Zhou He's mother left meekly, probably never daring to seek out Xu Nianji at the market again.
Xu Nianji sincerely thanked everyone and spoke kindly on behalf of Zhou He's mother, but with the previous comments, everyone felt that Zhou He's mother was too biased and even hit her daughter, something a real mother wouldn't do.
It's a new era now, everyone says, boys and girls are the same, how could she do such a thing?
As the crowd at the bean sprout stall grew, Xu Nianji went back to selling bean sprouts and thought, bullying Xiaohe this way served as a small punishment.
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"Sister Liu, I really envy you."
Aunt Hu was cracking sunflower seeds while sitting under a tree, chatting. Though she said that, there was not a trace of envy in her eyes, clearly being sarcastic.
"Hu Aihong, what do you mean by that?"
Liu Sanmei looked annoyed at Aunt Hu, who everyone called so because her name was Hu Aihong.