Her tone was somewhat urgent, as if she wanted to uncover all the details behind the story immediately.

Qin Yalan was a little impatient with Sister Cao's sudden question, but she thought that she would have to explain things clearly.

Who knows what this woman might come up with? Plus, several other sales clerks from other counters overheard their conversation and gathered around.

If he keeps hiding it, people will think there's something wrong with Chaoyang.

So Qin Yalan simply introduced them openly: "The two children met on their own. Last year, when my son Shuning went to the countryside, Chaoyang happened to be returning to Beijing to visit relatives and go back to his unit. The two met on the train."

Who knew that later my eldest son found out that Shuning had gone to the countryside in Heilongjiang Province, and said that one of his classmates was serving in the army there, so he wrote a letter asking that classmate to take care of his younger sister.

Who would have thought that my eldest son's classmate would be Chaoyang? And so, after spending time together, the two boys developed a bond.

"Oh, I see! That's quite a coincidence." Sister Cao's tone revealed a hint of disappointment, which meant she had nothing to gossip about anymore.

After satisfying everyone's curiosity, Qin Yalan asked Chen Shuning to wait for her while she went to ask for leave, saying she needed to buy some meat to cook some dishes her daughters liked.

Her daughter has been gone for a year. Although she visited her once in between, she is still her own daughter, and it would be a lie for her as a mother to say she doesn't miss her.

Qin Yalan, who went to the office to ask for leave, also called Chen Tiejun to tell him that her daughter had returned. Then the mother and daughter went directly to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some meat, eggs and vegetables before returning home.

Chen Shuning went to Li Guilan's house to pick up his luggage before returning home. Just before leaving, he remembered that there were still some undivided fruit candies in his luggage.

So she took out a packet and gave it to Xiao Aihua, which made the little girl, whose pronunciation wasn't very clear yet, hug her leg and call out "piggy" several times.

Chen Shuning was so amused that he held the little girl and doted on her for a long time. He only reluctantly let go of Xiao Aihua when Qin Yalan came looking for him. He followed Qin Yalan back to the three-courtyard house where only her family lived, looking back every few steps.