Lady Zhang placed a roasted chicken leg into Xiao Qi's bowl. Lian Shouxin had purposely left one whole chicken leg uncut while slicing, seemingly reserved for the little birthday star.
"Mom," Xiao Qi, looking at the roasted chicken leg in his bowl, was both delighted and embarrassed. With just this one chicken leg, he was reluctant to eat it all by himself, yet with so many people around, he didn't know whom to offer it to either.
"Eat it, today is your birthday," Lady Zhang said with a smile.
"Xiao Qi, give the chicken leg to our mom," Lian Manman said, "On your birthday, the person who worked hardest is our mom."
A child's birthday is also the mother's day of hardship.
"Right, give it to our mom," both Lian Zhizhi and Wu Lang said.
Xiao Qi then placed the chicken leg back into Lady Zhang's bowl.
Lady Zhang was somewhat startled; she hadn't anticipated the children acting like this.
"Mom, you eat it," the children all said, laughing.