The birthday banquet had been delayed for half an hour, and the two women were beginning to feel restless.
Xue Yuming was about to make a call to her daughter when Huo Zhenning came to them and interrupted.
"We're not waiting anymore, the banquet will begin!" Huo Zhenning said sternly.
This was his birthday party, after all. If the guests inside waited any longer, who knew what gossip about him would begin to make their rounds tomorrow?
"Don't worry, Shan, Yang Yang assured me that he would be here today. When he's here, I will announce your engagement. Come, let's have something to eat first."
He then went back into the house.
Parents decide the marriage of their children, and marriage should always be between families of equal standing — this was the law of marriage for people of their societal class.
