"There's a shared bathroom on the third floor, that should be enough for you."
"That won't work either. I'm a germaphobe and can't stand sharing a bathroom with other people."
"There's no one else here. You're the only one living on the entire third floor now."
"I'm a coward... I'm afraid to go to the bathroom alone at night!"
I sneered and replied, "So you mean we're closing down the inn just to give you a room?... Do you even know how much a room costs per night at our inn? You only make a pittance a month, and you have the nerve to ask for that?"
“Look at your capitalist face… The inn hasn’t reopened yet, can I stay for a few days first?… Once the inn opens, I’ll move to the storage room.”
"No... If you stay another day, the wear and tear on the room will increase. Isn't that a cost?"
Yang Sisi was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth, but she didn't know that while she couldn't do anything about me, I couldn't do anything about her either. I didn't want her to work at this inn because the closer she got to me, the more worried Old Huang would be.
If Lao Huang finds out about this, and he gets upset, he'll tell my parents everything about my trip to Dali, and I won't be able to stay here peacefully. What should I do if they make a scene and force me to go back to Shanghai?
I think Lao Huang is really capable of doing this, because Yang Sisi is his son's life and future, and his son is his life and his hope... If I were to harm his life, could he still live a good life with me?
...
Yang Sisi dragged her luggage and angrily went into the storage room. I just lit a cigarette and watched…
Actually, this storage room is also furnished, and there is a wire bed inside. Although it is much simpler than the guest room, it can basically meet the accommodation needs.
Yang Sisi is a complete idiot when it comes to daily life. She can't put on a blanket or make the bed properly, so she begged me to help her. Of course, I wasn't going to indulge her. Instead, I gave her a good scolding until she had tears in her eyes...
I wasn't abusing her; I just wanted to show her that this is what life is like for ordinary people... Just like when I'm at work, I get scolded by my boss and I'm forced to learn to do all the mundane things in life.
It took Yang Sisi half an hour to finally put the quilt under the duvet cover and barely manage to make the bed. Then she sat on the bed without saying a word, as if she was sulking, or perhaps reminiscing about her life when she had a nanny to take care of her...
I felt a little guilty, so I suppressed my urge to scold her and said to her in a low voice, "Isn't this a good thing?... Sometimes, you have to push yourself hard, otherwise you won't grow."
"You keep pushing yourself every day, but what growth have you achieved? ...Aren't you still just a poor loser?"
"Wrong, I am now your boss who can manage you."
"I've never seen such a terrible boss!"
"How am I bad?" I said, while pulling back the curtains for her. Then I added, "See? This is a room with a view of Erhai Lake. It's practically a sea view room. Have you ever seen a guesthouse where the front desk offers a first-line sea view room?"
Yang Sisi glanced at it and replied, "With such a small window, you still have the nerve to call it a beachfront property?"
"A beachfront property... can you only see a line? Did I say something wrong?"
Yang Sisi chuckled, then slapped me on the back and said, "You're the best at sweet-talking people!"
I smiled back at her, then softened my tone and said, "Clean up the clutter in the house yourself, I'll go buy some groceries to make lunch... Oh, and what would you like to eat? I'll cook it for you..."
Yang Sisi was about to launch into a whole Manchu Han Imperial Feast, but I quickly stopped her and said, "Don't push your luck. You're only allowed to choose one dish."
Yang Sisi looked at me with a disappointed expression, then she said to me, "I'll clean the room after I finish eating. Can we go grocery shopping together first?"
"Great, we're just short one person to carry the shopping basket!"
...
Under the scorching sun, Yang Sisi and I carried our shopping baskets and walked towards the vegetable market at Longkan Wharf... I know that such things will continue to happen in the future, but at this moment, it still gave me a very strange feeling.
This seems to be the first time in my life that a woman has accompanied me to do something as mundane as grocery shopping. Even when I had Lu Jia as my girlfriend, she was always busy with work, and we never had the chance to share the subtle joys of life like this.
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