Old Madam Lu enjoys quietness. For so many years, whether at the old residence or the sanatorium, she has never needed anyone to keep her company outside of mealtimes.
After moving to the villa area, every day after her afternoon nap, she would carry a little basket and a small hoe to the backyard vegetable garden, checking her greens while mumbling about waiting for her Chuanchuan and Xiaowan to return so she could cook for them.
She usually came back around five in the evening, but today she waited and waited, and still, no one showed up. Old Master Lu couldn't help going out to look for her.
As soon as he stepped out of the back door, he saw his partner in the distance sitting under a tree, wiping tears.
"Xiuyi, Xiuyi?"
Worriedly, he walked briskly, quickening his pace, and rushed to his partner's side, carefully observing her expression as he said, "What's wrong?"
"I..."
Old Madam Lu's eyes were brimming with tears, "I found Ah Sheng!"
