Mountainside villa...
"Stella, I made some dumplings. I put them in an insulation box for you, so you can eat some on the road if you get hungry!"
Emily pushed open the door and spoke to Stella, who was leaning on the sofa, staring blankly at her cellphone.
Today is the weekend. Emily returned last night, and hearing that Stella would go on an autumn outing with her classmates today, she got up early to make dumplings.
"Forget it, you better save those dumplings for my big brother." The moment she heard the word 'dumplings,' Stella didn't feel too good about it.
Every time Emily comes here, she makes dumplings for her brother.
Although they taste great, she's had so many that she's long been tired of them… only her brother can keep eating Emily's dumplings and never get tired.
"I made plenty, don't worry. I saved some for Lorne." Emily didn't catch the meaning in Stella's words and explained.
