"Mengmeng, Mengmeng?"
Second Aunt Wang frowned as she stood at the entrance of the living room. Behind her was a round table, loaded with lavish dishes that were now lacking steam and felt chillingly cold.
Second Aunt Wang was astonished. She had waited outside until it was dark, and her husband, along with two others, hadn't returned. The other neighbors had dispersed, so she and her daughter had to wait inside.
Mengmeng had said she was hungry, and, fearing her daughter might get too hungry, Second Aunt Wang had scooped a small bowl of rice for her.
Mengmeng was sitting on the sofa and mentioned needing to use the restroom. Second Aunt Wang agreed, busying herself with adding dishes to Mengmeng's bowl, while Mengmeng went to the bathroom alone.
The bathroom wasn't inside the living room but had to be reached by going out the back door of the living room and towards the corridor near the bedroom.
