Zhou Laoda came back a bit late, and Zhulan had some experience estimating the time; her eldest son would return around seven in the evening, taking about two hours for the trip.
There was a knock on the door, and Zhou Laoda stood at the entrance, "Dad, I have something to discuss."
Zhou Shuren put on his shoes and stepped down to the ground; father and son spoke outside for a while, and then Zhou Laoda went back to rest.
Zhulan asked, "What did the Li family say?"
She knew that Zhou Shuren had given some advice; if the eldest son came back to knock on the door, he probably had something to discuss.
Zhou Shuren was somewhat dissatisfied with his eldest son's inability to keep things to himself, and mentally noted another point against him, planning to toughen him up after coming back from the south, "Lady Li's father learned I'm heading to the south, and he wants to join me on the journey."
