Su Zhen and Han Zhi did not return home until close to lunchtime. Just then, Aunt Li happened to be at the doorway looking out. Catching sight of the three of them and the dog stepping down from the carriage, she hurried right over.
As Aunt Li approached, she was still clutching a wooden spoon dusted with flour, and she said with a smile: "Master and Madam are finally back! Today the stove has a simmering pot of crucian carp and tofu soup, and this maid specially saved half a block of sobering ice..."
Before her voice had even faded, Xiǎohēi darted to her feet, rubbing its sugar-crusted dog head against her indigo apron.
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