At dusk, the splendid sunset clouds spread across half the sky.
Nian Yuyu's mother finished work at the local neighborhood office, and as soon as she got back, Nian Yuyu's father pulled her into the kitchen.
He gestured with his mouth toward the kitchen doorway, "Has your daughter come back?"
Nian Yuyu's mother responded without much patience, "What's with the fuss? If she's back, then she's back."
Nian Yuyu's father said, "I bet she had a fight with Xiaochu, they're probably having a dispute now."
"When I came back from delivering your lunch, I saw her sitting at the doorstep with Xiaoyun, without her keys, and she didn't even call me."
Nian Yuyu's mother became more serious but still didn't take it to heart.
"It's normal for young people to have arguments."
Nian Yuyu's father, upon hearing that, muttered with some dissatisfaction.
"What do you mean, 'arguments'?"
"What if that brat Chu You is bullying my daughter?"