Luo Qiao woke up to find that Lu Yichen had already returned with Stone.
Perhaps because he had been eating well living with Luo Qiao and the others for the past few years, and had grown a bit healthier, plus spending two months of the summer vacation training with the children from the military compound, he had grown quite a bit taller.
Stone was in the yard helping Lu Yichen water the plants, all of which Luo Qiao had asked to be planted. Seeing Luo Qiao come out, he said, "Sister, you're awake?"
Luo Qiao saw the smile on Stone's face and said, "Stone, come here and let your sister have a look at you. Wow, you're almost taller than me now."
Lu Yichen glanced up and said, "What do you mean 'almost'? He's already taller than you."
Luo Qiao then stood back-to-back with Stone to compare their heights. Luo Qiao was now 168 cm tall, and indeed, Stone was a little bit taller than her. Luo Qiao laughed and said, "It looks like grandpa and Aunt haven't been skimping on feeding you."