Soon, the next day arrived.
Zhong Baiye and the others returned to the Spring Fragrance Kiln.
The Spring Fragrance Kiln seemed a little different today from when they had first visited.
On their previous visit, never mind customers-no one had even dared to come near the place.
But now, a scattering of people were coming and going. Zhong Baiye knew this might mean his plan had worked.
As soon as they entered the Spring Fragrance Kiln, Ying'er noticed them. She left her other customers behind and ran over, speaking to them gratefully.
"Although I don't know what you did, thank you so much."
Still unsure what exactly had happened, Zhong Baiye looked puzzled. Even if the plan had worked, it shouldn't have worked this quickly.
Seeing that they all looked confused, Ying'er smiled and told them what had happened that morning.
"You probably haven't heard, but this morning, Zhang Yi actually came to our doorstep with thorn branches strapped to his back and knelt down."
Ying'er recalled the scene, twirling strands of her hair between her fingers.
"He kept shouting for me to forgive him while he knelt there, saying he'd never resort to something like this again."
Just then, Xiuer, the little girl who had been attending to the customers, ran over and said indignantly, "Ying'er, I don't think you should have forgiven him. He practically drove away all our customers for a whole week!"
Ying'er stroked Xiuer's head and spoke gently to her.
"But Zhang Yi isn't that bad at heart. I've heard about some of the things he's done at the docks, too. Besides, he came with thorn branches on his back to show his remorse. As long as he doesn't do it again, there's no harm in forgiving him."
Paimon still found it a little hard