Toward the end of dinner, Lu Yuan suddenly looked at Zhao Qiao'er, who had stood up and was swaying her voluptuous figure, fanning herself with a cattail fan to help with digestion. He said,
"Auntie, why don't you have someone start packing? We'll go to the Provincial City with them tomorrow, too."
After Lu Yuan finished speaking, Zhao Qiao'er was stunned for a moment. Before she could say anything, an excited Song Meiqin chimed in from the side:
"Yes, yes! Let's all go to the Provincial City! We'll take you to see the springs and Great Ming Lake!"
But Lu Yuan just smiled and said,
"We're in no rush for that. When we get there, the first thing is to install the Underground Heating System. Aren't you afraid of the cold? If we get it done early, the house will be warm."
Lu Yuan certainly hadn't forgotten what Aunt Zhao had told him before.
Zhao Qiao'er, standing to the side, also beamed and said,
