Zhang Guoqing drove the car out of the village, speeding down the main road towards the provincial city. From the mirror, he occasionally glanced at his mother-in-law, seeing her red, swollen eyes, and sighed silently in his heart.
Mother Zhang kept comforting and advising her. She privately wondered why this sister-in-law had so many tears, even two handkerchiefs were soaked. As a mother, it's hard not to miss a child when you see them upset. Thinking back to when Xiao Wu was in middle school and stayed in the dormitory, she couldn't eat well, wasn't at ease with anyone, and always worried about him being bullied or going hungry at school. Beijing was so far away, with mountains and rivers in between, making her feel even more sympathetic towards her.
