She and Xiu admired the turtles for a moment before Juhua said to Liu Sanshun, "Honestly, I'm just raising them for fun. They grow so slowly, and we don't really know how to feed them properly. At this size, who knows how long it'll take for them to grow up. Putting them in the fish pond is mostly to make up the numbers. At least it shows the pond has a little of everything: fish, shrimp, loaches, eels, turtles, and soft-shelled turtles—it's not lacking a single thing."
Xiu found her words so amusing that she couldn't help but let out a little laugh. But then she remembered Liu Sanshun was standing right there, felt it was improper, and her face flushed crimson. She stole a quick glance at the chubby boy and saw him smiling, pointing out fish to Juhua that she hadn't seen before. He hadn't noticed her at all. She finally relaxed, but for some reason, she also felt a pang of disappointment.
