it's going well. I'm happy to be praised by Mama, no matter what I did not end Mama's fingernails.

"Your work is good, your mama started it in her twenties, she's been working 40 years, you don't get discouraged, 20 more years, then return the invasions and flowers to my retirement." I smiled at Oliver.

"Dimsum, you've been living in Hong Kong for too long, Mama said you're a cement mixer, but now you're good at counting money down to the penny now it seems." He nodded and pulled me in his arms.

"My dear, did you forget we had to retire together... Don't be so stingy with me."

"Joint pension. I don't want to retire, it feels old and useless it's not good, it wants to be like Mama, it's still everywhere, it's walking, it's still working."

"Of course we're going for a walk and still working. I could be a restaurant cashier, I seem to be good at counting money."

"Alright, we should have a lot of branches if so."

"Good spirit sweetheart. Hotels in Vietnam are almost the final stage, maybe in about 4 months we can on shecdule opening. Next week I have to go there's a final stage that I have to supervise myself this time maybe about three weeks okay."

"Well, I can't wait to get there again and see that star terrace. Bring me food as usual. Don't forget."

"Of course, that salad you adored must be there."

My mom came to Hong Kong a few days later. His face was not happy when I stopped by his unit, this time he took Uncle and his wife with him.

"Mama, why are you?"

"Your mother just got the useless boy's call again. Your brother's usual routine, ask for additional capital rations." My Uncle's wife answered me.

"Yes, it's not worth it."

"real sister. Why are you dizzy, if you need to stay here. Don't mind him." My Uncle's wife assented to me.

"He was too weak to his son. If I were you I'd kicked him out of the house a long time ago. It has been given so much capital but in vain. Which parent is as good as you." Uncle gave his opinion to Mama.

"Daughter-in-law Ipar doesn't know you're a money-spending handyman either. Once you give him, he'll buy a new bag to show off on his million-strong Weibo."

Mama looks to be breathing.

"I will strengthen my heart now, I will strengthen my heart. I can't take it anymore."

"She won't starve to death sister, you'll die of irritation if you keep following her." Aunt sneered in annoyance. It seemed that everyone already knew the severity of Cheng Xin's behavior, none of whom defended her.

"You've eaten, I brought food from the restaurant."

"At the airport, we ate. How's your restaurant Sandra."

"The restaurant is crowded, the food is delicious, the chef of his friend's family does have a special recipe, he also makes his restaurant a tourist target, so it seems always crowded. A new restaurant that is always crowded must invite a bigger crowd." Mama boasts.

"Ahhh you should open in Shanghai as well as Sandra next year. Uncle will share it with you, but for a while have to find a good place first... I want to see your restaurant."

"Come Uncle, Mama knows the address."

"It should be that Cheng Xin was given a small capital at first like Sandra, rather than her opening a lot of unmanageable networks like this, she did not supervise the quality of the cuisine, no surveillance system, all destroyed. A lot of bad reviews I see, how could people want to stop by with such ugly reviews."

"Actually I also thought so Brother, not that I never counseled him, but eventually all my advice was countered."

"Yes he won't listen to you, you don't listen to him anymore... Just run to Hong Kong, come home when you need to go to Shanghai, stay at my house can be."

Now that Mama tried to turn her down I wonder what her husband would do to me. He'll threaten me again.