Lin Anning felt that, lately, her mother was acting a bit strangely.
Even though they were in the same village, they were so busy that they scarcely saw each other's faces.
Her eldest brother and his wife were busy with the convenience store from dawn till dusk and simply had no chance to ask.
As for Su Dagui, to speak of him was even more pointless, since he hadn't returned home since that day.
That morning, there was one less class at school, so she didn't go to the convenience store but took the bus home directly.
She had just reached the entrance of the village when she ran into Shi Fugui driving an ox cart.
"Uncle Fugui? What brings you to our village today?"
Upon seeing Lin Anning, Shi Fugui's eyes dodged away, and he let out a couple of forced chuckles.
"Nothing, just, passing by, you know, niece, you go on with your business, I, I'm heading back..."
