"Silly girl, are you happy to see your third sister this excited? Why are you crying now! You heartless little thing, you've been home for half a year and didn't think to give your third sister a call. Did you spend all the hundred or so yuan I sent you on your salary?" Xu Xiuxiu spoke as if she knew nothing, looking at Xu Jingjing with annoyance while scolding her, and when she came closer, Xu Xiuxiu raised her hand to wipe away her tears, yet her movements carried a sense of heartache.
The skin on her cheeks she touched was not smooth, but rough and peeling, symptoms of frostbite, probably from weeping silently for many days since winter began, Xu Xiuxiu thought, looking at Xu Jingjing with increased guilt.
"No... that's not it," Xu Jingjing choked, shaking her head hurriedly and lifting both arms in a fluster to wipe the tears from her cheeks, "I still have the salary hidden away! I didn't spend it all." She explained with a serious and clumsy tone.
