Mei Wanying woke up late.
The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Ling leaning over the edge of the bed, watching her. The little girl's chubby face was cupped in her hands, her gaze serious.
She had no idea how long Ling had been watching.
Ling didn't have school today and wanted to go out and play with her mother.
Her father had told her to be a good girl and wait for her mother to wake up. If she was feeling well, then she could take her out to play.
She had been waiting and waiting for her mother to wake up.
Waiting and waiting...
She waited until after she and her father had eaten breakfast. Her father left, telling her again to be good and not wake her mother before he went.
She played in the garden for a long time, fed the fish, watered the fruit trees, and even picked enough flowers to fill a vase.
She'd done so many things, but to her surprise, her mother was still asleep.
