First watch, seeking pink.
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When Lian Manman heard this sentence, she couldn't help but stop in her tracks. The amount of information contained in this sentence was too much. Among Officer Zhou and his group, who came back besides Officer Zhou? What are they back for? Is it a temporary return for some matters, or have they returned for good, never to go back to Taicang?
Lian Manman really wanted to keep listening, but with Wu Jiayu beside her, she could only close the door of the East Room and accompany Wu Jiayu to the West Room. Lian Zhizhi laid out a small cushion on the kang bed, while Lian Manman brought some snacks and fruits, and poured tea for Wu Jiayu. The three young girls sat around the kang bed, and Wu Jiayu picked up the partially finished needlework that Lian Zhizhi and Lian Manman were working on from the Chinese basket beside them to look at.
"Jiayu, have some food." Lian Zhizhi offered Wu Jiayu.
