Yang Ming's Home
As usual, Xiaoxiao finished dinner and returned to her room. Lately, her mood hadn't been great, and she ate less than before. She felt like Yang Ming had stood her up; he didn't show up for several days at noon, and she was a bit upset.
She had just entered her room when she heard her second sister-in-law's voice, "Third sister-in-law, can I come in?"
"Come in." What could second sister-in-law want at this late hour?
To her surprise, not only did her second sister-in-law enter, but her eldest sister-in-law was with her.
"Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, what's the matter?" Xiaoxiao asked, puzzled.
Second sister-in-law nudged the eldest one with her elbow, "You ask her."
The eldest sister-in-law, not usually one to talk much, but being the boss among them, it was her place to ask. "Third sister-in-law, we've noticed you've been distracted these past few days, and you're not eating much. We came to see if something was wrong."
