Xu Xiuxiu was limping with her injured foot when she returned to Sichuan Pavilion, and the sky had already darkened. At this moment, Sichuan Pavilion was entering its busiest time of the day, bustling with activity, leaving almost no one free to look after two children.
Zhao Nan was taking care of his younger brother Song Chengguang at the cash register in a well-behaved manner. Occasionally, Song Chengguang would sneak out, but Zhao Nan would quickly bring him back. After a few rounds of this, Song Chengguang finally sat down at the register with a sullen face, muttering disparagingly about his brother, and thinking about his mother.
Although Zhao Nan wanted to rebut his little brother's complaints, he ended up just squatting quietly beside Song Chengguang. Having squatted for too long, their legs went numb, and they ended up sitting on the floor, looking at each other and letting their brief estrangement dissolve.
