After seeing off Uncle Su and his spouse, other employees from the store continued to arrive to give their New Year greetings.
What shocked Susu the most was how Sister Wang Hong, towing her entire family, delivered the New Year's gift they had prepared and then took off.
Just as Susu was about to hand out red envelopes to Sister Wang Hong's three children, the family of five had dashed off, leaving Susu staring, dumbfounded, as they disappeared into the distance.
"Xiao Su, come on in. We've brought the kids to the county to look around."
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After the third day of the new lunar year, the family had been eating leftovers from New Year's Eve every day. The sight of those leftovers made Susu's eyes glint with a mix of hunger and fear.
Mrs. Lu noticed her daughter-in-law eyeing the leftovers with a miserable expression and cheerfully brought over a plate of freshly stir-fried cabbage with glass noodles.
