Since it is a New Year's gift, the children will be hurt if it is declined. Since they are now a family, there is no need to be overly polite about such matters.
These pig bones without a speck of meat on them are unwanted; butchers generally give away a piece or two as a bonus when someone buys several pounds of meat. The only people who buy them are poor folks who cannot afford meat, taking them home to boil broth so they can catch a whiff of pork and satisfy their craving.
Wu Ling'er said nothing, wearing a listening expression and blinking her large eyes from time to time, while Ximen Chuixue beside her seemed to have become an invisible person.
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