When he woke up, it was already afternoon.
Jiang Xiaobai got out of bed, feeling empty in his stomach, dizzy with hunger, and just as he was about to cook a pot of noodles to fill himself, Qiu appeared in the courtyard.
"Why are you here?"
Qiu said, "You told me not to contact you. It's been several days, and I don't know what's going on, so I had to come and see."
Jiang Xiaobai smiled and said, "You came at just the right time. Things have been resolved, and I was planning to come find you this afternoon."
Qiu looked at his messy hair and said, "Did you stay up very late last night, just woke up now?"
Jiang Xiaobai nodded and yawned, "I slept at dawn."
"What were you doing? Stealing?" Qiu said, "You must be hungry; go freshen up, and I'll make you some food."
Jiang Xiaobai went to the bathroom, and while he was there, Ma Liu and his two companions showed up with their bedding rolls. Following Jiang Xiaobai's instructions, they had returned their rented room and moved here.
