Whenever Zhouzhou is mentioned, Zhou Qiqi's lips can't help but curl up.

Today, when she took Zhouzhou to her art class, Master Wu was waiting at the door. She greeted Master Wu politely, but to her surprise, Master Wu didn't say a word for a long time and just stared at her with his mouth open.

Zhou Qiqi thought that Master Wu had a hoarse voice or was feeling unwell.

"As it turns out, Teacher Wu said that ever since this old man dropped Zhouzhou off at school last week, he has been silently practicing lip reading. No matter how his family talks to him, he doesn't say a word, which drives the Wu family crazy."

Shen Huaichuan laughed out loud, his voice filled with warmth.

"Really? This old man is quite interesting."

"you do not say!"

Zhou Qiqi covered her mouth and laughed.

"Teacher Wu's whole family is looking forward to Zhouzhou going to class. Only Zhouzhou can keep this old man in check! When I went to pick him up in the evening, the whole family didn't want Zhouzhou to leave. They insisted that we stay and have dinner at their house before letting us go!"

Shen Huaichuan asked again.

"It's so late, how did you get back? Did you hitch a ride on Zhao Damei's donkey cart again?"

"No, no, Ms. Wu's family sent it back. Their art association has a car."

Zhou Qiqi shook her head and told her about Sister Da Mei changing her livelihood, and then brought up the topic of transportation.

"By the way, Sister Cuixiang's pickles sold really well today. She carried out two baskets and they were sold out in one morning. There weren't enough to go around, so she said she wanted to buy a tricycle. Hu Chunxiao said she could find a way to get one. I was thinking, why don't we buy two bicycles too? I asked around, and it would cost about two hundred yuan without a ticket."

Zhao Damei is now looking forward to working at the wholesale market, but the schedule doesn't match, so she has to make other plans.

"Okay, you decide. Pick the most expensive one."

Shen Huaichuan readily agreed, "I'll teach you how to ride a bike when I get back."

Zhou Qiqi already knew how to ride a bicycle, and subconsciously wanted to say "no need," but she only managed to utter one word before abruptly changing the subject.

"No... I mean, it's not difficult, is it? I don't want to fall."

After she finished speaking, she gripped the receiver tightly, fearing that Shen Huaichuan might hear something.

Fortunately, Shen Huaichuan just chuckled softly, his voice as sweet as honey.

"It's not difficult. You're so clever, you'll definitely learn it in no time."

Zhou Qiqi felt relieved and smiled, "How could I be that amazing?"

As they were talking, a noisy background noise came from Shen Huaichuan, and someone was shouting.

"Commander Shen, have you finished your call? We're about to set off, and the signal will probably be gone soon."