Gao Yumei never expected her parents-in-law to be so completely unconcerned about saving face; once they said they wouldn't care, they really didn't care.
The two kids weren't going to go hungry, but the two of them as a couple were so hungry their stomachs were growling.
Gao Yumei had originally wanted to go look for Guo Yueyue, but Guo Yueyue was holding the child and coaxing her to sleep, not giving her any chance to speak at all.
With no other choice, she ran to the dining cart, but by then it was past meal time and service had ended, so they could only stay hungry for now.
*
The second day after Xinyan returned to the Capital, she went with He Jinxuan to the family compound. Seeing that the house and yard had been tidied up very nicely by He Jinxuan, she said, "You've worked hard."
He Jinxuan pulled her into his arms. "I finally waited you out."
Xinyan certainly knew what he meant, but on purpose she asked, "Why, do you feel wronged?"
