She stopped when she saw Bai Li sitting with her mother.
"You're both talking already?"
Mother Yan smiled. "We were discussing you."
Yan Cijin immediately became more awake. "Why?"
Bai Li took another sip of tea. "Your mother thinks I'm old."
Yan Cijin looked at her mother, then at Bai Li. "I agree."
Bai Li stared. "Traitor."
Yan Cijin yawned. "Good morning to you too."
Bai Li looked at her for a few seconds.
Then she smiled. "You look tired."
"I just woke up."
"I can tell."
Yan Cijin walked past her and opened a cupboard. "Do I look bad?"
Bai Li said, "No."
Yan Cijin paused.
She turned slightly. "What?"
Bai Li looked completely calm. "You don't look bad."
Yan Cijin suddenly seemed less interested in the cupboard.
Mother Yan hid another smile behind her tea.
Yan Cijin cleared her throat. "You say strange things in the morning."
Bai Li shrugged. "I was answering your question."
"I did not ask you."
"Your face did."
Yan Cijin looked at her.
