Xia Lei felt more tired after a day of acting than a day of work. He did not forget what he’d promised Liang Si-Yao, however, and went to the supermarket for groceries when he left General Island in the afternoon. He went to the Liang household and prepared a sumptuous dinner. Liang Si-Yao arrived home when he was done with the preparations. 

“Where’s Master?” asked Xia Lei. 

“He won’t be home tonight; he’s staying overnight at the martial school to prepare for the martial arts seminar,” said Liang Si-Yao. Her eyes shone when she saw the table of good food. 

“I’d have made two dishes less if I’d known. We won’t be able to finish all of these with just us two,” said Xia Lei. 

“If we can’t finish it today I can still eat it tomorrow.” Liang Si-Yao giggled. “Oh, right, you said you were with Shentu Tian-Yin. What did you do?”

“Let’s eat...