After Mr. Fang had left, Zheng Tan lay on the balcony, staring downstairs. He would crane his neck to look at any car that entered.
By the time Little Youzi and the others finished school, Zheng Tan had not seen the anticipated car, so he had no choice but to go to the Affiliated Primary School to pick up the children first.
At noon, Mr. Jiao had already called the small restaurant to cancel their meal, guessing that Mr. Jiao was probably still busy with the car issue. It must have been tough for Professor Jiao, sneaking out during work hours to look at cars, probably dumping his work onto Yi Xin or Su Qu.
Although he hadn't seen it in the morning, Zheng Tan didn't go out in the afternoon either and just climbed on a few trees in the courtyard for a while before finding a tree to lie on and nap.
Finally, close to five o'clock, he saw Mr. Jiao return, but he entered the courtyard alone. Zheng Tan looked behind Mr. Jiao but didn't see a car, and looked at Mr. Jiao with confusion.