Zou Yaru felt so embarrassed that she immediately wanted to leave, but, with an inadvertent glance, when she saw Xu Nianhua and her brother, she suddenly restrained the tears that were about to burst forth and said resentfully, "Xu Nianhua, how can you eavesdrop on our private conversation?"
"What eavesdropping? We are listening openly and honestly," Xu Nian'an said with righteous indignation. His voice was neither loud nor soft, just loud enough for everyone in the store to hear him clearly.
He had originally wanted to spare Zou Yaru the embarrassment by pretending not to see her, so as to save her the awkwardness of running into an acquaintance during a fight with her husband.
Who would have thought that Zou Yaru would come up and accuse Xu Nianhua? The protective Xu Nian'an immediately exploded, saying, "This is a gift shop, not your house. How can you call it eavesdropping? Are all the customers and store clerks listening in on your conversation too?"
