He's never bought a birthday gift before. He hadn't even heard of it until he came to Beijing to study. Occasionally, classmates would give each other birthday gifts, like a greeting card or a pencil case.
He was thinking of giving those too, but since it's his sister's patient, he didn't want to seem too stingy. Besides, he heard she hadn't been to school for a long time, so giving a pencil or pencil case might only make her feel worse.
Mrs. Qin was stumped by this. She thought long and hard but couldn't come up with anything good to give. For the older women like her, giving some rice or flour, wrapping a plate of dumplings, or sending a couple of steamed buns were more usual. Something else? She couldn't really think of what.
"Go ask your dad, I'm busy," Mrs. Qin didn't hesitate to pass the problem to Luo Anguo.
Luo Xuping had no choice but to ask Luo Anguo.
