Once he learned to ride, getting on and off the bike was much easier. At least he wouldn't fall just because he couldn't get on.
Maybe he was a natural, because it took Xiang Pengfei less than two days to learn to ride a bike. After that, Zhuang Tunan didn't need to lead them around anymore. The three little ones—Lin Dongzhe, Xiang Pengfei, and Zhuang Xiaoting—started riding their bikes all over Suzhou on their own.
Of course, Lin Dongzhe was cheerful and got along well with every child, so it was easy for him to bring Xiang Pengfei into his circle of friends.
Xiang Pengfei got to know all the children in the alley, and he was delighted to have so many friends.
Happy times were always brief. Xiang Pengfei had only spent the summer vacation with them, and when it was nearly over, he had to say goodbye, however reluctant he was.
Although he hadn't been staying at Zhuang Tunan's house, he'd eaten at the Zhuang family's every day. So, when he was leaving, he handed over all the money his mother had given him to Huang Ling.
Then he said earnestly, "When I left, my mom told me to give the money to whoever I stayed and ate with.
"My older uncle helped me find the place I stayed, and my older aunt cooked all my meals. I think I should give the money to her."
Huang Ling felt warm inside. Apart from her own two children, she'd finally found someone with Zhuang family blood who had a kind heart.
She didn't say much, but when Xiang Pengfei left, she prepared lots of Suzhou specialties for him to take back to Guizhou.
Huang Ling had always been the kind of person who returned a foot of kindness with