The bride and her husband returned to her parental home, and they were accompanied by her brothers and male relatives. The Cheng family had few members; Father Cheng only had one younger brother in his generation. Before him, there was an elder sister who was mentally disabled and had died young after falling into the river as a child.
In Cheng Su's generation, there was only her and her brother in the family. Her third uncle had a pair of twin brothers, not much younger than Cheng Zhi.
Now, they had all been called to the Cheng family home, and Third Aunt also came over to help make lunch.
The women were busy talking and working in the kitchen, while the men gathered in the main room. Mother Cheng first pulled Cheng Su aside to have a private conversation, even asking about the marital affairs, causing Cheng Su, who lived in an open era herself, to blush with embarrassment.
"Mom, you're asking too many questions," she said in annoyance.
