Yang Liying nodded and walked out of the vegetable patch. Glancing at the basket in Lin Lan's hand, she asked, "What's up?" She was worried Lin Lan had come to borrow money.
Lin Lan smiled. "I have something to tell you."
"Come on in and sit down." Yang Liying led Little Douzi inside. "Little Yun, Little Li, your aunt is here."
Yang Liying once had a son, but he died of pneumonia when he was two. Her two daughters were delicate and pretty, and the sisters knew how to do everything—from cooking to laundry, they could handle any chore.
The two girls came out of the kitchen and called out politely, "Auntie, Auntie."
Lin Lan smiled and nodded. "Good girls." She passed the sisters the candy she had in her pocket.
Little Yun blushed. "Auntie, I'm a big girl now. I don't eat candy anymore."
Little Li's eyes lit up when she saw the candy in Lin Lan's hand, but she didn't reach for it. Instead, she turned to look at Yang Liying. "Mooom..."
