The restaurant only serves hotpot, how could she bring it back? Besides, Auntie was very strict, and there was Aunt Gui and Aunt Liu in the kitchen, plus the dishwashing Nanny Liu, all of them kept a close eye, it’s not like it was their own stuff. They absolutely wouldn’t allow outside food.
She observed that those in the kitchen were all very diligent and had never sneaked anything out.
As soone working in the hall, she had even less opportunity.
When mom ca over, she hoped Auntie would let mom work at the store too, but Auntie disagreed. If it continued this way, she’d have one more person to support in the future.
That can’t happen. When she goes back tonight, she’ll have to talk to mom and tell her to make more noise at Auntie’s house. She needs a job to earn so money.
She didn’t want to just spend the money she had saved like this.
Liang Weixiang arrived at Liang Hongi’s house, knocked on the door for a long ti, but no one answered.
Today, she was wearing the sa outfit she wore when she ca yesterday, without even adding Zhang Dandan’s clothes. It’s the season where the North is cold, even wearing a thick sheepskin coat outside couldn’t prevent freezing.
Liang Weixiang wearing such clothes was simply asking for trouble.
After knocking for more than ten minutes, Liang Weixiang couldn’t stand it outside, her body was shivering.
She knew Lin Wan lived here too, but didn’t know exactly where.
She knocked on two doors, and neither was right.
Wandering around Liang Hongi’s house for a long ti, she had to leave dejectedly.
Once she left the alley, she didn’t know which direction to go.
After wandering around the main road twice, she still couldn’t find the way back, so she had to shiver and go back to Liang Hongi’s doorstep.
When Zhang Dandan rode her bike to the store and saw Liang Hongi there, she was first surprised, opened her mouth for a long ti but didn’t ntion her mom.
Thinking that Lin Wan was at ho, even if she couldn’t see Auntie, Lin Wan wouldn’t let mom take advantage but at least wouldn’t let her freeze or starve.
Thinking of this, Zhang Dandan was able to work in peace, occasionally glancing at the hall door to see if Wu Liu would co by.
Liang Weixiang couldn’t get anyone to open the door, was thinly dressed and her nose was running from the cold, almost getting stuck at the doorstep.
She had no choice but to go next door, act pitiful to warm up, and mooch a al.
"Miss, what relation are you to this family? Usually, there’s always soone at ho. Today you ca at a bad ti; the whole family went out early in the morning."
"I’m her cousin, ca yesterday. Don’t laugh at . I ca to rely on my cousin. You’re neighbors, you should know a bit about her family, right?" Liang Weixiang said, holding a bowl of hot water, her eyes flickering. "Your cousin doesn’t socialize, doesn’t mingle with the neighbors. We don’t know much; they bought the house last year and moved here, living alone with her son. Heard they’re running a business. The daughter is married and also lives in this alley."
"She bought the house? It’s not rented?" Liang Weixiang was surprised, said.
"You didn’t know? The original owners were rich. After returning to the city without money, they sold this place. Built a house in a remote area with the money."
"This house is so big, it must be worth a lot."
"In our alley, they have the biggest yard. I don’t know how much they bought it for but it surely wasn’t cheap," the neighbor indicated with a finger gesture.
In her heart, Liang Weixiang blad Liang Hongi, thinking she had beco crafty and deceitful.
What rented house, bullshit. It’s just that she doesn’t want to stay with them.
Hmph, I’ll stick around then. Let’s see what Liang Hongi can do. Building a house in the hotown cost thousands, and buying such a big house here also cost thousands.
Liang Hongi must have a lot of money saved.
She can’t co all the way here and spend her own money for nothing.
After becoming successful, instead of supporting her family, she’s pushing them away. Heartless scoundrel.
Liang Weixiang stayed at the neighbor’s house for the afternoon and saw their family mbers co ho one by one from work.
The old neighbor was embarrassed to keep her longer and gently sent her out.
Liang Weixiang sneered, cursing silently at their snobbishness.
Sitting by Liang Hongi’s door, she endured the cold for more than two hours until Liang Hongi returned.
Liang Hongi thought for sure that Liang Weixiang hadn’t stayed, expecting her to go back directly, and asked uncertainly, "Have you been waiting here all day?"
"Ah i is well-off now, even looking down on her cousin. Didn’t I help you from ti to ti back ho? How could you be so heartless, leaving outside like this?" Liang Weixiang, now frozen, couldn’t feel her limbs, barely able to stand. Liang Hongi didn’t argue much, hurried to help her inside.
"Why didn’t you stay at your own ho, running here on such a cold day without a word. Seeing no one was ho, wouldn’t you have gone back first?" Liang Hongi took her straight to the kitchen, lit the stove, made her sit by it, and brought her a hand warr, telling her to warm up first.
"How would I know no one was at ho? You’re sothing else. Coming all this way, unfamiliar with the place, I had to co to your ho. Who knew your whole family would avoid , I don’t even know the way. Couldn’t co in nor leave, all I could do was freeze here. If you ca any later, I could have frozen to death."
"Who’s avoiding you? Didn’t Dandan tell you I’d be at the store during the day?" Liang Hongi was uninterested in bickering, found engaging only egged her on more.
Considering the state she was in from being frozen, she didn’t argue further.
"Dandan knew full well I was at the store and didn’t say anything. If there’s bla, it’s on your girl, not . Zhang Dandan also, knowing her mom went to their house, didn’t say a word, stood by as her mom froze, and stayed at the store all day. That’s really cold-hearted."
"Ah i, give your military coat, I’m freezing. My money was all stolen on the way here, including the money I took from Dandan. If I had money to buy clothes, I wouldn’t have waited at your doorstep for a whole day." Seeing Liang Hongi’s displeasure, Liang Weixiang dared not speak harshly, afraid of provoking her, promptly put on a pitiful face and cried about her poverty.
"I only have this one military coat." Finished speaking, Liang Hongi sighed, looked at her helplessly, turned and went to the inner room, and brought out a set of new cotton-padded clothes made last year for Liang Weihong. She knew if Liang Weihong didn’t get what she wanted, she wouldn’t let it go easily.
"This set is a bit big, you should fit into it. Coming here is not as laid back as back ho, where you could not work for half a month and not starve. Here, everything needs money daily. Yesterday I ntioned the job making paper boxes, are you doing it? If not, I’ll tell them no."
"How much could making paper boxes earn? Ah i, your store is so big, surely needing hands, let help. Give 40 yuan a month, I promise I’m worth two of them."
Liang Hongi glanced at her. "I told you, there’s no lack of people at the store now."
"Ah i, who are you fooling, you’ve never been good at lying since we were kids. I asked around today; this house is obviously bought by your family, but you claim it’s rented. What landlady’s unwilling, clearly soone you found to use as an excuse. If you don’t let work at the store, I’ll stick around and not leave."
"Liang Weixiang, don’t forget, this is my house, not yours, and it’s not back ho. That unreasonable behavior doesn’t work here. I’m not your parents who are obliged to provide for you. I welcod you, found you a job, my duty as a relative is done. If you’re not satisfied, it’s your own issue. But if you think about ssing with us, forget it. Get lost early."
"Liang Hongi, you’ve got wings now, challenging your cousin. Fine, you believe if I go back ho tomorrow, I’ll not spill all your shady deeds here?"
"Shady deeds?" Liang Hongi laughed, "I walk upright and sit properly, not scared of what you say, say all you want. There are plenty of people bad-mouthing back ho. Your words don’t make a difference."
"You..."
Liang Weixiang originally ca wanting to pacify Liang Hongi, but on eting her, she unknowingly adopted her old tone.
In the end, she provoked Liang Hongi.
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