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The gathering included the old master, Mrs. Xia, Xia Jiehao, several brothers and sisters-in-law, Lu Fan, Taozi, Lin Sisi, and others... Essentially, as long as they were familiar faces, they all came.
"How come all of you are here?" Xia Ningxing asked in surprise and delight, her face beaming with smiles as she looked at everyone.
Laughing, they all chorused, "We heard you were back, how could we not come to see you!"
"Xiaxia, you've been gone for several months, we've missed you so much!" Taozi and a few other girls whined playfully.
"I've missed you too, come on, I've brought some specialities from the island, let's all have some," Xia Ningxing said, taking out things from her bag and inviting everyone to join in.
The island's specialty was oranges, and although they were small in size, they were sweet down to the core.
"Mom, have an orange," Xia Ningxing said as she peeled one for Mrs. Xia.