Mrs. Lantian carefully took out the bamboo tube, which was still half full of water. "You should drink a little less. We still don't know what's going to happen tomorrow."
"Has that boy from the Gu family not returned yet?" Lan Tian took two large gulps before finally letting go of the bamboo tube under Mrs. Lantian's pulling.
"What does it matter if he's back? Your sister isn't here, so I doubt that boy will bring us any water anyway." Liu Xiaoli used to find her sister-in-law an eyesore, but now she desperately hoped that Lan Ying could return safely.
"If I had known, I would have pressed them harder earlier. Now look at us—we have nothing left." Mrs. Lantian looked at the water, which had gone down by another half, and her heart grew increasingly panicked.
Liu Xiaoli looked back in the direction of the Gu family. "Mother, do you think our little sister was taken away by that Gu boy? Let's go over there and demand an explanation."
