That evening, Chen Song had someone deliver a message saying he was swamped with work and couldn't come home for the time being. He told De'an to wait two days before going to the private school and to help out at home in the meantime.
It was already very late, but many of the neighborhood women were still at the Chen family's house, waiting for Chen Song to bring back the latest news.
When it turned out Chen Song wasn't coming back, everyone was quite disappointed.
Aside from their disappointment, they couldn't help but tease Chen Song a little.
He doted on his wife and daughter too much, so afraid something might happen to them that he would even delay his eldest son's schooling.
Mrs. Zhao, who lived next door to the Chen family, said, "My house is right next to yours. If anything really happens, just give a shout and someone will come. Don't be afraid. Our village is safe; we don't usually have any lawbreakers around."
