Chapter 117: The Girl Who Can't Drink Loses Out!

  Old Mrs. Huo heard the three words "mineral water" and couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Come on, let's drink mineral water, it's strange to the extreme! Did you see? Just now that miss looked at you with a surprised expression... 80% of her thought you were intentionally looking for trouble!"

  Old Mrs. Huo muttered to herself for half a day, still itching in her heart to take a small sip of fine wine.

  Tong Mai then reached out to stop her, "Old lady, whatever you say I won't agree with, so don't waste your breath. If you're not happy, we can leave now, anyway you've already taken a stroll around here, actually... it's not that interesting, right?"

  She didn't dislike the place, but bringing an old lady into a bar wasn't just met with many people's astonished gazes. Mainly, she was worried that Old Lady Huo would cause some trouble and be discovered by Huo Yize. Even if she had ten heads, it wouldn't be enough for him to forgive her...

  As soon as Tong Mai imagined Hou Yize's eyes in her mind, which were full of gloom and coldness, she couldn't help but shudder.

  "Alright, alright, I'll listen to you, dead girl." Old Lady Huo's mouth seemed very impatient and unwilling, but in fact, she was still very clear-headed. She hadn't expected that this Tong Xiaomai would actually care about people, at least now she was thinking for her sake. Thinking of this, Old Lady Huo couldn't help but feel pleased.

  "This is just about right." Tong Mai revealed her pearly white teeth, smiling with a pure and sweet expression.

  Old Lady Hu glanced at her and smiled, saying "Dead girl, you're really beautiful when you smile..."

  They were already waiting in a quiet corner of Amakasu for several hours, with Ding Haoyue being quite talkative and having had a bit too much to drink, he just kept talking nonstop.

  "Suzuki, go call a few girls to come and keep us company while we drink. It's not fun just the three of us drinking together. With guys and girls paired up, it won't feel like work at all." Ding Haoran kicked Suzuki's calf, hinting for him to go.

  "It's no use kicking me, today's host isn't me, it's Ze... you go find him." Suzuki pointed at He Yize.

  Huo Yize's mood today was clearly not high, even drinking seemed like a bitter wine entering his mouth, his expression was the usual calm and cool one he had.

  "I don't dare... Look at him, he seems to be carrying a heavy burden on his mind. Did I misjudge him?" Ding Haowei leaned in close to Lin Mu, speaking softly, his gaze lingering on Huo Yize's body, sizing him up.

  "You're not mistaken, I've noticed it too, so if there's wine to drink, just drink it and don't stir up trouble, don't provoke him!"

  "What's wrong with Ze, won't they have a conflict with Yin Yuqi? Unhappy?" However, he had never seen him quarrel with Yin Yuqi before...

  "It's normal for couples to bicker and have small conflicts, it's actually a problem if they never fight or make noise. Don't be nosy, let's just keep drinking with him. Where did you get so many problems and nonsense?" Suzuki gave him a disdainful look.

  He Yize held a high-footed cup in his right hand, emitting a mellow and elegant fragrance that was overflowing with aroma, exuding an air of nobility and luxury.

  "Zhe, why not call Yuqi out to have a drink with us? It's too cold for just the three of us." Ding Haowei was indeed someone who wouldn't give up, coming out to drink was supposed to be about relaxing, but there wasn't anyone like him who would sit silently drinking alone.

  "No need, just call a few people over to keep you company while drinking." Huo Yize said lightly, which was equivalent to accepting his previous proposal.

  "Really, okay, I'll go right away." Ding Haoyuan walked away immediately, leaving behind Suzuki and Huo Yize. Suzuki's personality was more calm and reserved than Ding Haoyuan's. "What's there to be unhappy about? Since you're out, just forget everything. And you, young master of the Huo family, have power, wealth, women... what is there to worry about? If you still have worries, don't the millions and millions of poor people have enough to worry about until they die?"

  Suzuki noticed that Huo Yize had an unpleasant expression on his face today, and did not ask him what was wrong. After all, if he wanted to say something, he would certainly tell them.

  "Hehe..."

  Huo Yize smiled faintly, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I was just quietly savoring the wine!"

  "I hope I'm just being paranoid." Wine is something to be savored slowly, not gulped down like he did, finishing several bottles in one go, clearly indicating that he had worries on his mind. Suzuki glanced at the wine bottle beside him, but didn't expose Huo Yize's lie.

  Men are usually unhappy for two reasons: one is career and the other is women.

  The former is absolutely impossible for Huo Yizhe, so it can only be the latter...

  This time, Old Lady Huo watched Tong Mai drink two bottles of beer in one gulp, easily and still very sober, and couldn't help but widen her eyes in surprise. "Tong Xiao Mai, you're really hiding your true self! You must have been to places like this before!" Looking at how unimpressed she was by the bar, it's clear that she already has some immunity to such places. Moreover, the way she drank was very bold and unrestrained.

