The next day, Aunt Qiu came to Gu Family's house, clearly having received a call from the buyer. While sitting with the Gu Family, she was all smiles toward Gu Nuan's mom, "Where is your husband?"
"He went to play mahjong."
Gu Nuan's father might have been scolded by the old man when he returned to his hometown these past two days, leaving him feeling irritated and thus looking for fun elsewhere.
Aunt Qiu seemed to have heard some news about this and peeked at Gu Nuan's bedroom door, then whispered to Gu Nuan's mom, "Is it true that Gu Nuan's marriage arrangement fell through and her grandfather found out and was displeased?"