She loved going to eat there with Yingying and Chenchen when they were in school. She even thought the restaurant might be owned by Chenchen, as Chenchen had learned the secret recipe of their favorite dish just for them.
The price Chenchen paid for learning the recipe was washing dishes in that restaurant for four years, and Chenchen agreed without hesitation at the time. She and Yingying called Chenchen silly for doing that, but she remembered what Chenchen had said at the time, "This is the food you both love, and I'll be the happiest person if I can learn to make it for you."
Both Qin Xue and Chu Beiying were genuinely touched when they heard that. Among the three of them, only Chu Beiying had a complete family life, while she and An Xiaochen had no such fortune.
Qin Xue was a poor child, with divorced parents and a mother who committed suicide. An Xiaochen grew up in an orphanage, not knowing who her real parents were.
