Liu Fengying, however, stood frozen in place, clutching the bag of noodles tightly. Her eyes darted about, glancing one moment toward the main room where the aroma of meat wafted from, and the next, staring intently at Xiao Man, her face a mask of resentment. She said,
"Xiao Man, you haven't been back to the village in so long. Now that you've finally made a rare trip back, shouldn't you come home and see your mother? I raised you, after all. Even if I didn't do a perfect job, I still put in the effort. Now that you're well-off, you can't just abandon your mother. Who knows how your dad is doing in prison? You have money, you should go visit him, buy him some clothes and supplements... And your little brothers and sisters—Xiaoqiang, Xiao Neng, Xiao Feng, Xiao Zhi, and Xiaohua—they all miss their big sister!"
