Of course, Qin Xiangyang and Qin Xiangnuan could never have a good impression of Hu Li. They had suffered too much at her hands, enough to never consider returning to the Qin Family, a home that devoured without spitting out bones, regardless of what might happen. They would never again walk into the mouth of the tiger.
After returning home, Granny Lu had already brought out quite a few old newspapers, provided by Aunt Hua, knowing the children had just started the new school term and needed them for covering their books. Qin Xiangyang was especially skilled at wrapping books; his work was meticulous and beautiful. Qin Xiangnuan didn't understand — it was just wrapping a book, but her elder brother treated it like a critical job, insisting on perfection without a single crease, redoing it repeatedly; he was happily busy with it for days.
