'Should I tell him his mother went to all this trouble just to get me to go find my grandmother? It would be a mouthful to explain, and just too much trouble.' Xu Changqing couldn't be bothered to relay the message.
So she just said she'd come out for a stroll, glossing over the real reason as she followed Bai Chenggang inside. The house was quite full; to her surprise, even her first maternal uncle was there tonight.
What a rare sight!
After greeting everyone, Xu Changqing turned to her first and second maternal uncles, who were waving her over to sit on the kang. "Having a meeting?" she teased. "What's on the agenda?"
"We're discussing how many more years you'll be staying at home," Second Bai said, unable to keep himself from laughing. "Your first uncle here says he wants to find a way to make you stay a few more years. What do you have to say about that?"
Xu Changqing just laughed and shook her head.
