By the time Yuan Si and Xiao Furen finished making dinner, the old lady had just gotten home from work.
"Oh, Fu Wen's here," the old lady said, very happy to see Xiao Furen in her home.
The old lady was a fair-minded woman who never forgot a kindness. She knew Xiao Furen had helped her son get his job, and having discovered that he was a good-natured boy from a pitiful background, she developed a genuine soft spot for him.
"Yes, Auntie. I'm sorry, I've come to impose on you for another meal," Xiao Furen said as he quickly picked up the washbasin from the floor, filled it with some clean water from the vat, and carried it over to the old lady.
Nearby, Yuan Si watched impassively. 'Xiao Furen just transformed from a persistent leech into a shy, aspiring young man. The speed of his transformation is astounding.'
