The night before leaving, Zhou Xiaozheng privately took Zhou Jiao to the Shikumen, once again asking the elderly couple to go with him. After being refused, he could only return disappointed.
Upon departure, they split into two groups. After sending off Zhao Chuan Guang and his wife, who were headed directly to the Northeast, the rest of the group embarked on their journey back.
Once home, they learned that Mr. Lin had already returned from his business trip. What she had to face still needed to be resolved, so that night, Zhou Jiao brought gifts to the Lin Family's door.
"You're back? Why is it just the two of you? Didn't you bring the child over?" Mr. Lin happily pulled the two in to sit down, asking several questions in a row.
Zhou Jiao noticed that Mrs. Lin and the others weren't there and paused. Seeing Zhang Guoqing had already started chatting with Mr. Lin, she didn't ask out loud.
