This wasn't just sweet talk; Xu Changqing considered it a heartfelt truth. But she couldn't stop him from getting ecstatic and all worked up again.
It got to the point that she couldn't even taste her tea; her tongue was completely numb. 'Hurry up. It's already dark. If we don't go back now, we'll be knocking on the door in the middle of the night again.'
"…A goose in my left hand, a duck in my right. And a chubby baby on my back…" All the way home, Shen Weimin sang "Going Home to Mother's" over and over.
Xu Changqing couldn't stop him, so she eventually gave up. Thankfully, he finally quieted down as they neared Baizigou, at least humming the tune instead of singing the lyrics.
「The Xu Residence.」
After Shen Weimin and Xu Changqing left, Bai Xiulan took advantage of Old Mrs. Xu being home for the day to get to work. She started by clearing out the large iron wok on the west side of the outer room.
