201 Discovering Aunt's Secret
Just then, Aunt came in to call everyone for dinner, providentially halting the imminent explosion.
However, the atmosphere at the men's dinner table was far from peaceful; Wang Fugui's overwhelming sense of superiority was insufferable.
The table with the women and children, by contrast, was quite harmonious. There was the joyous laughter of children scrambling for food and the murmur of conversation between Sun Mei and the two aunts by marriage. Sun Lan's arrival, however, had made Zhao Guifen somewhat withdrawn.
But with Sun Mei and Zhao Zhitong acting as mediators, the atmosphere gradually thawed.
Finally, with Eldest Uncle and Uncle practically seething, the dinner concluded.
Following that, the women went to wash the dishes, the children continued to play in the courtyard, and the men resumed their chat and boasting in the living room.
