In the end, they never got to eat the beggar's chicken. Qin Zhonghui was worried the snow would get too heavy and make the road home treacherous, so he had the three kids pack everything up, and they headed back early.
Oh, they did bring back the plucked chicken along with the rest of their haul. Xiao Shi was very disappointed that she didn't get to eat beggar's chicken. In the end, Qin Zhonghui consoled her, saying that they would roast the chicken at home and that it would taste just as good. Only then did Xiao Shi cheer up.
Qin Jiao noticed that her sister, Xiao Shi, had learned how to be affectionate and wheedle her parents, just like any other little girl her age.
Her heart ached a little.
Because in her past life, Xiao Shi had never once been openly affectionate with their family—not as a child, not as she grew up, not even right before she was abducted and sold...
