Zhuo Pengju asked in surprise, "Retrieve them? Do you know what your dad and the others went to the Capital City for?"
Xia Wenjin felt a stir in her heart and said, "Uncle Zhuo, is there something else going on?"
Zhuo Pengju pointed to Juyi Hall and said, "Come on, let's sit inside and talk. Now that you're finally back at the village, don't treat yourself like an outsider and talk standing outside!"
Xia Wenjin nodded and said, "After you, Uncle Zhuo!"
These three words made Zhuo Pengju slightly startled. When he looked at Xia Wenjin again, he laughed heartily and said, "Wenjin, you've really grown up after more than a year in the outside world!"
Xia Wenjin was in no mood to think about this. She half-pleaded, half-urged, "Uncle Zhuo, don't tease me. I'm worried sick here. Why did Dad go to the Capital City for no reason? Isn't the village good enough?"
