Lin Zitan picked up Zhang Jing on the way and told him about Michelle's situation over the years, which caused Zhang Jing to sigh for a while after listening.

"It's not bad to find an honest man to marry, maybe this is her life! Many women are like this, the more they want to climb up, the more they fall into the dust. ”

Zhang Jing shook his head as he spoke.

"Xiao Li is also good, he is very practical and diligent, my small shop is also full of peace of mind, the salary is also considered to be good, and the welfare is not worse than other big restaurants, as long as he does it well, I will give him some dividends in the future." Lin Zitan said thoughtfully.

"Now I think of her scum brother, I still have itchy teeth, that kind of person doesn't deserve to live in this world! If I meet him again, I will have to clean him up again. Zhang Jing grinded the back alveolar tract.

"Don't worry about other people, let's go back and coax Alice, didn't you transfer the house to Alice? Be careful that people don't let you in directly!" Lin Zitan said with a sudden smile.

"She's reluctant! It's okay to let her know that Lao Tzu was also liked by many people back then~hehe~"

Lin Zitan sent Zhang Jing home and left, Alice saw Lin Zitan send him back, of course it was impossible not to open the door, and it was impossible for her to put things on the scene for the family to see the joke, so when Lin Zitan left, Zhang Jing's house was peaceful.

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The annual meeting was soon on Chinese New Year's Eve in 2024, and this time Lin Ziyan had just reunited with employees and senior executives, so he chose to go back to Li Manrui's house for Chinese New Year's Eve.

"Brother, sister-in-law, you are here, grandpa and grandpa have gone to the window to see you several times!"

As soon as Lin Zitan and the others entered the door, they heard Li Annie say happily.

"Grandpa, we're back~"

As soon as Emma entered the door, she let go of the hands of the two children and hugged Grandma Li, who had heard the voice and walked out.

"Oh, I'm saying, why are you so late today?"

Grandma Li was hugged by Emma, and the corners of her mouth were filled with a happy smile, but she still said with disgust like a child.

"Grandma~"

"Grandma~"

The two children, Lin Jingxuan and Lin Jingxia, had just turned 9 years old, and it was normal school time that day, so Lin Zitan did not celebrate their birthdays, but went to Johnson Sr.'s house for a reunion dinner.

"Oops, my good guys, they're all 9 years old this year, I remember when we first came, Anne seemed to be so old, I didn't expect even the two of you to be so old in a blink of an eye, haha~ It's so good, it's so good~"

As she spoke, Grandma Li touched the heads of the two children and let them into the large living room inside.

"Mom~ Do you need my help?"

Lin Zi stayed with Emma to chat with her grandmother, and Li Annie took the two children to the children's room to play with toys, while she raised her feet and walked in the direction of the kitchen.

"Master Chen is preparing, have you asked Zhang Jing and his wife to come over for the New Year together? Why haven't you come so close?"

Li Manrui helped Master Chen, who came over to be a private cook, and raised her eyes and smiled at her son who came in from outside.

"It's called, it should be there in a while, and you were still calling me before you entered the door!

Lin Zitan looked at the table full of dishes, and nodded to the private chef Master Chen.

This master is from G Province, but he does a good job, Sichuan, Guangdong, Yulu, and the flavors of the north and south are all good.

In the Spring Festival in recent years, Master Chen has come to the house to help them cook Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, of course, Lin Ziyan's salary and tips are very generous, almost once cooking can catch up with a month's salary in a high-end restaurant outside.

At the beginning, Lin Zitan felt that the people who were old enough to make their own Chinese New Year's Eve meals had to come out to earn money, so it was quite unpleasant.

Later, I learned that this Master Chen is now alone in New York, his son and daughter have grown up to be single, and his wife died of a serious illness a few years ago, so he is also single now.

"Your Aunt Zhuang should be almost there, I'll let John pick her up~"

Li Manrui smiled and looked at Master Chen on the side, winked at Lin Zitan and said.

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Originally, Li Manrui did not suggest that Zhuang Ning find another wife, but because of the problem of identity, she has been very anxious recently, if she returns to China directly to retire now, everything she has been operating in the United States for so many years will be gone.

If she does not return to China to retire, as a professor, her retirement salary is still considerable, so she is reluctant to lose both ends, no, when she asked Master Chen to talk about the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Li Manrui had a whim and wanted to put these two people together.

It didn't take long for Zhuang Ning to follow John in, holding a large bouquet of flowers in his hand, red and white roses and lilies, which was quite elegant in his arms.

Li Manrui welcomed her in and asked her to come to the kitchen by herself to find a large vase to put up the flowers.

"Oops, you prepare so much every year, it's too hard for you~"

Zhuang Ning didn't know Li Manrui's thoughts, and said with a smile as soon as he entered the kitchen.

"Where, I'm just going to do it, it's been Master Chen who has helped cook the dishes in the past few years, you look at Master Chen's dishes, you have a lot of appetite when you look at it~"

Li Manrui pointed to the table full of prepared meals and praised.

"Yes, it looks like he has a lot of appetite, Master Chen must be the chef of a big hotel, right?" Zhuang Ning said with a smile.

"Where, just pick up a private banquet by yourself, the restaurant is too tired, I don't want to work so hard~"

Master Chen looked up from his work, he was still full of impressions of this woman, when he first met Zhuang Ning, she was followed by a man, who was said to be a professor, so he didn't pay much attention to Zhuang Ning at that time.

But last year, Zhuang Ning came with her daughter, and when she heard Li Manrui talk about what happened to her, Master Chen was a little moved at that time, but thinking that people were looking for professors, and he was a freelance private chef, he really didn't dare to climb high.

Unexpectedly, Li Manrui offered to introduce him to Zhuang Ning this year, so Master Chen seemed a little excited at the moment, but he didn't dare to exaggerate his situation.

Chef Chen used to run a restaurant, opened it for most of his life, and sent his children to college, but after getting married and working, the two children disliked the dirty and tired restaurant, so Chef Chen sold the restaurant that had been in business for more than 20 years in a fit of anger.

After selling it, Master Chen and his wife relied on some savings accumulated in the first half of their lives to live a stable life, anyway, there is a house on Long Island, and he occasionally picks up small parties or something, and basically lives a worry-free life.

"Then your job is quite easy, this is also very good, if you don't lack food and clothing, you can be relaxed, I heard Manrui say that restaurants are really not done by people, especially the back kitchen. ”

As soon as Zhuang Ning heard what Master Chen said honestly, he immediately praised this person's truthfulness.

"Yes, anyway, now I am alone and the whole family is not hungry, and I have an income of tens of thousands of dollars a year for private parties, enough to eat and spend enough to pay land taxes, and I am a lot older, and I don't have more luxury~"

Master Chen quickly finished the things he was doing, unbuttoned his apron and said to Zhuang Ning with a smile.

"You don't look that old, do you? It should be similar to us, don't be so easy to serve the old~" Zhuang Ning said with a smile.

"You're both 63 years old this year, and you two look like you're only in your forties, younger than me~" Master Chen hurriedly smiled.

"Master Chen said with a smile, we are both in our early 60s, by the way, I only know that you have gone home by yourself this year, so it is better to stay and have fun with us this year. ”

Li Manrui said, and glanced at Zhuang Ning, Zhuang Ning immediately understood, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and hurriedly found an excuse to go to the living room to talk to Grandma Li.