Mrs. Zhen dawdled for a while before finally getting up to make breakfast under Zhen Yu's repeated urging.
Zhen Yu returned to the small kang (traditional heated bed) and snuggled back into the quilts for a bit, only getting up to change clothes and wash up when Mrs. Zhen called out, "Breakfast is ready!"
After eating, her mother hurried her to take her medicine. Mrs. Zhen carefully broke the pill into two halves, being careful not to crush it to dust.
Putting the pill onto her daughter's palm, Mrs. Zhen handed her a half glass of warm water.
As Zhen Yu took her medicine, her mother began to nag.
"Stay put at home today! Don't go anywhere! It's good it's not severe—wrap up and rest for a day, it won't delay classes tomorrow. I keep telling you…"
After a long lecture, Mrs. Zhen, satisfied, put on her cotton-padded coat and left.
-
"Little sister~ your brother is here to keep you company."
Zhen Yu looked out the window and said, "Fu Yu is here."
Zhen Yan: "…"
