Hearing the commotion outside, Shen Wei'an watched in confusion as Shen Weimin entered, one hand holding a two-pound slab of pork belly, two strings of blood sausage, and two frozen fish, while the other led Xu Changqing by the hand.
'What is he up to now?'
"Here. My mother-in-law had me bring these over. She said she knows you have a little one and can't get away, so she didn't call you to help with the New Year's pig butchering today."
"Nonsense." As soon as the word left his mouth, Shen Wei'an realized Xu Changqing was still present. "Auntie is very proper, but you're not being so. We're the younger generation. We can't keep accepting gifts from her.
You should have refused right then. How could you bring it all back? She already went to so much expense for us before, and your sister-in-law and I haven't even had a chance to visit and thank her properly. And now this again. How can we possibly accept it…?"
