The mutton that night was not very tasty. After cooling down, it had a strong muttony smell and the meat was very tough. Ruan Mian only ate one skewer, and Fang Ruqing took the rest away to throw out. “Don’t eat anymore since it’s cold now.” Fang Ruqing went to the kitchen to bring her…

Ruan Mian followed her mother to move to Pingjiang West Alley on the same day as the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics. The whole country was celebrating. All the doors and windows in the alley were open, and the sounds of singing and cheering from the TV sets mixed together and drifted outside. Shadows…