The next morning, when Hu Qian saw Yi Anguo, she exclaimed in delight, "Brother-in-law! You're finally back from your business trip. You left the moment I returned for summer vacation. I was starting to think you were deliberately avoiding me so you wouldn't have to take me traveling!"
"Why would I avoid you? Even if I wasn't on a business trip, I'd still have to work," Yi Anguo retorted. "If I don't work, where would the money to pay for your college come from?"
"It's so rare for me to have a summer vacation. Can't you take just a few days off to go out with me?" Hu Qian asked, pouting pitifully.
"Let your sister take you. It would be a good chance for her to get some proper rest, too," Yi Anguo quickly suggested.
"How could that work? My sister and I are both delicate women, as beautiful as flowers. Would you really be okay with the two of us going out alone?" Hu Qian laughed, rejecting the idea. "What if we get bullied or someone takes advantage of us?"
