Outside, the clear bright moonlight cast the shadow of the clothes-drying pole onto the window, swaying back and forth. The night was growing deeper; though summer had already arrived, the night air was still laced with a chill.
Most people could fall asleep peacefully in such an environment, yet on the big kang bed in the west room, aside from the three little ones sleeping soundly, the couple were both still awake.
"Tell me, why were you in such a hurry to leave? By right, after dinner tonight we ought to wander around and look at the lotus again, or at least take the kids around the area for a walk to help digest."
"Baby, you really do know me best."
"So how are you going to explain to Godfather that we're going over on the weekend? I'm guessing their young master is still hoping to 'run into' us. Now that we've come back to our hometown, it's not like they won't get wind of it."
