Ever since Zhao Meimei received the notebook from Shi Yang, she began the habit of writing a diary every day. Starting with a mix of pinyin and Chinese characters, she later wrote fluent cursive and never stopped.
By early December, Shi Yang and his classmates in the third grade of middle school began intensive courses. Morning self-study started an hour and a half earlier, and evening self-study also extended later, so Zhao Meimei couldn't catch rides with him to and from school anymore.
Luckily, the residential area started a bus route, and both starting points of the two bus lines were set at the entrance of the residential community.
After two days of taking the bus with Zhao Meimei, Liu Xiue only needed to prepare change for Zhao Meimei each day, allowing her to take the bus to school by herself. In the evening, at school dismissal time, she would wait for Zhao Meimei to come home, peering through the grocery store's glass window.
