The Landlady and The Amnesiac

46

After closing up shop, Luo Bei and Zhou Jianguo roughly calculated their income from selling sugarcane during this period, excluding costs. They had both made thousands of yuan, although they were tired every day. However, thinking about it, if they worked a bit harder for a while longer, they could buy that brand new vending machine, and Luo Bei wouldn’t feel so tired anymore.

“Tomorrow’s Saturday, you don’t have to wake up early for work. Let’s go, I’ll treat you to some late-night snacks,” Zhou Jianguo directed Luo Bei to sweep the floor while also comforting her with these words.

Luo Bei was taken aback. “You’re treating me to late-night snacks? Why?”

Zhou Jianguo rolled his eyes. “Do you really think I’m stingy? Don’t think I didn’t notice earlier, when that young lady was carrying a spicy crayfish in her hands, your eyes lit up. I coughed several times, but you didn’t react until later. Work a bit faster, and when we’re done, I’ll take you to eat.”

Spicy crayfish was a summer staple!

Luo Bei had wanted to eat it for a long time. When crayfish was in season, she used to go out to eat it. But now, her time was all squeezed out by Zhou Jianguo. Where would she find the time to eat late-night snacks? After closing up shop every day, she was as tired as a dog. She would fall asleep within ten minutes of lying down, and she wouldn’t have trouble sleeping anymore.

Zhou Jianguo was right. Before, she wasn’t as busy. After work, she would either watch TV or browse Weibo, and she rarely went to bed at eleven o’clock. Now, every day was as busy as a dog, but she felt that her sleep quality had improved. She would fall asleep at eleven o’clock sharp and wake up at seven o’clock the next morning, feeling refreshed and not as tired as she had imagined.

“Okay! You said it!” Luo Bei swept the sugarcane skins more vigorously. What would normally take ten minutes to finish only took her six minutes today.

After finishing everything, Zhou Jianguo glanced at the time and cruelly said, “I told you that you were not quick enough. Look, you were four minutes faster than usual today.”

Luo Bei was only thinking about spicy crayfish and didn’t take Zhou Jianguo’s sarcasm to heart at all. She pulled his arm and ordered him to ride the tricycle and take her to the night market.

Zhou Jianguo complained as he rode, “It’s a good thing we didn’t open a night market stall, otherwise you wouldn’t have the energy to help.”

This area had a large population and many night market stalls, and any of them tasted good when entered with eyes closed. So in the evening, the business was always good here.

They arrived at a night market stall, and as soon as they sat down, Zhou Jianguo ordered two pounds of spicy crayfish, a pound of garlic-flavored crayfish, and some barbecue.

“Today, I’ll let you eat your fill,” Zhou Jianguo said.

Luo Bei nodded happily.

He underestimated her combat power. Three pounds of crayfish were nothing to her.

But on second thought, Zhou Jianguo seemed stingy and petty, but when they were really together, he was very generous to her. For example, sometimes when they were out, if he saw her thirsty, he would buy her an ice cream or a slice of watermelon without her having to ask, and let her sit on a small stool and eat. Although he had a sharp tongue and sometimes bossed her around, he was really good to her.

“Did something happen to Superstar Jiang?” Zhou Jianguo asked casually.

Luo Bei nodded as she ate her crayfish, “It’s just some things on set. They’re like a bunch of primary school students, isolating this person and excluding that person. It’s really ridiculous.”