416: Chapter 415: The Petty Family Eats Dumplings 416: Chapter 415: The Petty Family Eats Dumplings Paisley Kirk’s text ssage wasn’t spam; it was from Yusuf Zuck, and it contained just eight characters: “Don’t leave yet, wait for at ho!”
These eight characters instantly uplifted Paisley’s spirits, which had been gloomy, to clear and sunny.
Detail-oriented Yusuf Zuck hadn’t forgotten about her issues!!
The Treasure Pavilion in the Ruiz Clan had many New Year’s goods piled up, all personally selected by Miles O’Brien and then delivered to each person’s doorstep, already packaged.
Each person got one portion, including specialties from Jingcheng, even vacuum-packed roast duck.
Now that she and Yusuf Zuck weren’t short of money, naturally, the welfare benefits were better, and they bought expensive items, including nutritional supplents.
After everyone arrived at the shop bustling and excitedly, no one stood on ceremony; each person took a portion for themselves.
Yusuf Zuck took two portions and went to Bryce Harper and Mr.
Liu’s shops.
It was Chinese New Year, after all.
While he couldn’t give big presents, small gifts also expressed his sincere heart.
Bryce Harper and Mr.
Liu were both there, and he stopped in each of their shops for a short visit and had a cup of tea.
By the ti he returned to his own shop, most of the people had left, even Mia was nowhere to be found, but Raelyn Petty, Paisley Kirk, Miles O’Brien, and Anna Cooke hadn’t left.
“Louise, take this, it’s private money.
Buy sothing for your parents when you go ho,” Yusuf said as he handed over a 10 million check he had discreetly taken from the skill Family to her.
“Oh.” Miles O’Brien didn’t really care about the money; what she cared about was whether Yusuf Zuck could accompany her ho this year.
“You go back first, I’ll co over on the third day of the New Year, I need to make a trip to Sanya or Hong Kong,” Yusuf Zuck said apologetically.
“Yes, that’s fine!” Miles O’Brien imdiately nodded.
The third day of the New Year was still part of the celebrations, as long as Yusuf Zuck showed up, it was okay that he wouldn’t spend New Year’s Eve with her family, that was quite normal.
“Delaney, I won’t be going over to your family’s place for now,” Yusuf Zuck then turned to Anna Cooke.
With Lian skill’s recent trouble, the Shepherd Family probably knew he was behind it, so it wouldn’t be good for the Shepherd Family if he presumptuously visited now.
“Understood,” Anna Cooke nodded.
“Raelyn, you should go back to Hong Kong for the Spring Festival,” Yusuf Zuck then turned to his apprentice.
In truth, she had been his apprentice for many days now, but hadn’t learned anything yet.
“I’m spending the New Year in Jingcheng, the old man and the others are all here.
When you have ti, co over with ; they’ve been wanting to et you!”
“What?
They’re in Jingcheng too?
How long have they been here?
Why didn’t you tell earlier!” Yusuf Zuck was taken aback.
“You’re always busy, and they don’t have much going on.
The Petty Family has an old residence here, so they ca over for a short stay.”
“Alright, then, we’ll go over in a bit.
The elder made the trip here, so it’s only right for to treat him.
The Petty Family has been very good to , so when mbers of their clan co to Jingcheng, they are guests from afar, and I should fulfill my duties as the host,” Yusuf Zuck said.
“Okay,” Raelyn Petty nodded.
“Then we’ll head ho first to get things ready,” Miles O’Brien picked up her car keys, taking Paisley Kirk and Anna Cooke with her as they left.
The store had a night watchman; there was no need to co during the day, just to take night shifts, and during the Spring Festival period, they were paid double wages and also received New Year’s goods benefits.
Paisley Kirk looked back at Yusuf Zuck as she was leaving, and he winked at her, signalling for her to wait at ho.
Paisley Kirk understood implicitly, and happily left with Miles O’Brien.
Yusuf Zuck drove Raelyn Petty through twists and turns to a courtyard that wasn’t too far from the skill Family’s place.
This was the Petty Family’s property in Jingcheng, their ancestral ho.
Since Yusuf Zuck and Raelyn Petty hadn’t called beforehand, as they arrived, the courtyard was just about to have dinner, eating dumplings they had wrapped themselves.
