"He only arrived a few days ago. I heard he's been on the road for over a month, hopping from one train to another. It was your father's cousin who came; you should probably call him Little Uncle. Why have you never mentioned this relative of yours?" Mr. Jing hesitated, then continued, "He was supposed to stay at your elder brother's place, but for some reason, he ended up at Su Meimei's house. It seems like she was his actual destination."
As soon as Su Meimei was mentioned, the atmosphere in the living room grew somewhat colder. The grandparents had already returned to their house, leaving only Mr. Jing, still preoccupied with the garlic sprouts, Mrs. Jing, fiddling with oyster mushroom packs, and Jing Shu, who was making frog-tying ropes.
