Ordinary replied, "Xixi can already sleep on her own."
"You just took Zhouzhou away, and with that kid not chattering anymore, he got bored and lay down on the table to sleep," Zhang Xuehan said, unable to hold back a smile as she recalled that Xiao Yu fell asleep on the table right after she had said a few words and turned her head back.
"That’s good, no need to worry then," Ye Wanwan said as she went to the kitchen to help Zhang Xuehan clean up the dishes.
The three chatted as they cleaned. After finishing, they were also ready to go upstairs to rest a bit.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the live stream was a bit eerie.
"Guys, do you think they are ostracizing Zhao Yingling?"
"Don’t be ridiculous, upstairs. Zhao Yingling hid away on her own and didn’t do any work, and now you’re saying it’s them ostracizing her?"
"I’m dying of laughter! Are you a dropout of nine-year compulsory education? Is that how your Chinese teacher taught you the meaning of ’ostracize’?"
"I’m not any of their fans, just a casual viewer, but I really think Zhao Yingling’s behavior is kind of off-putting."
"Exactly, they had agreed to clean up after putting the children to sleep. But in Zhao Yingling’s live stream, I saw that she was already asleep," another chimed in.
At that moment, Zhao Yingling’s fans came out to defend her.
"Yingying must be tired, she probably fell asleep accidentally."
"Zhenzhen hasn’t been feeling well since yesterday and was so uncomfortable that she burst into tears this morning. Maybe Yingying stayed up late taking care of Zhenzhen after the live stream ended last night."
However, the outcome was not significant as these explanations were far too forced.
Two o’clock in the afternoon.
Ye Wanwan’s alarm rang, and she woke up swiftly, turning off the alarm before looking over at Zhouzhou who had already opened his eyes groggily, reaching out to her, asking to be held.
Ye Wanwan picked up Zhouzhou and whispered, "We’re going to sell strawberries now, is it okay to get up?"
Zhouzhou nodded subconsciously and let Ye Wanwan carry him as he changed clothes. During the washing up, he was still dazed and hadn’t fully come to yet.
There was a knock at the door, followed by Xiao Yu’s voice, "Zhouzhou, wake up, we’re going to sell strawberries!"
Hearing the voice, Zhouzhou looked up at Ye Wanwan, who smiled and said, "Go open the door."
So Zhouzhou toddled over on his little short legs to open the door.
The door opened, and there stood Xiao Yu, looking refreshed after waking up. He held chocolate in his hand, ready to share with Zhouzhou.
Su Tong, too, came out of her room with Xixi, "Is everything packed up and ready?"
Zhang Xuehan nodded slightly, indicating the room across the hall, "Not yet."
Su Tong glanced at the opposite room. The three of them stood outside. It was obvious who was left.
"So..." Su Tong dragged out her words with a slightly awkward expression.
"Let’s call them anyway," Ye Wanwan suggested and then went forward to knock on the door.
No response came after the first knock. After a pause of about ten seconds, Ye Wanwan knocked again, calling out at the doorway, "Miss Zhao."
Some time passed, and just when everyone thought there would be no answer again, a voice came from inside followed by the bedroom door opening.
Zhao Yingling appeared, looking like she had just woken up, and even seemed a bit under the weather for having been roused so suddenly.
"It’s time to leave," Ye Wanwan said.