The Petty Family was quite large, with around twenty people or so.
Seeing Yusuf Zuck had arrived, Alec Petty burst into laughter while Alvin Petty and Edison Petty also courteously rushed to ask Yusuf to sit down.
Yusuf had brought New Year’s goods, small gifts.
“It’s not about being early, it’s about being tily, eh?
It’s been such a long ti since I had dumplings, what filling are they?” Yusuf asked without ceremony.
“Four kinds of filling,” Alec laughed, “seafood, zucchini with egg, pork with green onions, and another one is lamb with green onions.
We’ve just finished wrapping them up.”
“Elder, I didn’t even know you were in the capital until now.
Raelyn didn’t tell either.
I ca over as soon as I found out.
I’m really sorry.
How about this, we’ll have dumplings for lunch, and in the evening, I’ll take your whole family out to dinner,” Yusuf said apologetically.
“No need for dinner, I’m old, and a bowl of porridge is fine at night, so let’s postpone it,” the elder shook his head.
After having dumplings at noon, he probably wouldn’t have room to eat much in the evening, especially now that the days were short, and it would be dark in the blink of an eye.
“Here we go, Mr.
Zuck, please take a seat.
We wrapped these ourselves, try them and see how they taste!” Legacy Petty, discarding his usual boss’s deanor, was earnestly wearing an apron and covered in flour.
It seed like the Petty family really wanted to have a good Chinese New Year in the capital.
“Well then, I won’t be polite, Elder, brothers, please.” Yusuf sat at the sa table with Alec and Alvin, along with Edison Petty.
The table wasn’t large; it was just the right size for four people.
The others gathered around two large Eight Immortals Tables.
Alec and her husband were there too.
During the al, she even winked at Yusuf.
Perhaps because it had been so long since he had eaten dumplings, Yusuf devoured more than thirty in one go, and then he drank the soup they were cooked in.
Northerners have a belief in “curing like with like,” which ans if you eat a lot of dumplings and feel greasy, drinking so of the soup they were cooked in can alleviate the greasiness and prevent your stomach from feeling bloated.
Since they didn’t drink alcohol, the whole family finished their al quickly.
After Yusuf and Alec were done eating, they joined the others and headed to the study at the back.
The courtyard house was very large, easily accommodating dozens of people.
In the study, Alvin began brewing tea while Edison praised his brother’s tea ceremony skills.
“What’s the situation with the skill Family?” The tea ready, Alec asked about the skill Family.
He was in the capital, so he had heard about last night’s incident by now; Lian skill had been taken out, and the person who did it was Yusuf.
“A few days ago, soone shot from behind, hit twice, and it turned out to be Lian skill’s doing.
anwhile, Lian had kidnapped one of my people, planning to harm them, so I couldn’t restrain myself then; I killed him!” Yusuf didn’t ntion it was Anais Dillon’s handiwork – in any case, it was as if he had done it himself, just through Anais’s hand.
“Huh…
What about the skill Family, any reaction?” Alec asked, frowning.
Yusuf smiled, “This morning, I took the initiative to visit the skill Family patriarch and their executives, demanded compensation for my dical expenses after getting shot, and for my damaged car.”
“Pfft—” Edison, who was drinking tea, spurted out the water upon hearing Yusuf’s words.
Alvin’s eyes also went wide, and Alec was stunned.
The plot twist Yusuf had revealed was just too much.
“So…
so…
did they pay?” After a silence of about fifteen seconds, Alvin suddenly asked.
“They paid ten million, I let my woman use it as pocket money.”
“Damn, what a boss.
See that, brother?
That’s what I call a boss!” Edison gave a thumbs-up, “The skill Clan, one of the four major families, and you just walked up to demand a debt.
Words fail , brother, let’s toast with tea instead of alcohol.
Let’s hurry up and toast; this is too aweso to hear!”
“Indeed, we should toast to that,” Alec suddenly lifted his teacup, his face full of smiles.
Yusuf, however, paused for a mont and then raised his eyebrows.
The Petty family’s reaction was off, wasn’t it?
It seed like they were quite pleased with the skill family’s misfortune?
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