Mid-Autumn Festival was almost here.
The moon grew rounder with each passing night.
The little girl lay over the desk in her room, working diligently on her homework. She had raised her chair so high that her feet swung idly beneath her.
Suddenly, her phone buzzed.
The little girl insisted on finishing the problem before turning to look.
It was a message in "Jade Capital Ghouls."
Brother-in-law: Mid-Autumn Festival's almost here.
Brother-in-law: Come vote.
Brother-in-law's sister: Vote on what?
Brother-in-law: Do we barbecue in the courtyard on Mid-Autumn Festival, or go watch the evening show at National Comprehensive University?
Brother-in-law's sister: One vote for barbecue!
Brother-in-law's sister: What's there to see at the show?
Brother-in-law: You've watched it for five years. Of course you'd say that.
Brother-in-law's sister: We can watch the replay later.
Brother-in-law: What about everyone else?
The little girl hurriedly put down her pen and typed.
Ning Ji: Barbecue.
Brother-in-law: What about Qingqing?
Sister: Abstain.
Sister: Zhang Suannai votes for barbecue.
Brother-in-law: Okay.
Brother-in-law: That settles it. We'll barbecue in the courtyard on Mid-Autumn Festival. Tell me in advance what you want to eat so I can prepare it.
Sister: Something hot and sour.
Brother-in-law's sister: Grilled sweet potato skins!!
Ning Ji: Potato slices, spiral potatoes.
Brother-in-law: Okay.
Brother-in-law: What are you all doing?
Brother-in-law's sister: Getting ready for bed.
Sister: Reading.
Ning Ji: Homework.
The little girl hesitated, then started typing again, her fingers clattering over the keyboard.
Ning Ji: Sister's been acting really strange lately.
Brother-in-law: How?
Sister: ?
Sister: Say it and you're finished.
Brother-in-law: Don't bully Xiaoxiao!!! Hear me?
Brother-in-law's sister: Wow, little brother's so forceful!
Brother-in-law's sister: Tell us, Xiaoxiao! Tell us! I'm so curious.
The little girl held her phone, torn.
Her sister wasn't one to hold grudges. She always carried