The next day—
She ate her breakfast sullenly.
Her uncle was seated across from her at the table. He was reading the newspaper when he opened his mouth and asked all of a sudden, "Why don't you want to go to the States?"
He did not look at her when he asked the question.
Chi Yi was startled. The fingers that were holding the spoon and stirring the porridge jerked a little as she looked up at him.
It did not take long for her to guess that her father must have called him after their conversation last night.
And right now, he must be thinking of a way to persuade her!
"Do you want me to go?" Ignoring his question completely, she asked him in return.
He finally looked up from the newspaper. Glancing pensively at her out of his periphery, he replied, "You'll have your parents to keep you company when you go over, isn't that good?"
"So… does that mean that you want me to go?"
