There's a custom here in C City: "dumplings on arrival, noodles on departure."
Xiao Li saw the noodles and thought about how she used to have a bowl when coming home from a trip. Even though she wasn't hungry now, she picked up the bowl and ate.
The next day, Xiao Li and Qin Xiao went to the cemetery early. Xiao Li placed flowers in front of the tombs of Wen Lan and Xiao Zhennan, then squatted down and leaned against the tombstone...
"Dad, Mom, Qin Xiao and I came to see you. I have good news to share — I've become a mother to a baby girl. Her nickname is Mianmian, and her formal name is Qin Chu.
You always said I was your little princess. Now your little princess has her own little princess, isn't that amazing!
Mianmian is still very young, just a month old. We didn't bring her back this time, but I'll bring her to see you when she gets a bit older..."
