"Mother-in-law, the child is homesick and crying so bitterly. Why don't you take him back? With such scorching weather, he'll fall ill if he keeps crying."
Old Mother Zhou's face chilled. "Mother-in-law, we came a long way, and you didn't even let us have a sip of water, let alone a meal?"
"There's plenty of water. Didn't you say you weren't thirsty? As for the meal... there's plenty of plain fare, so will you stay?"
Chapter 16