Chapter 2With the main part of the New Year festivities over, all the merchants returned to their stands at the night market, including Tsung and his older sister, Chi-Ling. For the last ten years he and Chi-Ling had manned the milk tea stand. Milk tea was a drink made with all kinds of teas, milk, tapioca, and sugar. The tapioca pearls were chewy. It was a very popular drink, and it kept him and Chi-Ling busy. The stand used to belong to their mother, but she quickly gave it over to them when they became old enough to run it on their own.
The Taans had also returned to their stand in the night market. It was popular. Despite what he thought of his mother, Aki knew Mrs. Taan made the best dumplings in Dadaocheng. Aki helped her with the heavy supplies and ingredients, and he also worked t
