After dinner, Hong Jing went to the repair shop again under the pretext of helping digestion.
The second eldest was fiddling with something, and when he saw her come in, he said quite naturally, "There's some tremella soup in the pot. Help yourself to a bowl."
Hong Jing happily went to the small kitchen to ladle out soup, completely unaware that she had already put on five pounds during the winter break. Every evening, she came over under the pretense of digesting her meal, but by the time she left, she'd usually gained another two ounces.
She sat next to the second eldest, holding her bowl of soup, and said to him while drinking, "Before dinner, I heard my dad talking on the phone. His friend wants to introduce a boyfriend to me."
The second eldest turned his head, feigning confusion, "What do you mean? You want to have your foot in two boats?"