When Ji Xue returned home with the lunchbox, there was still only Ji Xia in the house, and an empty plate on the table indicated that Ji Xia must have heated and eaten the steamed buns by herself.
Ji Xia was watching the news on CCTV-1 after nine o'clock, and on the coffee table lay a copy of "Little Princess".
Seeing Ji Xue back, Ji Xia turned her head happily, her sleepy eyes suddenly wide open, "Sister, where did you go to play? Why are you back so late? I was about to fall asleep."
"I went to a classmate's house and stayed a bit too long. I'm sorry, Xiaxia, for leaving you at home alone for so long," apologized Ji Xue as the first thing she did after returning was to empty the food from the lunchbox into a plate and heat it up in the microwave, then she washed the lunchbox in the kitchen.
Ji Xia stopped watching TV and eagerly ran to the kitchen door, popping her little head out to watch Ji Xue wash the lunchbox.
Ji Xue asked, "Have Mom and Dad not come back yet?"