"Why do you care? This is just Providence letting him strike it rich, and nothing can stop that!" another person said sourly.
That's just how the people of Fire Knife Village are. A tiny matter, once passed from mouth to mouth, would immediately become more exciting than any storybook tale and worth savoring and discussing over and over. Hua Xiaomai just casually listened in and didn't take it to heart, quickly heading to the riverbank where her real business awaited.
That day, Meng Yuhuai didn't show up by the river. Hua Xiaomai was too busy to concern herself with that, merely glancing occasionally toward the path and pouting. Business was, as always, booming. Around the hour of Xu, Qiao Xiong arrived, hailing her from afar with a joyful greeting, "Xiaomai girl, business doing well?"
