Lu Aiguo shook his head, thinking of his dearly missed mother who had passed away years ago. He blamed himself for overthinking; she did love him after all, just that everyone expresses their affection differently, not as openly displayed as his second aunt did.
But he knew, if he couldn't give his second aunt a reasonable "explanation" now, she would probably worry for a long time.
To avoid causing further anxiety when she sees the goods, Lu Aiguo had to make up a story, which was something he and Shitou had come up with that afternoon. To prevent too much shock later, it was indeed necessary to give her a little heads-up.
"The guy has a relative in Haicheng who's an official, not too high or too low, just in charge of these sorts of food and supplies. He also wanted to support us so he suggested we open a shop in Haicheng, guaranteeing there would be no issues with the supplies."
