By the time they returned home, it was already afternoon. The in-laws had arrived, and as soon as they entered, Cheng Su heard her mother-in-law crying, furrowing her brows slightly.
"You're back." Mother Cheng stood up.
Cheng Su nodded, greeted her father-in-law and mother-in-law, put down her bag, and went to the bathroom to wash her face and hands. When she came out, she asked, "Xiao Qi hasn't woken up yet?"
"He just fell asleep not long ago!" Mother Cheng replied.
She responded with an "oh," poured herself a cup of hot tea, and only then sat down to ask her in-laws, "Have you visited Aunt?"
Hearing her question, Mother Qi's sobs started up again. She said, "One moment she's perfectly fine, then suddenly she's just lying there, unable to respond when you call her, only staring at you while you cry. Oh, how pitiful, your aunt's life is so bitter!"
She pounded her chest a few times, her shoulders shaking.
