The Landlady and The Amnesiac

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Looking at the time, Zhou Jianguo said to Luo Bei, “I didn’t consider everything today and left you alone with a stranger in the private room. It wasn’t safe, and I won’t let it happen again.” He rolled up his sleeves and showed off his strength. “With me here, that manager Zhao won’t dare to say anything to you. But I still need to compensate you and apologize. You’re my friend and my partner, and I let you have such an unpleasant experience.”

“It’s okay. I can’t let you hold it in and not go to the restroom, can I?” Luo Bei laughed at him. “And you also helped me revenge, so I feel much better now.”

Zhou Jianguo thought for a moment. “Next time, I’ll try to drink less water at these kinds of dinners. If I really need to go to the restroom, I’ll give you a signal to leave first. How about that?”

“Okay.” Luo Bei nodded. “But I think most people aren’t as creepy as Manager Zhao.”

Although there are often comments on Weibo about oily middle-aged men and the like, Luo Bei rarely encounters people as creepy as Manager Zhao in real life.

Zhou Jianguo sighed again. “If we ever encounter a female manager like Zhao, you have to help me too. It’s better to be safe than sorry.”

“…Hahaha!”

Thinking of Zhou Jianguo being hit on, Luo Bei couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

“Okay, seeing you laugh makes me feel better. Let’s go. There’s a large supermarket nearby. As an apology, you can pick whatever you want, and I’ll pay for it.” Zhou Jianguo said generously.

Luo Bei didn’t bother to be polite with him either, and the two of them rode the electric bike towards the direction of the supermarket.

It’s almost 9 o’clock now, and this large supermarket closes at 10 o’clock, but because it’s Friday, there are still quite a few people around.

Zhou Jianguo went to push the shopping cart first, but Luo Bei said, “No need for a cart, I can’t buy that much.”

“I’m afraid you’ll want to sit in it.”

In addition to some children sitting in shopping carts, there were also young girls in the supermarket who were sitting inside and being pushed by their boyfriends or husbands.

Luo Bei took a glance and said, “I don’t need it, do you want to sit? I can push you.”

“… ” Zhou Jianguo was speechless for the first time by Luo Bei’s words.

Although neither of them sat, Zhou Jianguo still pushed the shopping cart while walking and said, “Don’t be polite with me, I may have a little more money than you.”

Luo Bei knew that what Zhou Jianguo said was true. Although she had also been working for some time, she hadn’t really saved much money, while Zhou Jianguo was different. He worked so hard at his part-time job and didn’t spend much money on daily expenses.

Of course, she couldn’t just take whatever she wanted to eat because she knew Zhou Jianguo earned his money through hard work.

Zhou Jianguo didn’t like to eat snacks, so he bought some fruits and vegetables from the fresh food area. Luo Bei had always admired his ability to cook for himself despite being so busy with work. “You work so hard every day and still manage to cook for yourself. That’s really rare.”

“Ever since I found hair in my takeout food, I try not to eat out as much,” Zhou Jianguo explained. So he was forced to cook for himself. After weighing the pros and cons of dealing with the fumes and dishes versus the possibility of finding hair or other foreign objects in his food, he chose the former.