The younger siblings changed their clothes, and Qian Yixiu said to Cheng Yue, "Mom, stay home and be good. Brother and I will come back to accompany Mom after we finish eating in the courtyard."
Cheng Yue pulled her gaze back from the emptiness she was staring into and looked at Qian Yixiu and Qian Yeejin, speaking slowly, "Mm, Xiu'er and Jinwa are good, knowing Mom misses you and can't be without you. Not like Brother Jiang, he doesn't miss Yueyue, and he doesn't miss our Jinwa and Xiu'er either..."
After speaking, her big eyes brimmed with tears again.
Qian Yixiu repeated tirelessly, "Mom, Dad misses Mom just like Brother and I do. He must be held up by something, which is why he hasn't been able to come back to see Mom."
Cheng Yue asked once more, a question she had asked a thousand times, "Is what Xiu'er said true?"
