Student Xiao was the one who had saved her daughter's life.
She could understand why Uncle Zou treated him so well.
But why was Uncle Zou so good to the little girl? That really was—
According to Uncle Zou, he just took a liking to her.
He'd started treating the little girl like his own granddaughter.
To make up for the regret of not having a granddaughter.
Uncle Zou had two sons and a daughter.
And all three generations had turned out to be boys.
One of them was even a pair of twins.
That was, of course, a good thing.
Especially for the villagers, who were even more partial to boys than people in the city.
Everyone in the village was envious of Uncle Zou.
But Uncle Zou just had to be so good to the little girl.
Better than he was to any of the other children in the village.
She knew.
Part of it was because Uncle Zou felt sorry for the little girl, who didn't have a father.
Whatever the reason, Uncle Zou was very good to her.
She was endlessly grateful to him.
Sometimes she even felt a little uneasy, because she thought she had nothing she could do to repay him.
She was always teaching her child... When she grew up, she had to be good to Uncle Zou.
Even better than Uncle Zou was to her now.
The child didn't quite understand, but every time, she nodded vigorously.
She knew.
The child liked Uncle Zou very much, too.
"Ah."
Only belatedly did the old man realize what Xiao Xiao meant.
He found it a little amusing.
But on second thought, he really might have done something like that.
"Student Xiao."
The woman looked at Xiao Xiao.
Her eyes held a