In the car, Cheng Xiaohong went over her situation again.
She also told us about the talisman breaking in the hotel room last night.
Then I asked Mao Jing,
"Mao Jing, what do you think about this?"
Hearing my question, Mao Jing answered calmly,
"It must be a blood relative hiding in a room with talismans posted inside.
Only a blood relative could locate Miss Cheng so precisely.
That thing could only break a single Peace Talisman for protecting the home, which means it wasn't very powerful.
Once we find it, it should be easy enough to deal with..."
At that, Cheng Xiaohong's expression changed slightly.
"A blood relative... M-my mom has come for me again!"
Zhang Yuchen chimed in,
"Some mothers are mothers even without a blood relationship. Some mothers are ghosts even if they share your blood.
Unfortunately, Miss Cheng, yours is the latter."
Cheng Xiaohong's eyes immediately reddened.
The three of us grown men had no idea how to comfort her.
Like before, I handed her the tissues from the car...
Since we weren't entirely clear on the actual situation,
we talked for a while before dropping the subject.
We had expected to reach the county seat shortly after noon, but we got stuck in traffic on the highway for two hours.
By the time we arrived, it was already half past two in the afternoon.
Cheng Xiaohong's family did not live here. Getting back to Dagong Village would still require more than an hour of driving along winding mountain roads.
So we found a place to eat something and rest for a while.
Cheng Xiaohong also bought some New Year's gifts for her two younger brothers.
Although her family favored sons over daughters, and neither her mother nor father liked having her as a daughter,
she