Although Zhou Ping had said these things, by the twenty-ninth of the Lunar New Year, he still hadn't seen the little girl even once, nor had his mother mentioned that the little girl had sought her out. The little girl was still silently bearing the sorrow of losing her mother, not wanting to disturb or trouble others, which made the Zhou family members even more sympathetic, feeling how sensible this child was.
On New Year's Eve, Zhou Ping finally returned.
Zhou Ping's two sisters also came back, and Zhou Ping's father had returned several days earlier, helping the maid with the New Year's Eve dinner. The two Ms. Zhou, Mr. Zhou, and Mrs. Zhou were playing cards with little girl Mo Yaoyao, all seated on the living room carpet, in a circle.
The little girl didn't know how to play and kept losing. Even though Mr. Zhou, Mrs. Zhou, and Ms. Zhou wanted to let her win, they couldn't manage to let her win. The little girl had no talent in this area.