Fang Pingying was worried when, unexpectedly, trouble arose that very evening.
Because it was winter, night fell early, and the workers renovating the shop did not stay for dinner, leaving early.
Fang Pingying, thinking it was just the three of them, didn't bother cooking much and simply chopped some meat and made a few bowls of noodles.
Just when they had finished eating and Fang Xiu was in the bathroom freshening up, Fang Pingying was planning to make the bed for sleep when suddenly she heard knocking at the shop's front door.
Luo Honglan was puzzled, "Who could it be at this late hour?"
Fang Pingying also felt something was amiss; ordinarily, in the winter, no one would come by, so she instructed Luo Honglan, "Go to the door and take a look, but remember to first open the small window on the door to see who it is. If it's someone we don't recognize, make sure to ask clearly who it is."
