"Honglian, I really can't keep you in my house. Your parents have said they're afraid that my exposure might affect your good reputation."
Tong Huaqiong refused directly.
Gu Honglian, unwilling to give up, said: "Sister-in-law, I'm not staying for free. I can work in your shop. I heard Gu Xiaocao and Qingyou's wife both work there; I can work too. I won't ask for a salary, just let me stay at your place. Sister-in-law, I really don't want to squeeze in with them at the old house."
Tong Huaqiong, with a stern face, said: "Work in my shop? You've always been lazy; you don't even wash a bowl at home, and now you expect to work in my shop? Honglian, let me be honest. Your sister-in-law once nursed you, regarded you as a daughter, but that doesn't mean I'm your mother, obligated to feed you lavishly and cater to your demands."
