"Oh, how much sugar that would need, let's not make it!"
Manbao was stunned for a moment and then said, "But sister-in-law, I want to eat it."
She felt that since she had promised her nephews and nieces, she had to deliver. After all, she was an elder and should set an example.
Upon further thought, Manbao was even more determined, "Big sister-in-law, let's do it, I'll buy the brown sugar."
Datou stopped running and lay at the door, gazing hopefully at his mother, while Junior Ms. Qian seemed to reconsider her initial refusal.
Even the youngest, Sanya, and the fourth child, Datou, ran over and looked up at her with yearning eyes.
Junior Ms. Qian thought it over and decided that since winter was upon them, and the children rarely relaxed, it was okay for them to have some snacks.
She agreed reluctantly but asked Manbao, "Do you know how to make candied hawthorns? I sure don't."
Manbao immediately said, "I'll go look it up in a book!"
