"Dad, what is it?" Zhao Jun was taken aback. 'We have guests,' he thought. 'You can't be planning to cause a scene, can you?'
But to Zhao Jun's surprise, Zhao Youcai looked at him with a kindly expression and said, "Son!"
"Yes, sir." His father's expression scared Zhao Jun so much that he even used a formal address.
You have to understand, that sort of thing wasn't common in the mountain Forest Farm areas back then. Even workers just used "you" when speaking to the farm director.
What surprised Zhao Jun even more was yet to come. He saw Zhao Youcai counting on his fingers as he spoke to him, "Your friends are here, so Dad's preparing six dishes for you: braised Black Bear meat, deboned wild boar with garlic dip, wild boar stew with vermicelli, stir-fried wild boar slices with cabbage, flash-fried shredded potatoes, and scrambled eggs with green onions."
