Song Wang was just as bewildered.
He had spent the past two days at the hospital.
Only that afternoon had Comrade Jiang told him his sister was out of danger and urged him to go home to rest, then return the next day.
Who would have thought that when he arrived home, Wu Tao Ying would be standing at the entrance, looking around as though she had been waiting a long time?
The moment Wu Tao Ying saw him, she complained that he had missed two days of work and Factory Director Zheng had sent her to see what was going on.
What exactly had happened?
She had been waiting here for ages!
Song Wang hurriedly explained his sister's condition to her.
He also promised that he would go to the factory first thing the next morning.
He would see that batch of liquor through to the end.
But after saying her piece, Wu Tao Ying did not leave. She said she had waited so long that she wanted to come in for a drink of water.
After drinking the water, she said she had never seen such a large courtyard and wandered all around it.
Once she finished touring the courtyard, she offered to help Song Wang make dinner.
Song Wang initially said there was no need, but the young woman lowered her head without a word, looking miserable.
He could hardly throw her out.
And so the two of them ate an awkward dinner together.
Before they finished cleaning up, Han Xiao and Chen Liang arrived.
By the time he brought out the Silver Needles, Wu Tao Ying had finished cleaning the kitchen.
Seeing Han Xiao and Chen Liang standing in the courtyard, she asked warmly:
"Song Wang, why are you leaving your guests out in the courtyard?