America.

Cui Li took her son to school, and when she came back, she habitually picked up her phone to check the news in China. However, she was stunned after just one glance. Thinking about what she had done in the past and what her daughter had done, she suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly: "So, she did go easy on me after all."

Forget it, I'll just have to be an honest person from now on.

"Cui Li?" Just then, someone called out from the side, their voice tinged with uncertainty.

Cui Li turned around abruptly, her eyes widening instantly: "Sister-in-law?"

"It really is you." Zhu Ling walked over. "I knew you went abroad, but I didn't expect to run into you here."

"I didn't expect to see you here, what a coincidence." Cui Li looked Zhu Ling up and down and found that she seemed to be younger than before, obviously having moved on from the Zhu family's affairs.

Zhu Ling was Zhu Dechang's wife and Zhu Yibai's mother.

However, Cui Li and this sister-in-law did not have a good relationship before. She used to look down on this sister-in-law because of her status. This sister-in-law was also a proud person and never took the initiative to befriend her. When they met, they would at most nod and greet each other. In fact, they were not much different from strangers.

Especially after her divorce from Zhu Dekun, she stopped paying attention to the Zhu family's affairs. She only knew that after Zhu Dechang was executed, it was Zhu Yibai's nephew who handled the family matters.

After she took her son abroad, she knew even less about the situation there.

But I never expected to run into them here.

"Isn't this what they mean by 'you never know where you'll meet again'? Hehe, I live right here." Zhu Ling smiled and pointed to a courtyard next door. "Back in July, Yi Bai applied for a graduate program at this university, and Yi Shan had wanted to study abroad, so we came here. Both siblings are at Harbin University. And you are..."

She hadn't paid any attention to her younger brother's situation.

“I live here.” Cui Li pointed to the yard in front of her. “Yi Chen is also studying in middle school here now. He also said that he wants to take the entrance exam for Harbin University next year, so he bought a house here so that it will be convenient for him to go to university in the future.”

"What a coincidence," Zhu Ling smiled. "When I came here, I heard that the neighbor next door was also Chinese. I had been wanting to visit, but something always came up and I couldn't. I never expected it would be you. This is good, so we can look out for each other."

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Cui Li's feelings were somewhat complicated. Zhu Ling's words clearly indicated that she wanted to help her. After all, Zhu Ling's son and daughter were grown up and healthy, and she didn't need her help at all. But on her side... she really couldn't say whether she would need someone else's help. Therefore, she thanked her very sincerely.

"Is Yichen not coming back for lunch either?"

Cui Li nodded: "They really won't be back. They'll be back tonight."

“That’s perfect. I had my sister mail some flour from China today. I’m planning to make some noodles at noon. Let’s do it together. We’ll make dumplings tonight. Yishan and Yibai will be back too.”

Cui Li paused for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I'll go back and pack my things and then head over."

Zhu Ling nodded, then went to her own yard, which was not far away.

Cui Li took a deep breath. She had never imagined that she would be able to get along with Zhu Ling so peacefully. However, it felt pretty good. She smiled and quickly went back to her room. She first used her not-so-skilled baking techniques to bake a box of cookies and a strawberry cake. Then she changed her clothes and took the snacks to the next room.