Shao Lin deep-friend some cream cheese wontons as Long Xia packed some of the other dishes she made in Tupperware. She bagged it, tying it securely before handing it over to her father. Long Jie expressed his thanks and said goodbye to both of them before he sauntered out of the apartment.
Before Shao Lin could ask why he did not say to join them for dinner, Long Xia said, "My mother got held back at work, and my father never has dinner without her. He is going to meet her there, so I gave him enough food for two people."
Shao Lin's face beamed at the thought of them. He hasn't met Long Jie's wife, but she wondered about the mother that raised Long Yat-sen and Long Xia.
"Besides," Long Xia added. "It gives us time to chat. Woman to woman." She then reached for one of the kitchen cupboards, taking out a bottle of wine. She showed it to Shao Lin and popped it open with a wicked smile.
