Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

Zhou Wentong ran home excitedly.

It would be a lie to say I don't miss home after being away for so many days.

In his heart, Ping'an County is the warmest place.

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He pounded on the door loudly, channeling all his excitement into it.

"You, you..."

"It's the young master! The young master has returned!!!" the gatekeeper shouted excitedly.

Zhou Wentong strode into the door, his mind filled with longing for his parents, oblivious to everything else.

"father!"

"mother--"

"I'm back!!!"

"mother--"

He walked with a gust of wind in his feet, his face clearly showing excitement and joy.

Upon hearing this, the gatekeeper quickly chased after them: "Master and Madam are not home."

"Not home? Where did they go so early?"

"I went to Zhiwei Restaurant to queue up for food."

Zhiwei Restaurant?

It's the Zhiwei Restaurant owned by Madam Shen.

He had heard that there was a queue, but his parents getting up so early to queue was a bit too eager, wasn't it?

I should have gone to Zhiwei Restaurant with Song Chengwu and the others.

"Where is the restaurant? I'll go find them."

The gatekeeper gave Zhou Wentong directions; it wasn't far, and Zhou Wentong jogged out the door.

Before long, he arrived at the entrance of Zhiwei Restaurant.

Upon closer inspection, he saw a long queue already forming outside the Zhiwei Restaurant, and he even spotted Song Chengwu and others.

He exchanged a few casual greetings and then followed the long queue step by step to find his way forward.

He has no other thoughts now but to see his parents as soon as possible.

As they walked, they soon reached the front of the line.

There's still no one I've seen.

"Hey, we have to wait in line."

Zhou Wentong wanted to go in, but someone at the door stopped him.

"I'm not buying food, I'm here to find someone," Zhou Wentong said, waving his hands repeatedly.

The people maintaining order at the entrance were not unreasonable; they immediately nodded.

Just as Zhou Wentong was about to go in, the other party took out a large note.

The note had two large characters written on it: "Looking for someone".

Zhou Wentong: "..."

That's a bit of an exaggeration.

"Do not remove the note. If you violate the rules and purchase food, Zhiwei Restaurant and Zhiweixuan will no longer do business with you."

This method was devised by Zhao Wan and Xiao Mo together.

Zhiweixuan and Zhiwei Restaurant were crowded with customers. Some were genuinely looking for someone, while others were using the excuse of looking for someone to deliberately cut in line to buy food.

To be as fair as possible, the two came up with this idea.

Although Zhou Wentong found it outrageous, he obediently pasted it on before striding into the Zhiwei Restaurant.

Upon entering, a variety of rich aromas wafted over him, almost freezing Zhou Wentong in place.

"It still has to be grilled sausage, grilled sausage is the real god!"

"I choose durian pizza. The taste of durian pizza is unique and wonderful."

"Delicious, delicious, delicious, delicious! I love Bo Bo Chicken, I will always love Bo Bo Chicken!"

"..."

The sounds of diners flooded into Zhou Wentong's ears from all directions: grilled sausages, boiled chicken, sparkling drinks, and jianbing guozi (Chinese crepes)—goodness, all of these were delicacies he had never tasted before.

"Madam Shen only said it was a restaurant, but I never expected it to be like this..."

"This is absolutely stunning!"

"With so much food, I can't even imagine how happy I would be to try it all."

As Zhou Wentong rambled on, his mouth watering, he unconsciously walked toward the nearest grilled sausage.

It smells so good! The sausages are sizzling on the hot plate, and no one can resist stopping to eat them.

"It smells so good, I really want to eat it, I want one, give me one!" he blurted out, unable to control himself at all.

"You're carrying such a big 'Looking for Someone' sign, how come you're here buying grilled sausages? You can't break the rules of Zhiwei Restaurant!" A diner nearby couldn't help but say.

"You should know that at Zhiwei Restaurant, anyone who tries to cut in line will be punished by everyone!"

This was obviously a joke, but people cannot tolerate cutting in line.

In particular, the food available at Zhiwei Restaurant is limited each day.

Zhou Wentong suddenly woke up with a start. Good heavens, it smelled so good that he forgot he came to find someone.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, the fragrance made me dizzy."

"Haha, it's normal for Shen Niangzi's food to be so delicious that you're dizzy. You're looking for someone, right? Hurry up and find them. Maybe the person you're looking for hasn't finished eating yet, and you can sneak a few bites."

The diner laughed and expressed his understanding, then offered Zhou Wentong some advice.

Zhou Wentong's eyes lit up.

Yup!

He needs to find his parents quickly, but he doesn't know what they bought to eat.

Zhou Wentong became even more excited, thanked the diner, and quickly began searching the restaurant.

As he walked and searched, he soon found Zhou Boyuan and his wife among the group of diners.

In front of the couple was a large plate of spicy hot pot, with two starch sausages and two cups of sparkling drinks next to it.

The two of them had red oil all over their mouths from eating; it looked delicious.

"mother--"

"father--"

Zhou Wentong shouted with delight. At this moment, in addition to his longing for delicious food, his longing for his parents also reached its peak.

"mother--"

Zhou Wentong was both excited and expectant. He shouted again from afar and quickened his pace.

Mrs. Zhou enjoyed her spicy hot pot and her drink in one gulp.

A familiar "Mother" suddenly came from afar, and she couldn't help but pause.

"Master, I think I heard Wentong's voice?"

Zhou Boyuan was eating with great relish, not even stopping, and said dismissively, "You misheard me."

"That kid is thousands of miles away, how could it be him? Hurry up and eat, the spicy hot pot is absolutely amazing!"

Mrs. Zhou nodded: "Yes, the spicy hot pot is so delicious, it's absolutely amazing with this peach oolong sparkling drink."

"I wonder when Madam Shen will be back; the restaurant hasn't had any new dishes in ages."

Mrs. Zhou's attention returned to the food.

Eating delicious food has now become a way for her to remember her son.

The more you eat, the more delicious it becomes, and the happier you are.

"Mom, I also want to eat spicy hot pot and grilled sausage."

Suddenly, Zhou Wentong's voice rang out from above.

When Madam Zhou looked up, her pupils dilated instantly.

"You, you, you, Wentong, Wentong, you're back!!" She jumped up, her eyes instantly filling with tears of joy.

Madam Zhou suddenly grabbed Zhou Wentong and looked him up and down.

"You've lost weight and gotten darker. I don't know how much hardship you've endured outside..." she said with a pained expression.

Zhou Boyuan put down his chopsticks, wiped the red oil from the corner of his mouth, and tried to make himself look more dignified.

"It's gotten much stronger."

"You little brat, you ran off to the battlefield without a word. Do you know how worried your mother was?"

Zhou Wentong: "..."

Are you worried? He noticed that his parents looked much plumper, clearly having eaten a lot of good food.