After a brief introduction with Sunny, she exclaimed, “Finally, after hearing about you from my sister multiple times, you’ve come! The previous gamblers I found were utterly useless. But let’s not dwell on them. Here, have a smoke…”
Her words took me aback. A woman of such delicate grace and charm had a voice that carried a rather brash tone, utterly at odds with her appearance.
Sunny noticed my reaction and quickly switched to Mandarin. “Please don’t laugh at me. I’m from the North, and in my eagerness, I slipped into my hometown dialect. After we smoke, I’ll take you to try some sea urchin, and we can chat while we eat…”
At first, I had no idea what she meant by “sea urchin,” but upon arriving at the place, I learned that it referred to the delicacy known as purple sea urchin.