Chapter 98: Relatives Visit

Ye Bufan originally wanted to continue speaking, but seeing his mother's somber expression, he held back, fearing he would upset her.

Ouyang Lan said, "I know they've gone too far sometimes over the years, but they are still my biological siblings, no matter what."

Ye Bufan shook his head. His mother was still too kind, but in this day and age, a kind person is often bullied, and an honest person is always taken advantage of.

Ouyang Lan then said, "If you can't stand them, then go out and get busy."

Ye Bufan said, "No, I can't. If I leave, they'll definitely bully you again."

He knew his mother's personality; she was so kind she was almost weak in front of her siblings. If he wasn't there, Ouyang Hui would definitely bully her.

Ouyang Lan said, "You child, she's my younger sister. What could she possibly do to me?"

"That's still not right. In short, from now on, I won't let anyone bully you again."

Seeing Ye Bufan speak so seriously, Ouyang Lan quickly said, "Xiao Fan, your aunt and I haven't seen each other in years. Later, you must control your temper and not get angry easily."

Seeing the pleading look in his mother's eyes, he could only sigh and say, "Alright, as long as they don't go too far, I won't say anything."

Nearing noon, a middle-aged woman, whose appearance was quite similar to Ouyang Lan, appeared at the entrance of Zui Jiangnan Grand Restaurant. She was Ouyang Hui.

Behind Ouyang Hui followed a Young man of about 20, with yellow hair, wearing a floral shirt, looking rather disreputable, and walking with his chin held high, appearing quite proud.

He was Kang Zhijun, Ouyang Hui's son, two years younger than Ye Bufan. Although he was a junior by seniority, he had often caused trouble for Ye Bufan and his sister when they were children.

Looking at the magnificent restaurant, Kang Zhijun said, "Didn't they say that poor guy was selling steamed buns here? How can he afford to spend money at such a nice restaurant?"

Ouyang Hui snorted coldly and said, "They're just putting on airs. I think they just want to treat us to a meal and then default on their debt."

Kang Zhijun said, "Mom, defaulting on a debt is not allowed. Although our family is rich, we can't let them spend our money for free."

"It's all my fault for being soft-hearted back then and lending them money. When we go in, we'll ask for the money first. We'll talk after we get the money."

Ouyang Hui said, stepping into the restaurant and heading to the private room Ouyang Lan had reserved in advance.

The door opened, and Ouyang Lan, seeing her younger sister, immediately welcomed her with a joyful smile.

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"Xiao Hui, you're finally here. Are you tired from the journey?"

Ouyang Hui, however, showed no warmth of sisters reuniting after a long separation. She coldly glanced at Ouyang Lan: "Big Sister, wasn't Xiao Fan saying a few days ago that you were going to die? You seem perfectly fine now."

Ouyang Lan said, "Xiao Hui, don't misunderstand Xiao Fan. At that time, I was indeed in the ICU for a long time, but I recovered quite well later."

A hint of mockery appeared on Ouyang Hui's face as she said, "Big Sister, I really didn't expect you to be living so well now, even coming to such a high-end restaurant to spend money.

Your daily expenses must be quite high, no wonder you haven't repaid the money you owe our family for so long."

Ye Bufan frowned and was about to speak but was stopped by his mother's gaze. Helpless, he could only turn his eyes away.

He just couldn't understand why two people born of the same mother could have such vastly different personalities. Ouyang Lan was kind and simple, while this woman was utterly sharp-tongued and mean-spirited.

Ouyang Lan patiently explained, "Xiao Hui, don't misunderstand, actually this hotel is…"

She originally wanted to say that the hotel was hers and she didn't need to pay, but Ouyang Hui didn't give her the chance, interrupting directly and saying, "Alright, I'm not interested in hearing about this.

Hurry up and pay back the money you owe our family, otherwise, you might not have any money left after dinner."

"Xiao Hui, how could you say that? The money has long been prepared for you."

Ouyang Lan placed the 3000 yuan she had prepared into Ouyang Hui's hand, then warmly said, "Come quickly and sit down to eat. All the dishes I ordered are your favorites."

Seeing that the money was already in her hand, Ouyang Hui finally relaxed and pulled out a chair to sit down.

Ouyang Lan then said to Kang Zhijun, who was standing nearby, "Xiao Jun, it's been years, and you've grown into a big Young man. Come, sit down quickly."

Kang Zhijun pouted and said, "Aunt, logically speaking, the money you borrowed from my family has been over three years. If this money were in the bank, there should be some interest, right?"

Ouyang Lan's expression froze. She hadn't expected her own nephew to ask for interest.

Ye Bufan could no longer hold back and said, "You want to settle accounts, right? Then let's settle them properly today.

All of my aunt's university tuition fees were paid by my mother, shouldn't that be repaid today too?"

Hearing his words, Ouyang Hui's expression changed: "My mother is my elder sister, shouldn't she pay my tuition fees?"

Ye Bufan sneered, "

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Now you remember she's your elder sister? A few days ago, my mother was lying on a sickbed, on the verge of death. Why did you forget she was your elder sister then?"

Ouyang Hui shouted, "My big sister is perfectly fine now. She doesn't look like a critically ill patient at all. It's clearly you, Young man, who's faking a message, trying to continue to swindle money from me. Do you think I can't see through this trick?"

Ye Bufan said, "Then what's going on today? My mother only owes you 3000 yuan. The tuition fees she paid for you back then were more than that, weren't they?

It's one thing for a biological sister to come to collect a debt, but you're even clamoring for interest. I really don't know how you can say such things?"

Kang Zhijun shouted, "Ye Bufan, how are you talking to my mother?

It's only right for Aunt to pay my mother's tuition fees; my mother is her biological sister. But the money my mother lent you was spent on you, an outsider."

"Xiao Jun, what are you saying? We're all family."

Seeing that the argument was escalating, Ouyang Lan quickly pulled Ye Bufan behind her and said, "Alright, everyone, don't argue anymore."

Saying that, she took out a red envelope she had prepared earlier from her pocket and handed it to Kang Zhijun: "Xiao Jun, this is a red envelope from your aunt."

Kang Zhijun took the red envelope and squeezed it. It was a thick wad, even more than the 3000 yuan.

Since he had already received the money, he didn't say anything more, but he was quite surprised, wondering why Ouyang Lan, who had always been impoverished, had suddenly become so generous.

Ye Bufan couldn't help but sigh inwardly. His mother was so kind to her relatives that she had no bottom line, and it was precisely because of this that she was repeatedly bullied, eventually losing even her home.

Seeing her son receive the red envelope, Ouyang Hui was very satisfied and said, "Big Sister, I also brought you a gift this time."

Saying that, she picked up a paper bag next to her, "I've long known that Big Sister loves to drink tea, so I prepared some for you."

Seeing that her younger sister thought to bring her a gift, Ouyang Lan was very happy. She didn't care about the quality of the gift; what she cared about was the familial affection.

She politely said, "We're all family, why bring gifts?"

As she spoke, she reached out to take the paper bag, but Ouyang Hui pushed her hand away and said, "Wait a moment, this isn't all for you."

Ouyang Lan looked puzzled, not knowing what this meant.

Ouyang Hui reached into the paper bag, pulled out a box of exquisitely packaged West Lake Dragon Well tea, placed it next to her, and then took out a bag of loose leaf old black tea and handed it over.