This dinner was the only reunion meal Zhang Tie had shared with his family in more than three years. His father and mother were overjoyed. As they ate, the younger generation of the Zhang Family ran around the table, and the atmosphere was boisterous beyond measure. Whatever their private relationships might have been, his sisters-in-law at least maintained a harmonious front, so everyone enjoyed the meal.
After dinner, Zhang Tie's eldest sister-in-law found an opportunity to pull him aside and ask about Black Flame City. When Zhang Tie told her that the Norman Empire had abandoned Black Flame City because of the devil disaster, and that most of its residents had already relocated, she was utterly shocked.
It was not only his eldest sister-in-law who was shocked. His father and mother, listening nearby, also sighed with emotion.
While his eldest sister-in-law spoke with him about Black Flame City, the other two sisters-in-law could not get a word in edgewise and could only listen quietly and obediently. The eldest sister-in-law's expression remained perfectly normal, and the other two wore smiles as well, with nothing unusual visible on their faces. Yet Zhang Tie could still sense the subtle relationship among the three women.
His eldest sister-in-law came from a very ordinary family. Her family merely ran a tailor shop, and her parents were both ordinary people. The two wives Zhang Tie's elder brother had married afterward, however, both came from prominent families, wealthy or noble. His second sister-in-law, Lu Shiyun, came from a distinguished family in Jinhai City. Her family operated a sizable Ocean Fisheries Company, and because they had business dealings with the Golden Crow Merchant Group, she was later matched with his elder brother by their families and married him.
Though his third sister-in-law and eldest sister-in-law were both surnamed