When Cheng Su woke up early the next morning, she still saw heavy rain pouring down, with raindrops as big as beans hitting the windowpane with a steady rhythm.
It seemed like going to school would be impossible today. Cheng Su got up, washed up, and then called the school to ask for leave.
"Haven't your cousin and his wife come over for breakfast yet?" Cheng Su saw that breakfast was already laid out on the table—buns, steamed bread, porridge, and the like—and couldn't help but ask Qi Fengping.
"Not yet, I just finished making it!" Qi Fengping looked at the time and asked, "Should I go call them?"
"Go ahead!"
Cheng Su poured herself a cup of milk and sat on the sofa with a book. Before long, Qi Fengping came in holding Gou Sheng's hand, followed by Liu Wenjing, but there was no sign of Deng Weixia.
"Sis." Liu Wenjing greeted Cheng Su.
Cheng Su was momentarily taken aback before realizing that Liu Wenjing's way of addressing her had changed.
