Ming Mei returned home, under Aunt Su's curses and Madam Zhou Li's frustrated expectations.
Zhao Guihua had already heard Ming Mei and Aunt Su's conversation. She didn't step out to back her daughter-in-law, knowing Ming Mei could handle herself. But she asked, "Why did you leave work early?"
She had planned to just have some steamed buns and pickled radish at home.
Seeing her daughter-in-law back, she fried some cabbage.
Ming Mei: "We encountered bad people today, and I ran into Sister Liang and her mom. Oh, you don't know, that old lady was so arrogant, then someone taught her a lesson, slapping her so hard her face swelled up... Now Officer Tian is accompanying her to the hospital. Sister Liang asked me to tell you she might be back late."
Zhao Guihua: "What happened?"
She immediately perked up: "Tell me about it."
People are lonely.
Any gossip, they don't want to miss.
Ming Mei: "It was today at..."
