Elder Lu's face fell as soon as she heard the voice, and she retreated to the bedroom with agility that belied her age, leaving behind the comment: "Tell him I'm dead!"
Just as the door closed, Xin Rong squeezed in from the front door, his eyes lighting up at the sight of Xu Huo. He set down the large bags he was carrying and greeted him, then began shouting inside the house: "Aunt! Come out quickly, I've brought good things for you; this time I'm definitely not here to freeload!"
Unfortunately, the people inside ignored him. Xin Rong, accustomed to this, exchanged a glance with Xu Huo, and then shouted towards the bedroom from the hallway: "I've brought Secondary Stone, aren't you coming out to take a look?"
"Leave the things behind; you can leave now," came the voice of the old lady, though she still had no intention of coming out.
