Baiyun City, Longkou District, Yuhui Garden Community on Lihua Avenue.
Around noon, Auntie Ba was cracking sunflower seeds and chatting idly in the community garden when someone finally couldn't help but ask, "Auntie Ba, aren't you going home to cook?"
There was a gleam in Auntie Ba's eyes, but she casually said, "Oh, don't bring it up. I don't have to cook at home anymore."
"What happened?" someone asked.
"You know, my son and daughter-in-law live not far from us, so I go over and cook for them from time to time. After all, each of them is more coddled than the other, and neither knows how to cook; they just order takeout."
Auntie Ba complained, "But now, I help them cook, and they complain that I don't cook well. I've cooked for our family for decades, and to think I would be criticized in my old age—how frustrating is that?"
Everyone exchanged glances.
Not a single person echoed Auntie Ba's sentiment.
