On the station platform, Zhang Guoqing and his family waved goodbye to Mother Zhang and her group, watching the train start and gradually disappear in the distance, standing silently for a moment.
Unable to bear the heavy atmosphere after sending off the family, Lin Lishan took Ping'an's hand and walked outside, saying as she went, "Jiao Jiao, are you tired?"
The words immediately snapped Zhang Guoqing to attention, reaching out to support his wife, but she agilely avoided him, sticking close by her side to shield her from approaching strangers.
"Did you tell mom?" Zhou Jiao hadn't been paying attention to the conversations her family had in private as she was casually chatting with her sisters-in-law.
"Yes. She was so anxious she nearly took off her coat." Zhang Guoqing looked ahead at his mother-in-law walking quickly, "Mom, we're not in a rush to go home, take care."
