Xing'er put down the bowl in her hands. "I'm not going. If you want to go, go yourself." With that, she dashed off.
Ms. Qian was furious. Seeing Xing'er disappear in a flash while Bao'er was still crying on the ground, she shouted at Gu Zhong, "Are you dead or something? Bao'er is making such a scene, and you won't do a thing about it."
Gu Zhong squatted nearby, not making a sound.
Ms. Qian gave him a shove. "You go ask. Your second brother will at least give you that much face."
Gu Zhong mumbled, "I'm not going. It's too humiliating. It's not like we're out of food. If Bao'er wants to cry, let him cry. It won't kill him."
Ms. Qian cursed hatefully, "Useless thing."
Turning to see Bao'er crying so hard he could barely breathe, she hurried over to coax him. "Mommy doesn't have any flour here. Why don't you go to your Second Uncle's and beg for some? Then Mommy can make it for you."
Bao'er refused. "Sister Xiao Fei won't give me any. She's ruthless!"
