Because she had spent half the night lost in thought, Zhou Lian felt too sluggish to get out of bed in the morning. When Sister Fang came in to check on her, she saw that Zhou Lian was fine and had just slept poorly, so she decided to indulge her this once, letting her sleep in and eat whenever she woke up.
Seeing Li Xiu laden with bags of all sizes, and then little Nuonuo strapped to his chest, Sister Fang's heart ached. She hurried forward, unfastened the wrap holding Nuonuo, and carefully took the little girl into her arms. "Nuonuo," she asked gently, "tell Aunt Fang, did it hurt having Daddy carry you like that?"
Nuonuo had an excellent memory. Seeing the affectionate Sister Fang, she wrapped her little arms around her neck and said, "Aunt Fang, Nuonuo missed you so, so much!"
"Really? Aunt Fang missed Nuonuo so, so much too. How about Aunt Fang gives Nuonuo a nice bath, okay, Nuonuo…"
