Chen Song returned quite late that day. It was nearly midnight when he finally made his way home through the deep darkness.
Chen Wanqing was still awake. She had to go to the county seat to deliver goods the next day and needed to take inventory of her fragrances one more time to avoid any oversights or mistakes.
A sound came from the main gate. Hearing her father's familiar footsteps, Chen Wanqing quickly walked out from her room.
"Dad, why are you back so late today? Have you had dinner?"
The words had barely left Chen Wanqing's lips when the doors to the other two rooms were pulled open from the inside, one after the other.
Chen De'an, with an outer robe draped over his shoulders and rubbing his sleepy eyes, had just stepped out when he was shooed back by Xu Su Ying, who was emerging from the main room.