  "Old lady, no way! Girls need to learn how to drink, the more they can drink, the less they'll be taken advantage of. You understand what I mean, right?" Tong Mai was seriously advocating for her idea.

  "Hmm, I think that makes sense, but isn't it a bit unfair? You're drinking bottle after bottle, and I'm just having a bottle of distilled water. How can you be at peace with yourself?"

  Old Lady Hu still had some lingering hopes.

  "Hehe... old lady, this time you treat me to a drink. Next time, after I've worked at your place for a full month and received my salary, I'll invite you here once, okay?" Tong Mai said with a smile.

  Old Lady Hu suddenly heard the words "a month", and her heart felt strangely dissatisfied...

  In just a month's time, it will soon pass, thinking that she would be alone again in the Huo household, with no one to accompany her to play chess or argue with, those cold and desolate days made Old Lady Huo feel like her whole body was on fire.

  "Tong Xiaomai, are you really only planning to work at our house for a month and not considering continuing for two months, three months, or even longer? I can offer you a higher salary, such as 100,000 or 200,000, it's no problem." Old Lady Huo leaned in close to Tong Xiaomai, speaking with an unusually serious tone, her greyish-white eyes filled with expectation.

  "What." Tong Mai had this idea about Old Lady Huo, and felt extremely terrified.

  How could this old lady have such an idea? Tong Mai was surprised and raised his voice a bit, attracting the attention of people around him.

  "Good grief, what's gotten into you? Are my words that surprising?" Old Lady Huo curled up the corner of her mouth, a hint of disdain appearing on her lips, but it was a benevolent kind of disdain.

  "No... it's not that, old lady. This isn't about the salary. Even if you paid me a million a month, I wouldn't stay another day." Although Mrs. Huo had already stopped tormenting her, she still felt uneasy and out of place there.

  Especially Huo Yizhe, who would occasionally pop out and annoy her; however, when he didn't pop out, it also annoyed her.

  Tong Mai didn't want to live such a restless and worrisome life at all...

  Even if she loves money very much, compared with money, freedom and carefree are what she yearns for.

  "You're a dead girl, you're a dead girl, you've exhausted me! I let you stay in the Huo family because I looked up to you, but you don't even know how to show gratitude. I'm not even interested in having you stay in our Huo family anymore. This month will pass quickly, and from now on, I never want to see you again!"

  Old Lady Huo's voice was getting louder and higher, her silver hair seemed to be standing on end due to anger, the hairs on her forehead were also moving slightly with her agitation.

  Tong Mai wasn't hard to notice that she was now talking nonsense, but she also wouldn't assume that Old Lady Huo was reluctant for her to leave and got angry. As they slowly interacted, Tong Mai discovered that Old Lady Huo was too lonely and isolated, and suddenly there was someone who would argue with her, play chess with her, making her feel that life was comfortable and beautiful, of course, she also didn't want her to leave...

  "Old lady, actually, you can let the housekeeper learn to play chess with you, and then you won't be alone anymore." Tong Mai's eyes were filled with sincere emotions. In fact, Old Lady Huo was not a cruel mother-in-law, she still had a kind heart.

  "He's as clumsy as a donkey, how can he play chess?" Old Lady Huo complained, her good mood plummeting to the bottom again. Although there were still more than 20 days before Tong Mai would come to open it, she was already worried...

  "Irritating, irritating, what kind of rotten song is this, it's unbearable to listen to." On the stage in the center, there was a woman singing with an expression full of sorrow and extremely rich emotions, but the song she sang was indeed terrible.

  The resident singer of Amax had an unexpected accident on the way, so the person in charge of Amax could only come up with a temporary idea. All guests who came forward would have the opportunity to sing on stage for free, as long as they were brave enough to go on stage and perform...

  Also because of this idea, Amak's liveliness has far exceeded usual, a lively and bustling scene.

  "It's just that your singing really has no standard!"

  Tong Mai also echoed Old Lady Huo, trying to make her a little happier.

  Huo Lao Tai Tai shifted her gaze from the center of the stage to Tong Mai, "Mai Ya Tou, aren't you fond of singing? Go on up, I'll support you!"

  "Ah...... maybe not." Tong Mai shrank back a bit.

  In the past, when she was in London, she used to sing at a bar to earn tuition fees. However, for some reason, whether it was because foreigners didn't like domestic songs or they didn't like people with yellow skin singing, her performances were not well-received and customers reacted indifferently. As a result, she got "fired" by the person in charge of the bar.

  So now, when she's asked to go on stage and sing, there are still shadows in her heart. She's afraid that once she goes up, she'll ruin everyone else's fun, and even have things like melon rinds and paper scraps thrown at her... all sorts of unbearable scenes.

  "Why not, you sing quite well, just consider it a song for me, I like your... loneliness is good..." Old Lady Huo seemed to have forgotten that she was still angry just now, her anger usually comes and goes quickly...