The rich aroma of brown sugar made Tang Xiao'nan's stomach rumble. She hesitated, wondering if she should accept a snack from another kid, but Emmitt had already stuffed the fried dough twist into her hand, beaming at her.
"Thank you, big brother."
Tang Xiao'nan took it without hesitation and flashed a sweet smile. Emmitt's grin grew even wider. He just loved it when people called him "big brother"—what a sense of accomplishment! 'Too bad my mom couldn't manage to give me a little sister,' he thought. 'All I got was a noisy little brat of a brother who drives me crazy.'
Adrian Hawthorne's eyes flashed. 'There it is again,' he thought, 'that familiar feeling of having my toy stolen. Why is Tang Fatty grinning so wide? That huge gap in her teeth is hideous.'
"The movie ends in half an hour. Let me treat you to some wontons."
