Gu'er followed Li Hua into the main house. She knew someone was waiting for her in the central room—or to be more precise, they were waiting for the money in her hands.
"So you finally decided to come back. If you didn't want to, you could have just dropped dead outside for all I care!"
The moment Gu'er stepped inside, she was met with Zhou Mazi's cursing.
She knew Zhou Mazi was angry she was back late. But Gu'er didn't care. 'If I could leave right now, if my adoptive mother wasn't still here, did he really think I'd want to come back to this house?'
"The girl is back now, isn't she? She's been working all day. Let her sit down and catch her breath."
Li Hua tried to placate him from the side. It wasn't that she had grown bold; she just felt for Gu'er. Besides, Zhou Mazi's temper had improved considerably ever since Gu'er started bringing money home. At least he hadn't laid a finger on the women of the house lately.
