As Old Mrs. Xu stepped out, she saw the two of them run into the courtyard hand-in-hand. She quickly turned back toward the West Outer Room and nearly collided with Xu Qiguang, who was just on his way out.
"I think you should just give them a straightforward 'yes'."
'What now?'
Hearing the volume of his mother's voice, Xu Qiguang knew the outer room was empty. "I'm not saying no," he said. "It's just that the kids are still young. Let's wait a couple of years and talk about it then."
"They're not that young, really."
"Mom, it's not a matter of their age. He's confident in our Changqing, but not so sure about their boy. So by not giving a definite answer… I guess he's playing the 'guiding is better than blocking' card. In other words, instead of forbidding them from seeing each other and making them resentful, he figures it's better to just let them be for now."
