Chapter 635 - 337
Han Hu was startled and didn’t bother with taking turns with Hua Xiaomai anymore; he hastily pocketed the money and turned back with an apologetic smile, "Coming, coming, Sister-in-law Zuo, don’t scold!"
Hua Xiaomai waved at Zuo Jinxiang from a distance, then turned back and curved her lips, "Is it this late already, and you all haven’t eaten yet? How much longer are you planning to delay?"
"Everyone else has eaten, it’s just me and those few newcomers who haven’t had the chance yet."
Probably because he was hungry, Han Hu seemed somewhat distracted and said with a laugh, "Meng Yuhuai brother left early in the morning and before he left, he instructed me to properly train these newcomers. How dare I skimp on that? Sister-in-law, you don’t know, but newcomers are always the hardest to serve. They’re about to follow me out, yet they still don’t understand anything clearly. If I don’t explain things well and they cause trouble on the road, I’ll be left cleaning up the mess! Well... Sister-in-law, please have a seat, I’ll go first..."
"Go ahead and eat, I’ll talk to Sister-in-law Zuo." Hua Xiaomai also gave him a smile and then went forward to link arms with Zuo Jinxiang, heading with her to the back yard.
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Usually, everyone at the Escort Agency would gather around a table to eat, but today, since it was late and many had finished eating, no specific table was set up. The men didn’t mind; they just grabbed large bowls and lumped their food together, squatting down wherever to slurp noisily, savoring the food without needing Zuo Jinxiang to lift a finger. After eating, they washed their own bowls and one by one, took them to the kitchen.
Hua Xiaomai didn’t really have much to say to Zuo Jinxiang, just exchanging a few pleasantries, listening to her chatter about her children, which made her think more of the little ones back home. She was about to bid farewell and leave when she heard Zuo Jinxiang mention that the lilacs in the southwest corner were in full bloom; she detoured to take a look. Just as she was about to leave, she turned her head and happened to see two figures squatting by a secluded well, washing their large bowls while talking.
It was odd. There was already a well near the kitchen that people usually used for washing. Why had these two gone out of their way to come here?
She glanced at their faces and thought they looked unfamiliar, realizing they were probably new, and just as she thought to approach them, a piece of their conversation suddenly caught her ear.