Hua Xiaomai felt inexplicably confused, having found herself in an argument with Old Lady Meng in a daze, and when she returned to the main hall, she still felt somewhat indignant, sitting beside the table in a daze for a long while.
However, not much later, it was time for dinner. One by one, customers began to enter the shop, leaving her no room to ponder at length. She had to clear space for the patrons, bustled around the kitchen for a bit, and then went to stand at the takeout stall by the door. Though she didn't cook, she wasn't idle either.
Even though Old Lady Meng had thrown a fit, she didn't storm off home but stayed in the shop. The reason Hua Xiaomai was moving about was, fundamentally, because she didn't want to be in the same place as her.
