After seeing Lin Liuping off, Xiao Man did the math and realized she had only a few days left at home. School was about to start. Grandpa, Grandma, and Yu Wumei began to sort through all the local specialties they had gathered and received from the other villagers, getting them ready for Xiao Man and the other two to take back to Beijing. With another separation looming, the siblings and friends were all sad to see them go.
After Liu Fengying returned from Dingshan Village, she came looking for Xiao Man a few times. But Grandpa and Grandma, fearing she would cause trouble, told everyone in the family to be on guard and not even let her into the courtyard. Consequently, no matter how Liu Fengying threw a tantrum, even rolling on the ground and wailing, she could only make a scene by herself on the main road. After this happened several times, even the snot-nosed toddlers couldn't be bothered to watch.
