"I like to smoke with my mouth wide open."
"Dogs also like to bar their teeth and act aggressively towards people."
I turned to look at her, then slapped her on the back and said, "You've been nagging on and on since just now... Can you please shut up for a bit?"
"You bastard, you hit a woman again!"
"You think I can't tell you're mocking me as a dog?... You've been sitting next to me for ages, so with us sitting like this, aren't we a pair of adulterers?"
Yang Sisi, while rubbing the back where I had slapped her, replied, "I only wanted to insult you, not myself."
"So if I fucking beat you to death, wouldn't you deserve it?"
Yang Sisi smacked her lips and looked at me for a while before saying, "A good woman doesn't argue with a dog."
I slapped her on the back again, then made a gesture as if I was going to slap the back of her head. She flinched in fright and said repeatedly, "I give up, I give up, I won't talk nonsense anymore!"
...
Yang Sisi finally had a moment of peace, but not long after, she patted my arm again, looking pained, and said to me, "I'm so desperate. Does Dali really not have a place for a passionate young woman like me with ideals and aspirations?"
"There are so many bars and cafes in the whole old town, why don't you find a job as a waiter first?"
"Then I won't be free anymore; it'll be like going to work!"
"You're already a dying man struggling for your life, and you still have the nerve to ask for freedom?"
Yang Sisi rested her chin on her hand, and after a long pause, replied, "That's true..." A moment later, her expression suddenly brightened, and she grabbed my arm, saying, "Didn't you two open an inn together? I heard you're planning to open a small bar inside, and you'll need waiters and such... I can go!"
“Our place is not a refugee camp, so please don’t try anything with us.”
"I'll work hard and promise not to hold you back... Please give me a chance, brother."
I was afraid she would cling to me, so I lied and said, "We don't even know when our inn will be able to reopen, so what do we need a waiter for right now?"
Yang Sisi sighed, then thought for a moment and replied, "It's pretty pointless to pin your hopes on a bunch of rabble like you... Hmph, a girl as beautiful as me, do you think I'm afraid of not finding a waitress job in Dali... Believe it or not, as long as I stand there, even bars that aren't planning to hire waitresses will make an exception for me. After all, someone as pretty as me is already a living advertisement."
"Is Ye Zhi not prettier than you? Since when have you ever used the word 'pretty' so often?"
"She's so attractive to you, why don't you go and be with her... Pshaw, I'm afraid she won't even like you, you're so poor!"
I looked at Yang Sisi, speechless again. She then tossed the woven bag containing the clothes in front of me and said, "I'm not doing this job anymore."
"Then what are you going to do?"
"I'll buy a bicycle, get a license plate, and go ask for tolls and Red Bull on the road."
"Come on, the food at the police station isn't good."
"Mind your own business! Just let me fend for myself. You won't feel guilty anyway!"
As Yang Sisi spoke, she really did leave without looking back, but I still wanted to remind her: buying a bicycle also costs money.
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