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"Mommy, I want some meat too," the little girl said, tugging at her mother's sleeve with hopeful eyes. She whispered, her voice barely above a hush, as she swallowed hard.

Her impeccable manners kept her from addressing Jiang Ruan directly; instead, she respectfully asked her mother first.

The woman had been quiet throughout the journey, almost fading into the background.

"Chun