As he spoke, before he knew it, the carriage had come to a place less than a hundred meters away from the Shen Family Restaurant.

Shen Yan'er couldn't help but lift the curtain and look out, the bustling flow of people and lively shouts on both sides of the street made her almost cry with nostalgia. Everything that happened in the mass grave seems to have become a thing of the past, and she has finally returned to her normal life.

Shen Yan'er excitedly calculated in her heart how long it would take to go home to surprise everyone, but when she thought about it, she suddenly found that the scenery in front of her suddenly changed. From a bustling street to a secluded alley, it turned out that the carriage had turned out of the street, deftly winded into a small alley, and finally stopped outside a back door of the restaurant.

Just when Shen Yan'er wondered how the driver knew that there was a back door here, she suddenly heard a noisy voice coming from the front, and the sound was all mixed with the familiar voices that she had heard since she was a child, so familiar that she could guess whose it was when she closed her eyes, she suddenly cheered up, and couldn't help but poke her head out of the car window and look out.

This look frightened Shen Yan'er's eyes almost rolled out of her sockets. I saw that almost all the people in the Shen Family Restaurant were around the back door. More than 20 men, women, and children squeezed the narrow back door, and the door was full of people, almost bursting the door frame.

The sound of the approaching wheels of the carriage made the crowd boil, and the people inside shouted and squeezed out, and the people outside surrounded the carriage. Shen Yan'er suddenly understood, it turned out that the Shen Family Restaurant had already received the news that she was going home today yesterday. So the coachman so familiarly drove her straight to the back door, and everyone had been waiting for a long time.

Without waiting for the coachman to stabilize the car, Shen Yan'er, who was still sitting in the carriage, was surrounded by everyone. The fastest runner is the youngest little girl in the Shen Family Restaurant, and she is also the little master who has to be called "Little Miss" by others besides Shen Yan'er.

"Sister Yan'er! Sister Yan'er! The girl lay on the car window excitedly, waving her little hand and grabbing it inside, as if she wanted to grab Shen Yan'er out of the car window directly. She is Shen Yan'er's only sister Shen Yu'er, that is, the girl of her father Shen Wancai and stepmother Zhang Qiaoniang. Although Shen Yan'er has a bad relationship with her stepmother Zhang Qiaoniang, she likes this smart and sensible sister very much.

A kind and gentle middle-aged aunt behind Shen Yu'er grabbed her shoulder, and said anxiously and helplessly: "Don't make trouble, let my sister get out of the carriage before I can talk to you." "This aunt is the nurse who took care of Shen Yu'er growing up, and Shen Yu'er likes her more than her mother-in-law. Shen Yan'er called her "Aunt Yu".

"Miss, you are finally back, the master has been talking about wanting to come to meet you in person when he got up in the morning, but he was stopped by Madame." Another middle-aged man squeezed through the crowd and came to the closest position to Shen Yan'er beside Aunt Yu. He is Uncle Huang, the shopkeeper of the Shen Family Restaurant, he has been working hard in the Shen Family Restaurant since Shen Yan'er can remember, he is the person Shen Wancai trusts the most, and he is also the backbone of the Shen Family Restaurant.

"Where's my dad?" Shen Yan'er asked, got out of the car, and came to the crowd.

In addition to Shen Yu'er, Aunt Yu, and Uncle Huang, all the cousins, men, cooks, domestic servants, and maids in the Shen Family Restaurant all came. Shen Yan'er was flattered and surprised at the same time, and without waiting for Uncle Huang to answer the question just now, she was busy asking everyone: "Why are you all here?" Isn't the restaurant doing business today? ”

"Thanks to the eldest lady, the restaurant has a day off today to welcome the return of the eldest lady." A sturdy young man in the crowd replied half-jokingly. Everyone called him "Ajo". He is a long-term worker of the Shen family, upright and capable, very popular, has been working here for four or five years, usually responsible for driving a board truck to transport ingredients, the sturdy body is tanned and shiny, often joked that "you can't find it if you fall into the charcoal ash", only when you laugh will you show a mouth full of white teeth.

While leading the way for Shen Yan'er, Uncle Huang said, "The master is resting in the room." Knowing you're coming back today, you didn't sleep well all night yesterday......"

Shen Yan'er walked towards Shen Wancai's room surrounded by everyone, almost forgetting to save the quiet zài. Jing Hao was squeezed and staggered in the chaotic crowd, and she could barely follow Shen Yan'er two meters away.

"Miss! Miss, wait for me! Seeing Shen Yan'er's back getting farther and farther away, Jing Hao couldn't help but shout loudly. However, her voice was soon drowned out by noisy vocals, and it could not reach Shen Yan'er's ears at all.

Suddenly, someone pulled Jing Hao's arm from behind. Pulled Jing Hao, who was struggling to squeeze forward, out of the crowd and into the corner of the courtyard. This person is none other than Acho. He grabbed Jing Hao's shoulders and said excitedly and movingly: "Ah Zhen, fortunately you are safe and sound, thank God ......" But Jing Hao glanced at him with disgust and asked, "Who is Ah Zhen?" Acho was stunned.

At this moment, Shen Yan'er found that Jing Hao was squeezed away by the crowd, so she hurriedly turned her head to look around, and shouted loudly: "Jing Hao!" Quiet! Jing Hao didn't care about Ah Qiao, and immediately raised his hands and waved them constantly, shouting, "Miss, I'm here", indicating his position to Shen Yan'er.

It was this shout that everyone's eyes focused on Jing Hao's face. Not only Ah Qiao, but everyone in the Shen family was stunned, and even Aunt Yu and Uncle Huang stared at Jing Hao's face speechlessly.

Inexplicably, Jing Hao was so frightened by everyone's straight eyes that he didn't dare to squeak, and he didn't know whether he should put down his hand that was raised in the air, looking very embarrassed and helpless.

The courtyard, which had been noisy a second ago, suddenly became silent, as if time had suddenly stood still. I don't know how long it took, but Uncle Huang was the first to open it and break this embarrassing silence. "What's quiet?" Uncle Huang asked Shen Yan'er.

"Isn't she Ah Zhen?" Aunt Yu then asked.

So everyone's eyes changed from quiet to Shen Yan'er's face, waiting to hear Shen Yan'er's answer. Shen Yan'er, who was aroused by the sad matter, looked sad, sighed long, pointed to the stunned Jing Hao in the distance and said, "She is not Ah Zhen......"

The sooner you tell the truth, the sooner you can accept the facts. Shen Yan'er paused for a moment, sorted out the situation a little before she spoke again, and bluntly told someone that "Ah Zhen is dead." ”

Silence, silence more terrible than death. The smiles on everyone's faces vanished, replaced by shock and grief.

Shen Yan'er pushed aside the crowd and came to Ah Qiao, who was so surprised that she almost couldn't stand on her feet, and said guiltily: "Ah Qiao, I'm sorry, it's my fault for failing to protect Ah Zhen......

Shen Yan'er has long known that Ah Qiao likes Ah Zhen, she always likes to joke with Ah Zhen in the past, and the relationship between the three has always been very good. After hearing the news of Ah Zhen's death, Ah Qiao must be the most heartbroken person in the entire Shen family restaurant.