Chapter 64: Exchange

　　The door creaked open as Dad returned, two steaming cans of eight-treasure porridge in hand.　　He tossed one to Yu Meng as he passed. "Eat. You’ve barely touched food in days."　　"I’m on a diet! No nighttime snacks!" Yu Meng waved it off, her braid fraying at the edges.　　"You can’t diet on an empty stomach," I teased, slurping my porridge noisily. The sweet rice and beans warmed my hollow gut.　　She snorted but held firm. Diet warrior.　　Mom’s chuckle blended with Dad’s rumbl