Before Juhua could reply, the two wives hurriedly said they couldn't trouble Manager Yang like this; they had to get home early. Zhuzi and the others also said they had to leave. Li Changxing then smiled at Juhua and said, "Well, we'll be heading back first. You guys can eat here."
Xiu blushed and said to Zhou Xiaoman, "Brother, let's go back too!"
With everyone leaving, Juhua's plan to get a meal out of Laixi fell through. She could only say to him, "You're getting off easy today. Next time you come over, you have to treat me to something good."
Laixi, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, thought, 'I was going to treat you today, but you're the one who wouldn't stay.' He could only watch them leave with regret, his eyes lingering on Liu Xiaomei.
Zhang Huai, thinking they still had a long way to go before getting home, worried that Juhua would be uncomfortably hungry. He took a detour to the market, bought some buns, and handed them out to everyone to tide them over.
