Outside, it was already dark, and the interior of the house was fading into shadow. Li Aihua lit an oil lamp and emerged.
She set the lamp on the table and said to Hu Xiaoyi, "Let’s go wash up first. Otherwise, once we finish talking later, everyone will be crowded together, and it’ll take forever to get settled."
As she spoke, Li Aihua felt quite nervous, fearing that Hu Xiaoyi might disagree or needle her with a few sarcastic remarks. But wanting to help her daughter, she gritted her teeth and summoned the courage to speak up.
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