Li Dazui from next door had been waiting for someone to come out, but he hadn't come out at all. So, for the first time ever, he showed up uninvited. To be honest, she was quite afraid of Commander Xiao, but with such a commotion at noon, she felt uneasy if she didn't find out what was going on.

"Hey girl, let me keep you company and have a chat!"

Upon hearing the noise, Zhou Chuan quickly hid the fried pork cracklings in the cupboard before rubbing the salt off his hands and stepping out of the kitchen: "What's up?"

Li Dazui sniffed: "Oh my, you're pressing lard? It smells so good!" Remembering what he'd seen at noon, he felt a pang of envy. "I think Commander Xiao bought quite a lot of good stuff today..."

Zhou Chuan didn't respond to her question: "Is something wrong? If you're not busy, I'm here... what do you think?" Hearing her mention what happened at noon, Zhou Chuan guessed that she probably saw it. She always maintained the good habit of "pulling weeds," so it would be hard for her not to see it.

Seeing that the other person wasn't responding, Li Dazui didn't bring it up again. After all, fried pork cracklings were a rare treat in most households, so it was normal that they wouldn't let her try them. She pulled Zhou Chuan to sit on the sofa in the living room.

"Hey girl, did you two argue again at noon? I'm not eavesdropping, it's just that you were making so much noise over there. Oh my, that thing was clanging and banging... it was really loud. Did you break things? Why? I thought you two were getting along really well lately, why are you fighting again?"

The more Zhou Chuan listened, the stranger it seemed. By the time Li Dazui finished speaking, he was practically covered in goosebumps: "Hey, sister, please stop talking nonsense. What do you mean we get along really well? If an outsider heard you say that, who knows what they would think of us? Please, sister, don't say that again. I still have to maintain my dignity!"

Reminded by Zhou Chuan, Li Dazui realized her words were inappropriate. She slapped her mouth twice, saying, "Look at my mouth, look at my mouth! Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I misspoke." After apologizing, Li Dazui leaned closer to Zhou Chuan, "Did he insult you? Commander Xiao's temper, tsk tsk, when he insults someone, it's really..."

You know, she's not a bad person, but she's a chatterbox, a really chatterbox. We just had a fight at noon, and she couldn't even wait half a day before she came over to ask about it. No wonder Commander Xiao dislikes her so much.

If it weren't for the fact that the people in this residential compound hadn't isolated her, keeping her completely unaware of what was going on, she probably wouldn't have associated with her much. Sigh, there are pros and cons; it's impossible for her to enjoy all the benefits.

"It's all because of Xiao Ran's schooling. They've argued about it countless times. The first time I came here, they were already arguing about schooling, and they're arguing again today!" That's exactly what happened; she wasn't lying.

Li Dazui believed him immediately: "I knew it was about this!" The father and son argued every other day; the whole compound knew the kid didn't want to study, but Commander Xiao wouldn't allow it.

"If you ask me, if the kid doesn't like studying, then he should just stop studying. In a few years, he can join the army, or have Commander Xiao help him find a regular job in a factory. Wouldn't that be better than what he's doing now?"

Seeing how easily she believed him, Zhou Chuan suddenly found her quite endearing.

At this crucial point, Li Dazui lowered his voice, "I'm telling you, but don't tell anyone, Commander Xiao is really carefree. Who's the principal then...?"

Zhou Chuan clapped his hands excitedly: "Big sister, you've hit the nail on the head! That's exactly what I was thinking too. No wonder men are so oblivious; it's been so long and I still haven't noticed!"

Despite Li Dazui's gossipy nature, she's actually quite thoughtful. "That's exactly what I told him, and he called me a gossip and told me not to associate with you..." Seeing Li Dazui's embarrassed expression, she quickly comforted her, "I didn't agree. That's why Commander Xiao was so angry that he kicked the chair away. So what if he kicked it away? Given our relationship, how could I listen to him?"

Li Dazui was so moved he almost cried: "Little sister, what can I say? I'm really not a gossip, I just like to pry into things. Besides, I didn't say anything..."

"That's right, if you weren't a good person, how could I get along with you so well?"

Hearing Zhou Chuan praise her, Li Dazui felt embarrassed. She wanted to ask about gossip but couldn't bring herself to do it, and she was even more afraid that Commander Xiao would see the two of them gossiping again. Her eyes darted around.

"Hey girl, I have to go now, I'll be going..."

"Don't rush off, sit a little longer..." Seeing that he couldn't persuade the person to leave, Zhou Chuan escorted them to the door. "Well... then come again next time!"

Watching Li Dazui's slightly flustered figure disappear into the distance, Zhou Chuan couldn't help but smile. Actually, this guy was quite amusing; she'd only said a couple of casual words, and he was already terrified, insisting on going home...

Zhou Chuan wasn't embarrassed at all about scaring her. They could talk privately all the time, but what if she came over to visit every few days? Commander Xiao would be cursing her mother every day!

If the neighbors start making a ruckus, she won't even be able to ask for a few cucumbers. It's better to keep some distance now; it's better for everyone.

Zhou Chuan closed the door and continued to marinate the meat. However, thinking of Li Dazui's speechless expression earlier, he couldn't help but laugh. Perhaps even she herself didn't know that every time she was accused of gossiping, her rebuttal was exactly the same, without changing a single word.

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