Xu Keke did not eat the steamed buns made by Yang Xia at her parents' home.

When Zeng Qiang asked her how his brother-in-law was, Xu Keke suddenly remembered that she hadn't delivered Song Lin's meal yet.

After cursing Song Lin, Xu Keke decisively pushed open the door and left, much to the shock of the four people.

Yang Xia chased after her and stuffed a White Rabbit milk candy into Xu Keke's hand. Before she could say anything, Xu Keke rode back on that extremely difficult-to-ride bicycle.

The families in the courtyard had already started their fires, and the aroma of various dishes filled the air.

The radio broadcasts echoed intermittently in the courtyard.

When they saw her return, the neighbors who were cooking at the door all greeted her politely.

Lin Juan had no idea where she had gone, assuming she had just gotten off work, and coldly handed her the lunchbox. She then pointed to the leftover food on the table, saying, "No, you take this to Linzi first, she can eat it when she gets back."

Looking at the food on the table, which was almost identical to what she had eaten at noon, Xu Keke decisively took out her lunchbox and filled it with the food.

She reached out and grabbed Zhao Di, who was standing by the table, waiting to tidy it up.

“Come on, your dad’s colleague said he wants to see you today. I’ll take you there.”

"What are you doing? Where are you taking her?" Lin Juan, holding Fu Bao, blocked her way.

"It's Du Yi, the one who hit Song Lin. Isn't he the factory director's nephew? I went over there at noon today, and his mother was there. She insisted on seeing Zhao Di."

Lin Juan looked at her warily, "What's she doing meeting Zhao Di?"

“What are you saying? She’s just a doctor at the hospital. What do you think she could do by wanting to see Zhao Di? She just loves children and heard that we have a little girl, so she said she wanted to see her. How about this, if you don’t believe me, you can take her there. I’ll stay home and look after Fu Bao, or you can take them. If that doesn’t work, the four of us can go together.”

Hearing that the man was a doctor at the hospital and also her son's factory manager's nephew, Lin Juan stopped talking. She knew her daughter-in-law well enough to know she was an honest person. She figured she wouldn't say so much unless she was really anxious.

"Alright, what is there to disbelieve? Take it with you, fine. I'm just asking. Anyway, if you're lying to us, you just wait and see."

Xu Keke raised an eyebrow. What was she waiting for? She wasn't waiting at all.

Xu Keke handed her lunchbox to Zhao Di, took her hand with her other hand, and the two went out together.

The neighbors looked on with curiosity. "Oh, the mother and daughter are going out together today?" Grandpa Zhao, who lived next door, laughed and teased Zhao Di, who had a serious expression.

"Yes, I took her to the hospital to see her father. Ever since he was admitted to the hospital, he has been talking about wanting to see his child."

After hearing Xu Keke's words, Grandpa Zhao looked at her with some surprise.

Normally, this young wife of the Song family is always quiet and reserved. At most, she'll smile or hum in agreement, acting as if she doesn't exist in the courtyard. It's quite rare for her to say so much all at once today.

I bet something good has happened. People are always in high spirits when they have something good to say!

Xu Keke led Zhao Di out and stood in front of the bicycle, hesitating for a while. Finally, she lifted Zhao Di onto the back seat, let her hold onto the seat, and pushed the bicycle forward herself.

Zhao Di, who had been silent all along, looked to the side and saw adults with children riding bicycles past them.

She watched her mother's retreating figure with a puzzled look. She couldn't understand why her mother wasn't giving her a ride on her bike.

Later, Zhao Di asked Xu Keke about this, and Xu Keke told her that she would rather walk than ride a bike because she was afraid of dropping her.

Zhao Di wrote about this incident in her composition, "My Mother's Back View".

Looking at Zhao Di's essay, Xu Keke really wanted to give her some pointers. It wasn't that she was worried about safety; there weren't many cars on the road back then, so what could be unsafe? It was that she couldn't guarantee that Zhao Di wouldn't be thrown off the bicycle when she jumped off. Because even she couldn't guarantee that she would be able to stand firmly on her feet during freefall.

As soon as Xiao Zhaodi entered the hospital, her eyes were already overwhelmed with curiosity. Once inside the ward, she blinked her big eyes and looked at Du Yi on the hospital bed with a cast on his leg.

Du Yi was starting to doubt himself. If the little girl's parents hadn't been there, he really would have asked her what she was looking at.

Lin Meijia had arrived a while ago. Xu Keke felt at ease seeing that Lin Meijia had brought food for Song Lin, so she shared the braised lion's head meatballs that Lin Juan had made for Song Lin with Xiao Zhaodi.

From Zhao Di's eyes and her constant swallowing, Xu Keke knew that she hadn't gotten to eat the delicious food either.

Lin Juan's cooking skills were truly excellent, and Du Yi looked enviously at the lunchbox in Xu Keke's hand once again. Even Song Lin, who had only eaten half of his meal, felt that Lin Meijia's food wasn't actually that delicious.

With Zhao Di around, Lin Meijia's attempts to act cute were somewhat limited. After all, with a real child nearby, her attempts at cuteness just didn't seem convincing.

"Master Zeng, why did you bring such a little girl here? This is a hospital, after all." Lin Meijia sniffed, her tone reproachful. She also took the opportunity to glance at Song Lin.

Xu Keke swallowed the last mouthful of rice. "It was Du Yi's mother who said that she liked girls and wanted to meet them if she had the chance. That's why I brought her here."

Lin Meijia, “...” This person is out of their mind. They were just chatting with you, being polite, who wants to see your daughter? And they brought her along, what were they thinking?

However, none of the other three adults in the room could say that Du Yi's mother was just being polite.

It was his own mother who said those things, which led to misunderstandings. Du Yi couldn't very well say, "You're overthinking it. That's not what my mother meant."

The other two people, considering that she was Du Yi's mother, didn't say anything, saying, "You're overthinking it; that's not what she meant."

The other two remained silent, which implied their agreement with Xu Keke's point of view, making the situation somewhat awkward.

Du Yi said to Lin Meijia, "Could you call a nurse for me?"

So, the nurse helped Du Yi call his mother. Fortunately, Dr. Chen hadn't finished her shift yet. Thinking her son had an emergency, she quickly arranged things in the department and rushed over.

Hearing that it was about meeting a little girl who was not even seven years old, Du Yi's mother glared at her son fiercely behind his back.

It's not like he's meeting his girlfriend, why is he in such a hurry to get her here? What was he thinking? Did he damage his brain in the car crash?

Since we had met, we should be polite, so I asked Zhao Di how old she was, where she went to school, and what books she usually read.

The first one was fine, but there were no Zhao Dis after that, so the conversation couldn't continue.

When they ran out of things to talk about, Du Yi's mother mentioned that her nephew had a little boy who was the same age as Zhao Di, and said that she could invite the two of them to play together sometime.

Du Yi's mother hadn't expected her son to react so strongly to her words. He suddenly stared at her, his eyes wide, and she couldn't understand what she had said wrong. She looked around suspiciously. After thinking about it carefully for a long time, she realized it was just a polite remark; had her son gone mad?