When Lan Qingyue and Xiaoyun returned, a middle-aged woman appeared at the base camp. She was Lu Yan's mother, wearing a large floral hat and a green long-sleeved shirt, the back of which was soaked with sweat. Chu Chu stood on Director Cai's lap, smiling broadly as she shared the dumplings she had made. "Auntie~ these are dumplings that Chu Chu and Mommy made~ for Auntie and Sister Lu Yan~~~"

"Wow, little darling, you're so amazing! You can make dumplings at such a young age. Auntie can't even make dumplings. Auntie needs to learn from you~~~" Lu Yan's mother's voice was very gentle, making Chu Chu giggle with praise.

"Auntie~ Let's go back and eat dumplings, come on~~~" Chu Chu put the dumplings on the stool, leaned on Director Cai's lap, carefully slid down, took Lu Yan's mother's hand, and wobbled away.

Director Cai was heartbroken that his precious little darling, whom he had finally won over, was about to leave again.

Chu Chu looked left and right, and seeing Lan Qingyue slowly walking back not far away, she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Mommy, Sister Xiaoyun, Auntie's back! We're leaving now~~~"

As soon as Lu Yan's mother saw Lan Qingyue, she immediately asked, "Miss Lan, have you had lunch yet?"

"We ate, we ate at the village chief's house."

"That's good," Lu Yan's mother said, taking off her hat and using it as a fan. "The harvester came again just now, so I went out to check. The gate was only ajar and not locked. I thought you had already gone back, but I was worried, so I turned onto the street and came back. I didn't expect you really hadn't gone back."

Lan Qingyue: "!!!"

The door wasn't locked?

Oh my god, she didn't even turn the doorknob to check.

"Auntie~ Mommy~ Let's hurry, we have to eat the dumplings while they're hot (eating dumplings on such a hot day hhhhh)~~~"

"Now that Big Sister is back, Teacher Lan, please take Chu Chu back to rest. See you this afternoon~~~" Director Cai waved goodbye to Chu Chu reluctantly.

When Chu Chu saw Lu Yan's mother, her mood instantly brightened. She grinned sweetly, her voice soft and gentle, "See you this afternoon, Uncle Cai~~~"

Lu Yan's mother was riding a small electric scooter. She had never given anyone a ride before, and usually only dared to put fertilizer on the front of the scooter. She didn't dare to give Lan Qingyue, a grown woman, a ride. "Miss Lan, how about this, Chu Chu can stand in front of the scooter, and I'll push it and we'll walk back together?"

"No need, no need," Lan Qingyue saw through Lu Yan's mother's thoughts at a glance. In reality, her mother could only ride an electric bike but didn't know how to give passengers a ride. Every time she went on a long trip with her mother, her mother would ride the electric bike while Lan Qingyue waited for the bus. "Ah Yan's mother, you can take Chu Chu back. You don't need to wait for me. I can walk back by myself."

Lu Yan's mother said apologetically, "Oh, is that so? Why don't we go together?"

"Really, it's not necessary. Look, Chuchu is holding dumplings, they'll melt in a bit. You guys take the car back first, I'll be fine walking alone, I know the way, I'll get there quickly."

“Well…” Lu Yan’s mother smiled apologetically, “Then I’ll take the child back first, you can hold this umbrella.”

After giving the spare sun umbrella from the car to Lan Qingyue, Lu Yan's mother rode her electric scooter home with the amazed Chu Chu.

Lan Qingyue wasn't wearing high heels and walked very fast. Lu Yan's mother pushed the car into the house, and Lan Qingyue arrived. Lu Yan's mother first taught Lan Qingyue how to open the front door before changing into a clean and refreshing set of clothes.

Chu Chu held Lu Yan's mother's hand and said in a soft, sweet voice, "Auntie, we're going to cook dumplings later~~~"