I know! Perhaps Shen Wei simply lost his parents young enough and is from such a completely different cultural background that he doesn't get that this is a big deal? "Ah yes, I remember that adult quasi-friend who died when I was in my early teens, it must be a similar situation to that." Plus the slight distraction of worrying about Dixing meaning he doesn't notice when Yunlan doesn't respond accurately.

I love ZYL's fireman's pole, it's so delightfully random and he just has fun with it. XD
I know! It's probably one of the big motivators for him to visit the library. *g*