Miao Xin took her daughter in her arms to go catch the bus.
Chen Xiaoyi stood at the upstairs window, watching the figures of mother and daughter walk farther and farther away, until they disappeared into the night.
In Great-Aunt Zheng's ward, Second-Aunt Zheng was jumping up and down in a panic. Damn it, she'd only come to visit the old lady, who knew a whole scene would suddenly break out: Oldest-Uncle Zheng had hit her sister‑in‑law, and now great, the duty of taking care of the old woman tonight, which was originally her sister‑in‑law's, naturally landed on her shoulders.
The most annoying thing was, she could even guess that the ones who egged Oldest-Uncle Zheng on were either Second-Uncle Zheng or her eldest sister's family. Because earlier, when she tried to drag her eldest sister and second sister‑in‑law to come visit the old lady, each of them said they couldn't, and then even reminded her over and over that she had to go.
