"Are you seated, all set?"
"Yeah, let's go."
Under the summer's-end July sky, the roads were flanked by lush, shaded trees, yet Qin Yang felt unbearably hot, sweat dripping from his forehead down to his chin...
Finally home, Qin Yang took a cool bath with a bucket of water, only to find Lin Chuxia already busy in the kitchen when he came out.
Little Zhuangzhuang sat on the doorstep, holding snacks just bought from the supply and marketing cooperative, munching away and sniffling.
"Little Auntie, is that beef sauce for Little Uncle to take away? It smells so good."
While simmering the beef sauce on a low flame, Lin Chuxia smiled back at him, "A portion is for your little uncle to take with him; he can pair it with meals at the unit. The rest is for us to eat."
"But my mom said that since we've divided the household, we can't eat food made by little auntie anymore."
"Would Zhuangzhuang share something tasty with little auntie if you had it?"