Her face was somewhat stiff, and she managed to force a smile that was harder than crying.
"Ergou, what's wrong with you...?"
Zhao Ergou raised his face and looked at He Tiantian with a sinister gaze.
"Auntie, about the work I mentioned to you last time, have you thought it over?"
Upon hearing this, He Tiantian realized that a thorny problem had arisen.
What do you mean she's thought it through? She hasn't thought about it at all.
Even if the shop is short-staffed, she won't hire Zhao Ergou.
He Tiantian was a little embarrassed and explained, "Ergou, look at my little restaurant, it really doesn't need that many people!"
"How about... you check out other restaurants? There are three or four more up this alley."
Zhao Ergou completely ignored what He Tiantian was saying and continued in a sinister tone, "Auntie, I don't need much money, just one hundred coins a month will do."
He Tiantian was on the verge of tears. This Zhao Ergou was a menace; how could she dare to keep him in her shop?
He Tiantian, with her sharp eyes, spotted the woman standing outside and cleverly changed the subject, saying, "Hey, who's that standing outside?"
Hearing this, Song, who was standing outside, quickly came in, her belly protruding.
Her expression remained unchanged, even more composed than He Tiantian's at that moment.
Song's face was covered in rouge, and the smell of that cheap rouge wafted over, making He Tiantian's nose itch.
She casually rubbed her nose, recalling the incident with Zhao Ergou at Liu's house last time.
So he asked, "This is...this must be Er Gou's wife, right? She's really beautiful. Hehe..."
He Tiantian felt that she was going against her conscience by saying those words.
Zhao Ergou's face was gloomy, and he didn't say a word.
After a while, Song's expression shifted, and she said bluntly, "I can't be considered a wife. Er Gou didn't marry me."
He Tiantian gave an awkward laugh and forced a smile, saying, "Hey, Er Gou, that's not right of you. Go back and talk to your mother properly, and hurry up and marry her into the family."
Zhao Ergou sneered coldly from his nose.
He Tiantian finally understood why Zhao Ergou didn't marry Song Shi. Song Shi wasn't pretty, and she even looked much older than Zhao Ergou.
To be honest, I reckon this Song woman isn't much younger than Er Gou's mother.
"Don't even think about it! Doesn't she know how old she is? She could be my mother!" Zhao Ergou cursed, clearly disgusted.
Song's calm face flushed and paled in turns. She shoved her pregnant belly against Zhao Ergou's face, pointing her finger at his nose and yelling, "You little brat, Ergou, now you're complaining about my age? When you were sweet-talking me into bed with you, why didn't you complain about my age then...?"
Song launched into a tirade, hurling all the embarrassing things that had happened between her and Zhao Ergou.
As she finished speaking, her eyes reddened, and she sobbed, "As expected, none of you men are any good. Whether you're old or young, you only care about your own pleasure."
There are so many children in He Tiantian's family, and Song's voice is loud; she doesn't want the children to know about these things.
So he changed the subject again and asked, "Ms. Song, how many months pregnant are you?"
Song patted her belly, "Isn't it already six months? This thing between Er Gou and me has been dragging on for half a year, and there's still no result."
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