He asked his friend, "Old Shang, we're not strangers, so I'll be honest. My daughter is divorced. Have you told her about this? You can't keep it from her."
Old Shang chuckled and said, "Old Su, how could I not say this? But we all know that our daughter has no feelings for that guy surnamed Wei. He has someone else in his heart. Their relationship is completely innocent."
Now that things had come to this point, Su Guojun and his wife were no longer embarrassed and said, "That's true. Although our daughter is married, she's still a young woman. As long as she doesn't complain, we, the old couple, have no objections."
Old Shang nodded. "Old Su, that's settled then. You name a date, and I'll bring my son over to meet my daughter. They already know each other, so let them talk."
“Yes, yes, they’ve known each other since they were little. Although they haven’t seen each other in recent years, they still have a lot to talk about when they meet,” Su Guojun and Liu Fengying happily chimed in.
Su Guojun looked at Liu Fengying and said, "How about tomorrow? Ask your daughter if she's free."
Liu Fengying said, "She should be free tomorrow. She just got back from a business trip yesterday, and she'll be gone for two more days. I'll ask her to come back for dinner tomorrow. Brother Shang, why don't you bring the kids over?"
That was settled, and the old merchant left satisfied.
Su Guojun and Liu Fengying were excited, but also worried. They were excited that such a good match had come to them; they were worried that such a good thing might come to fruition.
They knew perfectly well that their daughter hadn't completely broken things off with that guy surnamed Wei!
The elderly couple never liked the young man surnamed Wei. They thought he was too good-looking and didn't treat their daughter well. Now that their daughter was successful, he was just a poor boy who could do much better working outside.
But the old couple knew their daughter's temper all too well; she was stubborn and wouldn't turn back even if she banged her head against a wall.
Liu Fengying worried: "I wonder if she's still in contact with that kid Ming Shen. He's been gone for half a year."
Su Guojun scolded his wife, "You're a mother, and you don't even know about this? What kind of mother are you!"
Liu Fengying said aggrievedly, "Are you blind? Didn't you see that my daughter is busy on the train every day? I've gone to town several times and still haven't seen her. How can I take care of her?"
Su Guojun remained silent.
Liu Fengying said, "I won't say anything more. I'll go to town later and try to get some information out of her so she can come back tomorrow."
Su Guojun said, "Old Shang is no outsider. We agreed that our daughter would come to our house tomorrow. You have to make sure to bring her back. No matter how busy you are, you have to make time to come back for a meal."
Liu Fengying said, "Don't worry, I'm her mother, how could I not make this decision?"
"Father! Mother!" Sun Huanping came over carrying a fish.
With a fawning smile on his face, he said, "Dad, Mom, I went to the market today and bought a fish. Let's cook it here."
Su Guojun and Liu Fengying exchanged a glance: this was the first time their daughter-in-law had spent money on them since marrying into their family.
Liu Fengying asked hesitantly, "Huanping, why did you suddenly decide to buy fish?"
Sun Huanping chuckled and said, "Dad, Mom, I'm so ashamed. I haven't bought you anything good to eat all these years. It's because we're so poor. My dad has the skills of a chef, but your son can't lift anything. He can only toil in the fields. We're lucky if we have enough to eat all year round. Where would we get any extra money?"
Hearing her start scolding her son again, Liu Fengying interrupted her, saying, "Go home and call them over for dinner. I'll go make some fish right away."
Sun Huanping then put down the fish and left with a smile.
As soon as she left, Su Guojun said with a stern face, "A weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken is up to no good. What is she trying to do?"
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