Gu Yuwei had been gone for quite a while before He Ze slowly returned, pushing his bicycle from the village entrance.
As soon as he entered, he saw Gao Cuiyun cooking in the courtyard. Her hair was a mess and her face was streaked with soot. He Ze lowered his head.
Xiao Yang and Little Chen were on the side, playing with their youngest sibling.
Seeing him come in, Xiao Yang happily ran over to him, a look of anticipation on his face. "Dad, you're back! Did you buy me candy?"
He Ze then remembered his promise from last night to buy Xiao Yang candy on his way back today.
"I'm sorry. Dad was so busy today he forgot. Tomorrow. I'll definitely buy you some tomorrow, okay?"
Xiao Yang's face fell, and he lowered his head, pouting. "That's what you said yesterday."
Gao Cuiyun shouted at Xiao Yang, "All you think about is candy, day in and day out! Where would we get the spare money for that?"
Then she said to He Ze, "You must be hungry. Come and eat."
