The two chatted nonsense all night. The next day, Jiang Ziya went to work as usual at the Qintianjian, bantering with his equally idle colleagues.
Nezha unusually slept through the day, leaving Lv Zhu'er to manage the household chores alone.
The big black dog basked in the sun on a stone at the door, occasionally barking at the sun with little warmth, then turning over to expose its equally black belly before falling into a deep sleep again.
Everything was as usual.
In the evening, Gao Zhangfang brought braised pig's head meat to Jiang Ziya for a drink. Not seeing Nezha, he asked, "Where did that handsome young man of yours go to play?"
"Oh, don't mention him. He was bewitched by that Yumao'er from the Spring Breeze Building and went there tonight. Who knows how much silver he'll throw away again."
