Su Nianxue hadn't visited Yang Hongxing's shop for some time.
Seeing that she had arrived at the shop, she simply walked over.
Yang Hongxing was busy, but as soon as she saw her, she smiled and said, "Nianxue, you're here! Come in quickly!"
"Am I bothering you?" Su Nianxue felt a little embarrassed seeing how busy she was.
"Hey, what's there to bother you about? Look, I'm almost done with work." She pointed to the few buns left in the steamer.
Fortunately, after finishing this busy period, Yang Hongxing had some free time.
Just sit there and chat with her.
"By the way, hasn't your Zhou Mingjie come back yet?"
When he was mentioned, Yang Hongxing's expression became somewhat indifferent. "He came back a few days ago, stayed for one night, and then left again."
Yang Hongxing recalled what happened that night.
He didn't return until evening, and after he came back, the two of them tacitly avoided mentioning what had happened before.
It was as if the argument that day had never happened.
Just like before, Yang Hongxing went to the kitchen and cooked him a bowl of noodles.
Zhou Mingjie gave her a long look before picking up the noodles on the table and starting to eat.
Although the two lay in the same bed, they did not speak a word all night.
The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Zhou Mingjie got up and left, leaving only a stack of money on the table.
If it weren't for the stack of money, she would have almost thought that last night's events were a dream.
“After we finish our family business in a few days, Gu Yanbai will go to the county town.”
"Then we'll give Zhou Mingjie a few more days off, so he can stay home longer and spend more time with you."
"There's no rush. I can manage on my own, so I don't need anyone to accompany me," Yang Hongxing said with a slight smile, her expression calm.
Judging from the tone of her words, it seemed that something big had happened in their family recently.
So she asked again, "By the way, what have you been busy with these past few days?"
"Isn't this because my older brother is getting married? Gu Yanbai is helping my older brother renovate his house and stuff."
In short, it was all miscellaneous tasks; the work itself wasn't strenuous, just quite tedious.
"That's a good thing. It's only right that he helps out a bit more. Zhou Mingjie... it's fine to let him hold the fort for a while longer."
Anyway, even if he comes back, he'll just be drifting around outside. It doesn't really matter whether he's at home or not.
Besides, I feel more comfortable when he's not home.
As they were chatting, another guest arrived. Yang Hongxing quickly stood up from her stool and picked up the steamed buns for the guest.
Soon, the remaining buns in the steamer were sold out.
She's not in a hurry to clean up anymore; it's her own shop after all.
Just sit there and rest until you've had enough before talking about it.
Su Nianxue laughed and said, "You see, Zhou Mingjie is the most thoughtful one. Now you don't have to move things around, which saves you a lot of trouble."
"Yes." Yang Hongxing admitted this, she really did benefit from him.
Otherwise, given her current physical condition, moving all these things around would be quite tiring for her.
The two then chatted for a few more minutes.
Seeing that she came alone today, Yang Hongxing couldn't help but ask, "By the way, why haven't I seen Yanliu today?"
The two of them are almost inseparable when they're in town.
"Oh, she wanted to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things, but I thought it was too crowded there, so I didn't go. I just came here to sit for a while," Su Nianxue explained.
"You're right, we shouldn't go to those crowded places while we're heavily pregnant."
"Yes, I already told her that she would come here to find me after she finished shopping."
As the two were talking, they saw a young man with long hair and wearing a floral shirt walking towards the steamed bun shop.
He had a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and as he walked, he exhaled puffs of pale blue smoke.
Upon seeing Yang Hongxing, he grinned shamelessly and said, "Third Sister, come out here. I need to discuss something with you."
"Just say what's wrong. I'm tired and don't want to move."
Seeing this situation, Su Nianxue understood immediately.
This must be her youngest brother.
It was him who took the drunk Zhou Mingjie to his home, and that's how that incident happened.
Seeing her expression, it was clear he didn't want her to know.
Su Nianxue tactfully stood up. "You two talk, I want to go out for a walk!"
Yang Hongxing hesitated for a moment, but ultimately gave Yang Tianbao some face, "Okay, then take it easy!"
After she left, the man slipped into the shop. "Um... Third Sister, I'm a little short on cash lately, could you lend me some money?"
"No, I work hard all day selling steamed buns and only earn enough for food. How could I possibly lend you any money?" Yang Hongxing glanced at him coldly.
He's a grown man, but he doesn't do anything productive all day long. All he does is hang around with that bunch of people in town.
But his parents still dote on him, and they can't even bear to say a harsh word to him.
"Third sister, why are you being so stingy? I didn't say I wouldn't pay you back!" Yang Tianbao didn't care about her cold face.
"I said no, so no. Go find another way!" This kid has always been sweet-talking, and he used to be the one she doted on the most.
But ever since that incident, she hasn't known how to face him.
If he hadn't been fooling around all the time, how would she have ended up with Zhou Mingjie?
"Sis, to tell you the truth, I recently started dating someone."
"The girl is from town, so her standards are... a bit high. That's why I'm a little short on cash. Could you please support me?" he said casually.
Yang Hongxing sighed softly. In the past, she would definitely have supported it.
But now, she doesn't really want to pay attention to him.
"It's a good thing to have a partner, but you're an adult now, so you should do things within your capabilities."
You can't just spout nonsense and try to fool a girl into being with you.
What if they change their mind after learning about our family's circumstances?
Yang Tianbao, impatient with her lecture, waved his hand at her and said, "Third Sister, why are you getting more and more long-winded?"
I just wanted to borrow some money from you, is it really that big of a deal?
They keep saying they have no money, who would believe that?
My brother-in-law is such a generous person, I don't believe he didn't give you some money.
Hearing him mention Zhou Mingjie with such an air of entitlement, Yang Hongxing's face darkened. "You keep talking about your brother-in-law, why don't you go find him yourself? Why are you coming to me?"
"Hey sis, I was just saying, don't be angry!" Did she think he didn't want to?
Ever since that incident, Zhou Mingjie has been angry with him, and even when she sees him on the street, she doesn't really talk to him anymore.
He had finally managed to get closer to him a while ago, but because of something he let slip, he's even angrier than before.
"I said I have no money, and I have no money. You can leave now!" she said firmly.
She had been somewhat hesitant at first, but seeing his matter-of-fact attitude, she suddenly felt very annoyed.
I don't want to give him a single penny.
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