"Miss Shi, Director Shi, I have things to take care of too; I can't possibly stay in the Capital City all the time..."
"Has the affection faded?"
"..."
Jiang Chen was suddenly at a loss for words.
Grandma.
Those are your parents, not mine, right?
"My dad just woke up; now is the perfect time for you to make a good impression. Opportunities like this are once in a lifetime, do you understand?"
The Miss Shi on the other end of the phone was earnestly advising, gently leading by example.
Impression?
Impression of what?
Jiang Chen had grown accustomed to the other party's nonsensical talk, "I've arrived, talk to you later."
"Wait a minute..."
The bus stopped.
Jiang Chen had already hung up the phone.
Stepping off the bus, he hesitated for a moment but didn't go through the motions of buying any gifts for the visit; it wasn't necessary to put on a facade, the Shi Family didn't need these gestures.