Qin Baixue scolded Zhang Hong harshly.

But Miss Qin was still not satisfied with just this. She then warned Zhang Hong, "I tell you, I just don't like you and I don't want to see you in front of me."

"Have you really had enough? I've never seen anything as weird as you in my life."

Qin Baixue was a little angry when she said this, and kept patting her chest.

If she didn't do this, the anger in her heart would inevitably burst out.

Sun Hongyan walked out and said, "That's right! Zhang, not everyone is suitable to be a friend, and don't you feel like an obstacle around Xiujun?"

Li Shuai agreed with their complaints and couldn't help but give them a thumbs up.

Zhang Hong felt wronged at this moment. She silently lowered her eyes, and her eye sockets soon turned slightly red. She spoke to Li Xiujun pitifully with tears in her eyes, "Xiujun, I don't know why they hate me so much. I just want to be friends with you."

"I don't know if I did something wrong? I made them misunderstand me. Xiujun, you should understand me, right?"

Qin Baixue sneered at her, "You don't really think our Xiujun is blind?"

"That's right." Sun Hongyan stood up again.

Zhang Hong ignored them and continued to pull Li Xiujun's arm, "Xiujun, you must understand me."

Unfortunately, her acting was so cheap that Li Xiujun could see the thoughts in her eyes at a glance.

Li Xiujun pulled her arm away without any apology, and even lightly waved away the dust above her. "I'm sorry, I've told you from the beginning that I only treat you as an ordinary friend."

"But now, there's no need to be just ordinary friends anymore, because in my eyes, your actions have already crossed the line."

When they heard this, Qin Baixue and her sister exclaimed in delight, Li Shuai clapped his hands hurriedly, while Zhang Hong's facial features widened in surprise.

She said in panic, "Impossible, you clearly said it."

Li Xiujun reached forward to stop her from speaking, and made it clear, "I'm sorry, it's better for us not to touch each other. Thank you."

Ever since Zhang Hong started to contact her, she had felt something was very strange in her heart. She had not tried to stop this person before, but had just been maintaining good manners.

But everything this person did and even said made her feel uncomfortable.

"Did you hear that?" Qin Baixue snorted at her, then hugged Li Xiujun's arm.

The group walked towards the restaurant, while Zhang Hong was completely left alone.

Watching the people walk away, Zhang Hong felt jealous and resentful. She clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging into her flesh. She gritted her teeth and said, "No, one day I will be your friend, one day."

Zhang Hong came to the phone booth, put in a coin, and as she pressed the button, the person on the other end was connected instantly.

What followed was a barrage of scolding. Zhang Hong's mother's voice was shrill, "You shameless thing, you didn't even contact me after all this time? Do you know how long I have to wait every day?"

"Zhang Hong, I'm telling you, you have to send the money back this month, otherwise I'll come to the capital. What's the point of studying? What's the point of studying archaeology? You're a woman, how can you be worthy of that?"

Zhang Hong's mother's harsh words came down continuously, as if the obedient person opposite was not her daughter.

Zhang Hong's expression darkened for a moment. She clutched the phone and choked with sobs, "How can I possibly have that much money? Besides, didn't I already wire you thirty yuan last month? How come it's gone now?"

"My brother is gambling again, isn't he?"

"It's gone, it's gone. Why give so many excuses?" Zhang Hong's mother spoke like a shrew. She picked her teeth as she spoke, and her tattered cloth shoes shook on the ground. "Your brother did gamble and lost the money, but he did it for you. If it weren't for your studies that made our family so poor, why would he gamble? Don't you agree?"

This person spoke bluntly, as if gambling was a common thing.

Zhang Hong couldn't help but tremble. She was almost suffocated by her broken family.

Her voice was hoarse. "But I didn't spend a penny of your money on studying. What on earth are you going to do with it?"

Zhang Hong's mother slammed the table. "What on earth are you going to do? Give me money. Aren't there a lot of rich people in the capital? Just find a man and have him have children. You're young now, you have to use yourself wisely, don't you understand?"

"Mom?" Zhang Hong almost collapsed when she heard what her mother said.

Zhang Hong's mother never showed any mercy when scolding her. "I'm telling you, if you don't give me the money, you know the consequences."

After Zhang Hong's mother finished speaking, she hung up the phone with a snap.

Zhang Hong was alone in the phone booth, her body stiff and unable to move. She squatted down and cried bitterly.

"Why?"

This is what she has been asking herself over the years.

At the same time, Li Shuai brought the three sisters to the outside of the restaurant. He said with great joy, "This is opened by my uncle. It's very fashionable, isn't it!"

Qin Baixue didn't give him face and kicked him away. "Hurry up and go in. Your uncle opened a private room for us."

Li Shuai touched the back of his head and said, "I'm not that proud."

Sun Hongyan snorted.

Li Xiujun looked at the decoration of the restaurant, which was quite nice, especially the name written on it. She gradually narrowed her eyes. Why did it look so familiar?

It seems to have the same name as a very popular restaurant decades later.

Before she had time to think about it, she was pulled into the restaurant by Li Shuai and others. Because it was newly opened, there were a lot of people here. If it weren't for Li Shuai, they wouldn't even be able to get a seat.

The waiter came over to hand over the menu and greeted Li Shuai with a smile, "The boss said to give your table an extra roast duck as a thank you for coming to take care of the business."

Li Shuai immediately became proud, "I told you! I have a lot of face."

Li Xiujun smiled approvingly and began to look through the menu in her hand.

But at this moment, Sun Hongyan seemed to have spotted someone. Her gaze suddenly straightened, and then she carefully lowered her voice, "Everyone, look to the right? Is that person Su Fen?"

Hearing this, everyone looked over.

Sure enough, Zhang Sufen was wearing waiter's clothes, her thin figure standing in the corner, greeting customers with a smile.

She was from the country and had no resources in the capital. The only way she could make money was to work as a waitress.

But even with this job, no one can give her peace of mind.

A drunken guest walked in, his breath reeking of alcohol. He set his eyes on Zhang Sufen. He walked over with his big belly bulging, yelling, "Girl, where did this country girl come from? She's so pretty."