The family squeezed around a small two-person table, Wen Shixuan didn't dare to sit, and neither did Manman. The two seats were split between Yuanyuan and Xu Yu'e. Wen Shixuan bought Coke for everyone, two pairs of Orleans grilled wings, and two hamburgers, allocating his wife's and younger daughter's shares but not counting himself in. Xu Yu'e didn't dare to eat either, stuffing everything into Yuanyuan's hands, "Eat more; you didn't get anything on the train."
"I'm saying—" Seeing his wife's blatant favoritism, Wen Shixuan wanted to speak up but didn't dare, finally getting up instead, "Manman, you must be thirsty. Dad will go buy you a soda."
"Dad." Manman quickly grabbed Wen Shixuan and said with a smile, "You've said that three times already, and I've told you I don't drink soda."
Swallowing hard, Wen Shixuan wanted to say something else.
Manman comforted her dad, "Dad, don't worry. I know Mom is just mad at me and doing it on purpose."
