"Don't you understand what I'm saying?" Chen Qiuling's nagging annoyed Bai Dalin. He stood up irritably and yelled at Chen Qiuling, "I told you not to mess with them, not to mess with them, but you just wouldn't listen, right? If I still felt sorry for them, why did I marry you in the first place? And with a child in tow, do you think you're some kind of angel?"
Chen Qiuling was stunned by Bai Dalin's shout and stood there helplessly, her eyes misting over.
Bai Dalin was also stunned. Looking at Chen Qiuling's distraught appearance, he felt a pang of pain in his heart, but... the words had already been spoken, and Bai Dalin couldn't take them back. Chen Qiuling had no idea what he had been through.
Seeing Chen Qiuling like this, Bai Dalin wanted to comfort her, but when he thought of her unreasonable and willful personality, he immediately lost the will to comfort her and said gruffly, "You can cook your own breakfast. I have something to do, so I'm going out first!"
Bai Dalin didn't actually have anything to do outside; he just didn't want to see Chen Qiuling sad or argue with her.
After Bai Dalin finished speaking, he slammed the door shut and left. The door creaked loudly as Bai Dalin swung it, and then creaked and wobbled back to its original position.
Chen Qiuling was stunned. After Bai Dalin left, she collapsed onto the bed.
He always looked down on Zhi'er...
***
In the town.
When Bai Nuo arrived at Duobaoge, she found that the building opposite her house had suddenly opened its doors and many people were walking around. Usually, the doors were tightly closed and looked like they were about to collect dust, but suddenly the doors were wide open and it was very lively.
Bai Nuo stepped down from the carriage, looking around as she entered the shop, glancing back as she asked Qinghe, who was walking towards her, "Qinghe, what's going on? When did so many people appear across the street?"
As Qinghe took the things from Bai Nuo's hands, she shook her head. "I don't know. I saw so many people when I opened the door this morning. I heard from the workers that something was going to open across the street. I wonder what it is!"
Bai Nuo nodded and made a mental note of it.
Qinghe added, "It seems the shopkeeper is quite powerful. I've taken a look at this shop, and it's very large."
Upon hearing this, Bai Nuo turned her head and glanced at the people coming and going across the street. Suddenly, a man who seemed to be either a manager or a boss noticed her gaze and looked up to meet her eyes.
Then he quickly looked away.
The speed was so fast that it seemed as if Bai Nuo had mistaken it for something else, but Bai Nuo clearly saw that the man was looking at her; she hadn't made a mistake.
Bai Nuo withdrew her gaze and said with a smile, "Are you hungry? Go and eat breakfast, and open the door on time later."
Bai Nuo usually arrives at the shop half an hour or an hour early to clean and boil water. Now that Qinghe has joined Duobaoge, Bai Nuo hasn't changed this habit. The cleaning and boiling water tasks are now left to Qinghe. She arrives early to bring Qinghe breakfast. While Qinghe is cleaning, she polishes or dries pearls at the counter.
On the first day, people were coming and going as the shop across the street was being cleaned.
The next day, people were coming and going from the shop across the street, carrying furniture into their new homes.
On the third day, when Duobao Pavilion opened for business, it was discovered that the store across the street had also opened, and its name was similar to Duobao Pavilion, called "Duobao Xuan". When Bai Nuo opened the door, he saw the people of Duobao Xuan hanging up the plaque. There were many acrobatic troupes gathered on the street, and bronze drums and other items filled the entire street.
The road was already narrow, and with their commotion, those in front couldn't get through, and those behind couldn't get through either.
The area in front of Duobaoxuan was packed with people, and soon the sound of firecrackers rang out. The smoke filled the Duobaoxuan store, and Qinghe, who was wiping things behind the counter, kept coughing because of the smoke.
She waved her hand and said unhappily, "What's wrong with these people? Why are they setting off so many firecrackers? Don't they know it will affect other people?"
Bai Nuo was also affected. She came out from behind the counter. When Qinghe saw her come out, he put down the rag he was holding and came out to look at the sign across the street. He exclaimed, "Isn't that copying us?"
Their name is Duobaoge, and the place across the street is called Duobaoxuan. Didn't we come here with them?
Bai Nuo glanced at Qing He and said softly, "Don't talk nonsense!" The three characters "Duobaoge" are not patented. You can't just say such things based on two identical characters without any other evidence. If someone hears you, you'll be criticized.
Qinghe quickly covered her mouth, not daring to speak.
Bai Nuo saw the shopkeeper across the street standing at the door saying to the people, "Today is the grand opening of my shop, all items are 30% off, please support me!"
Then everyone squeezed in at once, and the other side was packed with people. Qinghe felt that the Duobao Pavilion was empty.
An older woman squeezed her way closer to them, and Qinghe quickly pulled her aside, saying with a smile, "Madam, come in and have a look around!"
The middle-aged woman shoved Qinghe aside angrily, saying, "Don't stop me! Didn't you hear them say they were having a discount? I'll come in if you offer a 30% discount here!"
Qinghe silently let go of her hand.
"Let's go in!" Bai Nuo said calmly. Just now, when Qinghe was pulling that old woman along, the shopkeeper across from them looked at the two of them and gave them a mocking smile. Bai Nuo was certain that the shopkeeper was after them.
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