CHAPTER 861: CHAPTER 861: A MOTHER’S FAULT FOR NOT DISCIPLINING HER CHILD (1)

Xiao Shuju and Kang Yueting spent an entire afternoon getting their hair done. Then, noticing it was getting late, they decided to eat out as it was too late to head home for dinner.

"What do you want to eat?" Xiao Shuju asked Kang Yueting, treating this niece as a future cash cow, carefully pampering her to win her favor.

Kang Yueting stealthily glanced at her third aunt’s smiling face, observing Xiao Shuju’s accommodating behavior. It reminded her of the time when Xiao Shuju was always trying everything to please Lin Yishan before she and Lin Jiale’s fallout.

This third member of the Xiao Family, truth be told, hasn’t changed one bit — always riding on the coattails of success.

Kang Yueting tilted her head, earnestly considering it for a moment, and then said, "The stylist just mentioned that my face could be slimmer and would look better. To make my brother-in-law like me more, I want to eat vegetarian to lose weight."

"Vegetarian—" Xiao Shuju had no objection to vegetarian food. Now that material conditions have improved, everyone is keen on eating healthier. Tired of seafood, they turn to vegetarian food, which is said to extend life.

Rich wives are always particular about their food, and Xiao Shuju is no exception.

"I know of a vegetarian restaurant," Xiao Shuju said.

Kang Yueting already knew which one she was referring to; it was none other than the most famous one in town.

"I’ll call the manager there and have him reserve a spot for us," Xiao Shuju said confidently.

When they called the restaurant, it was already five-thirty in the afternoon. That restaurant was always full of customers. Calling to book a table now would definitely be impossible, but the restaurant manager, hoping to please the Xiao Family’s young lady, promised Xiao Shuju that he would reserve the first table available after the first dinner wave.

Therefore, they got into the car, and since it was rush hour, by the time they reached the restaurant, it would be around seven-thirty, just in time for an available table for dinner.

When Xiao Shuju and Kang Yueting arrived, the restaurant manager personally came to the entrance to greet them.

"Which table is it?" Xiao Shuju asked, as she had dined at this restaurant multiple times and was familiar with the setting here. She remembered there being no private rooms and said, "I recall you have a table near the inside—"

Referring to the restaurant’s most private table, akin to a private room, the manager shook his head, "That table was booked early by distinguished guests. They’re dining at seven."

Unsurprisingly, Xiao Shuju wasn’t pleased and asked, "Distinguished guests from where?"

Was someone more important than her? She wanted to know who the wealthy and influential individuals were.

The restaurant manager leaned in and whispered in her ear, "From Hong Kong Island—"

Xiao Shuju’s eyes darted around, "I wonder if I know them or not."

The manager had a duty of confidentiality towards guests and could only hint.

Anyway, being in the same place, should Xiao Shuju really want to know, she’d just go and peek.

Peeking at someone while they’re dining wasn’t something Xiao Shuju would do. Doing so would imply she considered herself inferior, reducing her to the level of a subordinate. Thus, she held her head high, proud, and led Kang Yueting as the restaurant manager personally guided them to another table.

When the dishes arrived, Kang Yueting said to Xiao Shuju, "Third Aunt, I’m going to the bathroom."

"Alright, go ahead." Xiao Shuju buried her head in the menu provided by the restaurant. Noticing she hadn’t been here for a while due to family affairs, there were many new dishes that were quite tempting. Once she acknowledged Yueting’s request and heard the footsteps leaving, she snapped back to attention and raised her head to say to Kang Yueting, "Be careful."