She was deeply grateful that her aunt was willing to take her in; she dared not ask for anything more. Seeing that her niece knew her place, Zhang Daju turned and walked back into the house.
The afternoon slipped away in a flash. As the last sliver of daylight vanished from the horizon, the moon rose quietly, casting a faint glow over the pitch-black night sky.
Yesterday, Zhou Dazheng (Zhou Jianzhong's father) had returned from the hospital. Although the doctor diagnosed him with an allergy, no one in the village believed it. They insisted he was just making excuses and even fabricated elaborate stories to support their claims. Furious and deeply disgruntled, Zhou Dazheng had spent the entire day railing against anyone he caught at home.
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