Her food, seasoned with only salt and no chicken essence or MSG, had a distinctive taste.
I ate my heart out, which flattered Xiaoqian.
"How old are you, Xiaogou?"
"23."
"You're young but that's good. What do your parents do?"
"I'm an orphan," I answered.
"That's good, no need to run about during Chinese New Year. You can come here in the future."
"Are you misunderstanding something, Aunty?"
"You're Baize's colleague, are you not?"
"No, no, I'm his disciple. Kind of," I corrected.
"That's good. I doubt he'll agree if it's a colleague."
"Wait, wait. I think you're really misunderstanding something. Help me explain, Xiaoai..." I turned to her and held back a yelp of surprise.
Her face was beet-red, her eyes blinking non-stop.
I turned back to Xiaoqian, starting to understand her questions.
I got up and sighed. "I'm full, Aunty. I'll take a walk outside."
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