"I'm not idle, but I'm craving." Xu Chuo said.
"Come over and eat if you're craving. Granny has been waiting for you." The old lady's smile was laced with indulgence as she took the tongs from Pei Ye's hand, took two good pieces of bone without weighing them, and served them on a table next to the stove.
"It's been the lunar month since I've seen you come by more often, I thought you were not busy."
"I've only been here a couple of times." Xu Chuo smiled.
"Oh my, in the past, it would have been months or half a year before we saw you again." The old lady complained.
"I've been staying in the old house these days." Xu Chuo said, "I've been out and about every day, but I see that many of the snacks are nowhere to be found."
"Ah, how many stalls can last a lifetime? They're all small businesses, wiped out at the first sign of trouble."
"Yes, the world is full of rough waves, it's hard to stand firm."
