After hanging up, Liu Ailing said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, but I have to go in for overtime later. I'll write you an IOU right now."
Liu Ailing clearly had little schooling. The IOU was only a few dozen characters long, yet it contained several spelling mistakes. Her crooked handwriting looked rather endearing.
"Here, this is my IOU."
Chen Hao took the IOU and put it away without even looking at it. "All right, Auntie. I won't keep you any longer. I'll get going."
Liu Ailing was also busy getting ready to leave. "All right, all right. When you get back, please pass a message to Xiang Wencun for me. Tell her that her parents wronged her, and ask her not to hate us anymore. Tell her to come home for a visit when she has time."
"Of course. Don't worry, Auntie. I'll make sure she gets your message."
Chen Hao went downstairs first. The moment he got into the car, Liu Yan complained, "Those punks were so annoying. They had no manners at all."
Chen Hao glanced back at the minivan that had just left, guessing that it had been Brother Gou and his gang.
Seeing that Chen Hao had gotten into the car without driving off, Liu Yan asked, "Have you finished what you came to do?"
"Not yet."
Just as he said that, Chen Hao saw Liu Ailing push out a battered bicycle and ride away.
Chen Hao drove slowly behind her.
Curious to see him following an elderly woman, Liu Yan asked, "Who's that?"
Chen Hao smiled and answered honestly, "She's Xiang Wencun's mother."
Liu Yan had known about Chen Hao's relationship with Xiang Wencun for some time, so she understood. "You can tell she's had a hard time on her own. By the way, why