Though not telling them would be more interesting.
Ying Ran took Big Flower to Uncle Xi’s house.
Uncle Xi lived near the village center, not close to her home. He thanked her for the warning.
Ying Ran invited Uncle Xi and Aunt Huan to eat the big fish at her place.
Uncle Xi shook his head: “We won’t go. That fish was caught specially for you by your husband.”
Ying Ran knew it wasn’t just luck—they’d fished so long without a bite, yet when she turned to him, he caught a big one.
He must’ve used some trick.
Ying Ran didn’t argue with Uncle Xi, heading home with Big Flower.
At home, Xu Liling wasn’t in the yard. Little Yellow lay there, gnawing a stone for fun.
The kitchen wafted with the aroma of frying fish—Xu Liling was making her sweet-and-sour fish.
Ying Ran went to the kitchen to keep him company.