They thought they had taken a detour to avoid Zhang Xiaoqing, but they never expected to run into Song Qi'an.
"Qi An." Zhou Peng greeted him warmly. The two had become much more familiar with each other over this period of time. Zhou Peng was no longer as reserved and uncomfortable as he had been at the beginning, and sometimes he could even chat with Song Qi An.
Privately, he also praised Song Qi'an to Zhou Sui, saying that he was knowledgeable and insightful, and that he would surely achieve great things in the future.
"Sui Sui, Big Brother." It was clearly Zhou Peng who greeted him, but the first person he called out to was Zhou Sui.
Zhou Peng, being easygoing, didn't pay attention to these details. "It's a pity you didn't go to the construction site today. What was the hot pot we had at home for lunch? It was so delicious."
It's already afternoon, and Zhou Peng still feels a bit unsatisfied with the lunch he had at noon.
"Oh, so you didn't bring me food today, so you deliberately ate things I've never tried before, right?" Song Qi'an joked, looking at Zhou Sui.
He hadn't seen Zhou Sui for two days. If he hadn't run into her here today, Song Qi'an probably would have 'conveniently' stopped by Zhou's Snack Shop.
"That hot pot is hard to carry. If you want to eat it, just come over to my house when you have time."
It's cold now, so Zhou Sui made it convenient for everyone to have hot pot, the kind you get at street stalls. Unexpectedly, the whole family ate until they were stuffed.
She herself still feels that her stomach is bloated, and she probably doesn't even want to eat dinner.
“Okay, I happen to be free this Sunday and will be home all day, let’s eat on the weekend.”
Zhou Sui was taken aback. Although she wasn't just being polite to Song Qi'an, she hadn't expected him to give her the time so quickly.
“Okay.” But since he had already said it, Zhou Sui had no objection. “We’ll invite Aunt Zhao and the others to come to my house for dinner. It’ll be more lively with more people.”
Zhou Sui was just considering which day of the month to close the store, so she decided to choose a weekend.
"Qi An." Just then, a bright voice came from behind.
Zhou Sui looked over in the direction of the figure and exclaimed, "Wow, what a beautiful girl!"
Everyone says that men like to look at beautiful women, but that's not entirely true, because sometimes it's not just men who look, women do too.
Zhou Sui is one of them. Of course, it's not that Zhou Sui has any special fetishes, but simply that she appreciates beautiful things.
In her past life, she was like an ugly duckling. She didn't know how to put on makeup or dress up. She had a pretty face, but in the end, she became sallow and haggard.
So when she encounters beautiful, refined, and charismatic women, she can't help but take a second look.
At that time, besides admiration, she also felt envy and longing, but now she truly just admires.
For example, the one walking towards them was wearing a calf-length coat, high heels, and exquisite makeup. Her bright red lips didn't look exaggerated at all; instead, they added to her charm. Her hair was also styled in sexy waves.
As she walked, her coat was open, revealing the form-fitting skirt underneath, showcasing her curvaceous figure.
She exudes confidence and charisma; Zhou Sui feels like she walks with a swagger.
"Qi An, let's go." The woman walked straight to Song Qi An's side, seemingly unaware that there were other people with him.
After admiring the beautiful woman, Zhou Sui came to her senses and knew it was time to leave.
Just as she was about to speak, she caught a glimpse of Zhou Peng's stunned expression.
To be precise, it was a mouth agape in utter shock, eyes wide with disbelief.
There wouldn't have been anything wrong with that, but the way he was looking at the woman with the red lips was unusual.
Zhou Sui coughed lightly, but Zhou Peng didn't look away.
Just as she was about to reach out to Zhou Peng, the red-lipped beauty turned around. Perhaps Zhou Peng's gaze was too intense, forcing her to notice.
"Hey." The red-lipped beauty waved her hand in front of Zhou Peng's eyes. "Snap out of it, you're staring like that."
Zhou Peng finally snapped out of his daze, glanced at the person in front of him with an embarrassed and awkward expression, and then lowered his head uncomfortably.
"I'm sorry, I'm not, I'm not."
He wanted to say that he didn't mean to stare at people for so long, since staring at someone for so long is indeed impolite.
The red-lipped beauty tossed her hair back, releasing a faint fragrance. She crossed her arms and looked at the half-drooping head in front of her with amusement.
"Alright, alright, no need to apologize."
"I'm so happy to see you looking at me, it means I'm very beautiful, right? You're not the first man to be stunned by my beauty."
The beautiful woman with red lips spoke with a hint of smugness. Zhou Peng didn't know what to say, nervously fidgeting with the hem of his clothes and looking at Zhou Sui with pleading eyes.
Zhou Sui felt it was best to leave as soon as possible.
"Brother Song, we're leaving now."
"Huh?" The red-lipped beauty looked at Zhou Sui and her brother in surprise, then at Song Qi'an. "You two know each other?"
"Mm." Song Qi'an nodded. Usually, the conversation would end at this "Mm," and Zhou Sui and the others could leave.
For some reason, Song Qi'an started introducing the two parties.
"This is Zhou Sui."
"This is Zhou Peng."
“He’s my friend, from the same village as my maternal grandfather.”
The beautiful woman with red lips looked at them with a scrutinizing gaze.
Then Song Qi'an spoke.
"This is my friend's older sister, Tang Jia."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Jia pouted her red lips in dissatisfaction.
"Qi An, what do you mean by that?"
"They said they were friends when they were introduced, but how come I'm now their friend's older sister? Does that mean we're not even friends?"
Song Qi'an seemed not to hear her accusations.
“Sister Jia, I wasn’t wrong either.”
Tang Jia glared at him, "I'm only a year older than you. You don't need to keep calling me 'sister.' It makes me sound old."
The tone of her voice sounded a bit like she was being coquettish, and Zhou Sui keenly sensed that things between the two of them were probably not so simple.
This place is not safe to stay any longer; leave quickly.
Thinking this, she spoke to the two of them.
"Brother Song, Miss Tang." She couldn't bring herself to call her Sister Jia; she was certain that if she dared to, she'd be the next one to get scolded. So calling her Miss Tang was the most appropriate.
"We're leaving now."
Song Qi'an moved his lips as if he wanted to say something, but after glancing at Zhou Sui, he swallowed his words back.
Without waiting for their reply, Zhou Sui grabbed Zhou Peng and started to leave.
But it's unclear whether Zhou Peng was still in a daze, as he was about to turn around.
He actually said, "Qi'an, Sister Tang, we're leaving now."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Sui felt the air freeze for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, she heard a question from a woman's soul.
"Stop right there! What did you call me?"
"You called me 'sister'? You dark-skinned kid, you actually called me 'sister'?!"
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