In the car, the preschool teacher Zhou Haizhen had brought along immediately took charge of Sanbao, plying him with a stream of fascinating new toys. Instantly captivated, the boy had already forgotten all about his ‘Niangniang’. Zhou Haizhen pulled me into a hug, her eyes scanning me from head to toe. When her gaze landed on my ashen face, the rims of her eyes instantly reddened. “Nini,” she aske