Shen Songming was sitting in the room waiting; he hadn't expected the other to be so slow in coming, so he sent Shuang Xi to welcome him inside.
Old Scholar Fang didn't plan to come over initially; he wanted to leave him hanging for a while, yet he worried the other might do something rash. Knowing Pei Qin's temperament, once she said something, she stuck to it, and he feared something might go wrong. Thus, without even finishing his meal, he hurried over.
Upon entering the room and seeing Shen Songming already waiting, he deliberately clasped his hands together, "Young Master Shen!"
Shen Songming, who had come to discuss a marriage proposal, dared not accept such a gesture and hurriedly got up to return the salute. Pei Qin seemed to take this prospective grandfather-in-law quite seriously—Fang Qian was a clever old man!
Old Scholar Fang sat down and waited for Shuang Xi to serve tea and pastries.
