Wu Shufen patted her shoulder, gratified. "Your father and I don't need you to provide for us. As long as you're living well, we can rest easy."
She remembered how, in the past, no matter what they said, the girl was as stubborn as an ox and would never admit she was wrong or promise to change. Even her third aunt-in-law had said she'd changed, and it seemed she really had.
The mother and daughter chatted softly for a while longer before lying down to sleep.
The next day, as soon as the high-pitched loudspeaker sounded, Lin Lan and Wu Shufen finished making sweet potato congee. They finely chopped some salt-cured vegetables and stir-fried them with last night's twice-cooked pork.
After the two brothers of the Lin family finished eating, they were in a hurry to leave.
