Shen Mingji traveled day and night, arriving back at his hometown two days earlier than the Shen family had expected.
The Shen family had sent men to keep watch outside the city early on. The moment Shen Mingji appeared, the lookout hurriedly released a carrier pigeon to send word to the estate.
His return two days early disrupted the plans of Mr. Shen and Madam Shen.
Fortunately, Madam Chen had gone to the temple several days ago to pray daily for her son's marriage, so her absence didn't cause Mr. Shen and Madam Shen to panic.
They had made their arrangements long ago.
It was just a matter of putting the plan into motion ahead of schedule. In any case, they wouldn't let Shen Mingji stir up any major trouble.
Mr. Shen and Madam Shen felt as if they were facing a great enemy. They absolutely did not want Shen Mingji to come home, yet they had no choice but to keep up appearances.
They led the entire family, young and old, to the estate's entrance to welcome Shen Mingji.
