"What's going on here?"
He left in the morning, and Zhang Zhongquan didn't get home until the evening, well past dinner time. His wife, Mai Encui, thought he'd gone to his cousin's place, but instead saw him return with the things he'd carried out earlier, untouched.
Zhang Zhongquan was silent, his expression gloomy, as he slammed the "carefully" prepared gifts onto the table, clearly fuming.
Mai Encui approached him, and before getting close, she caught a strong whiff of smoke.
She knew that smell all too well.
"You went playing cards again?!"
Her face darkened, her voice instinctively rising.
"So what if I did? You know nothing!"
These days, with his efforts, Zhang Zhongquan had temporarily earned the "head of the household" card and was quick to bite back before angrily heading inside.
Mai Encui gritted her teeth, but thinking about the tens of thousands that came back to them after much struggle, she decided to hold back for now.
Look.
