Seeing Luo Honglan had agreed, Fang Pingying left the courtyard.
When Zhou Yunmei saw her leaving, she asked, "We're about to start cooking. Where are you going?"
Fang Pingying didn't say that she was going out to call Luo Zhiming and the others to come back, she just said, "I'll be right back. I've already told Honglan to cook. Once the rice is done, I'll come back to stir-fry the dishes."
Back at her family home, only Fang Ping'an was there, Li Yuchun was chatting with someone at the village head and hadn't returned, and neither Luo Zhiming nor Fang Xiu was seen.
Fang Pingying called out to Fang Ping'an and asked him, "Dad, lunch hasn't been cooked yet at home."
Fang Ping'an was also surprised to see Fang Pingying return. He stood up, smiled, and waved his hand, "It's still early. Let's wait for your mom to come back before preparing. I don't know how."
Fang Pingying saw that things at home were in disarray, even the bowls from breakfast hadn't been washed.
