In the old Chen Family house, several women were cooking, while a few of the younger children, who had gone out to play, hadn't returned home yet.
Ma Xiulian said to Dani, who was peeling potatoes, "Dani, go and call Guibao and the others back for dinner."
"Alright, I'm going now."
Dani responded and had just risen from her seat when a chorus of chattering children's voices came from outside.
"Grandma, it should be Guibao and the others coming back." So she sat back down to continue peeling potatoes.
Ma Xiulian also heard them, so she instructed Erni, who was tending to the fire behind the stove, "Erni, come here and rinse the rice in the bowl before putting it into the steamer to cook."
As Guibao was a clean little girl, she would need to wash her granddaughter's little hands and face, and if her clothes were dirty, she would have to change her into a clean set.