Su Yun specially stewed an extra red-braised fish, along with stewed green beans and potatoes, a platter of napa cabbage with lean pork and glass noodles, some white-flour steamed buns, and chunks of smoked fish. She asked Qin Jiao to take it all next door.
It was quite a bit of food. Qin Jiao nodded and took her younger sister, Xiao Shi, along to deliver it.
Because Xiao Shi had been so happy and eating so well recently, the little girl was starting to have a growth spurt. Her face had filled out, and she'd grown a bit taller.
The once-timid little girl now often wore a bright, sunny smile.
She said, "Why are you frowning, sis? Are you worried about something?"
The little girl was starting to show concern for her sister's feelings.
Qin Jiao said, "It's nothing. I'm just thinking about a problem from school." She could hardly tell her sister she was actually plotting how to make a fortune.
