Chapter 346: Chapter 346

On the train, Gong Ruini was thinking longingly about Zhao Banxia and the others, and these two children were also missing Gong Ruini in their own ways.

Sitting at the dining table, they looked around and realized that the person they missed dearly was not there, causing their little faces to fall completely.

"Why hasn’t Sister Ni come back?"

"Didn’t they say New Year’s Eve is when the whole family reunites? Why isn’t Sister Ni here?"

"Uncle, Uncle, when will Sister Ni come back?" Zhao Banxia looked up and asked Cai Ming.

Cai Ming had no idea when Gong Ruini and the others would return. After all, they didn’t even know when Gong Dajiang passed away, and with the New Year approaching, no matter how the Gong Family conducted itself, they should at least let the brother-in-law’s family stay until after the New Year.

As for the Cai Family, they were likely lamenting in various ways too, struggling through their days. Suddenly seeing their brother-in-law return, how could they not cling onto him,

Cai Ming truly felt anxious for his eldest sister’s family. The Cai Family was not easy to deal with; to get food money, they would stop at nothing so long as it fulfilled their wishes.

Cai Ming was more worried about whether his own mother and family would cause trouble at Gong Dajiang’s funeral, which wasn’t impossible.

Back then, the Gong Family and Cai Family joined forces to scheme against Gong Tao, just for personal gain, but all the benefits went to the Gong Family, leaving the Cai Family at a great loss. They didn’t have any good feelings towards the Gong Family.

If they could disgust the Gong Family at the same time, they would likely be all too willing.

Cai Ming truly felt it was unfair to his eldest sister, who had sacrificed so much, yet the Cai Family was unwilling to let them go.

"Don’t worry." Zhao Gang didn’t think his friend would continue being a pushover, "They will get out unscathed."

"If worse comes to worst, isn’t Gong Ruini still there?" Even if Zhao Gang lacked confidence in Gong Tao and his wife, wasn’t Gong Ruini still around? That girl wouldn’t let Gong Tao be bullied by either the Gong or Cai Families.

"I just don’t know how they’re eating there." Zhan Jing was truly worried that Ni Zi and the others weren’t eating well.

"Don’t worry, Uncle Gong won’t let Ni Zi suffer." Zhao Guangran also felt somewhat uneasy, originally hoping his life would be much better with Gong Ruini gone.

However, though Gong Ruini was no longer there, traces of her presence lingered everywhere.

The little ones, Zhao Banxia and the others, constantly talked about Gong Ruini every day, especially each time Zhao Guangran coaxed them, the two children would keep talking about Sister Ni, which really annoyed Zhao Guangran.

Zhao Guangran had erupted before, but the result was not only his elder brother but even his parents thought Zhao Guangran was making a fuss over nothing, which made Zhao Guangran so angry he’d nearly spit blood.

During a nice New Year’s Eve dinner, couldn’t they eat properly without her being brought up? "You should save some, when Ni Zi comes back, you can give it to her."

Zhao Banxia realized that since Sister Ni went back, it was to endure hardship, so they could save good food for her.

Zhao Banxia and Zhao Zisu exchanged a glance, "Brother, brother, let’s hide the candy."

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"And pig’s feet." Zhao Banxia remembered that Gong Ruini liked eating pig’s feet. Although he didn’t understand why Sister Ni liked them since there’s no meat, what’s so tasty? But since Sister Ni liked it, he should save some for her.

"And persimmon cakes."

Listening to Zhao Banxia and the other little rascal talk about saving all these things for Gong Ruini, Zhao Guangran was really about to explode with anger. Come on, he liked eating these things too, so why save them for Gong Ruini?

Zhao Guangran didn’t believe his elder brother wouldn’t save something for Gong Ruini, huh. Did they really think he didn’t know? Clearly, so much delicious food was bought, yet only a small amount was served.

Don’t tell him it’s to not let Ban Xia eat too much. Please, the little guys, Ban Xia and the rest, were quite sensible. As long as his elder brother or Gong Ruini said so, they would certainly follow it.

Thinking of this made Zhao Guangran irritated, clearly being the real brother of these two young rascals, yet somehow having a lower status than Gong Ruini. How could Zhao Guangran not be angry?

"Alright, as your brother, I will save it for Sister Ni. What’s taken out is for you to eat." Zhao Xuran didn’t dare actually take the food back. Didn’t he see his silly younger brother already getting really angry?

Zhao Xuran really didn’t get it. His own younger brother was usually quite good to Gong Ruini, so why couldn’t he just get along with her?

Is this reasonable? Zhao Guangran coldly sneered in his heart. "By the way, brother, remember to save the grape juice. Ni Zi should like it."

See, there is clearly delicious food, and his younger brother would remember to save it for Gong Ruini, but why often say things that wouldn’t make Gong Ruini happy?

Zhao Guangran knew his elder brother was always worried, sigh, there was no way. In order to seize his elder brother’s affection, Zhao Guangran had to use such means to gain his brother’s attention.

Now it’s even better, the two younger brothers are all kinds of fond of Gong Ruini, and if they continue down Gong Ruini’s path, Zhao Guangran really worried about completely losing his position.

Seeing Zhao Guangran’s flustered expression, oh well, why say all this, Zhao Xuran still quite trusted in his younger brother’s character.

"Yes, let’s all save delicious food for Sister Ni together." Zhao Banxia was very pleased with his second brother’s sensible behavior, constantly praising how good Zhao Guangran was.

This really embarrassed Zhao Guangran. If he were telling the twins, it might be okay, but it’s his two younger brothers talking to him . How could Zhao Guangran not be dumbfounded?

Zhao Guangran was truly about to go crazy. Please, he’s the brother here, how could these two little rascals say that? Just know that kids raised by Ni Zi aren’t easy to like.

Zhao Gang saw Zhao Guangran’s frenzied expression, amused beyond measure, as with Guangran around, there was always a show to watch.

"Time to eat, time to eat. Although Ni Zi and the others aren’t here, we should eat the dishes on their behalf too." Zhao Gang was in a very good mood.

The income from this winter really exceeded Zhao Gang’s expectations in many ways.

Though Zhao Gang already knew that more hands would bring more income, he didn’t expect so much more, which really surprised him.

"Here’s to hard work this year."

"May we have even more income next year."

"Let’s also hope that Cai Ming finds a wife next year." Zhao Gang teased Cai Ming.

Cai Ming’s face turned red. Next year getting married? He didn’t dare think about it. Even if he had money, to many, he was just a youth being re-educated.

Thinking of this brought Cai Ming’s mood down a bit. Oh well, if something can be done, do it; if not, so be it. He wasn’t one to force things all the time.