The three of them sat down to eat.
"Gu'er, help yourself to whatever you want. Don't be shy."
Grandma Sun was very fond of Gu'er and kept encouraging her to take more food.
"I am, Grandma. You should eat too."
Gu'er didn't hold back. She ate with gusto, partly because she had cooked it well, and partly because it had been a long time since she'd had anything so delicious.
"You go on and eat. Grandma's teeth aren't what they used to be, so I eat slowly."
Grandma Sun smiled, then said to Sun Jiaming, "Jia Ming, get Grandma a bit of rice to soak in the fish soup. This fish Gu'er stewed smells amazing. I'll just soak some rice in the broth to eat."
Sun Jiaming agreed and was about to get off the kang. They hadn't steamed any rice that evening, but he had made extra at noon and there was still some left. Coincidentally, there was hot water in the pot and the fire in the stove hadn't completely died out, so he could heat it up.
"Brother Jia Ming, don't go."
