There were four people on the oxcart: the old couple, Chen Lin, and Chen Lian, who was home for the holidays.
Chen Lian saw Xu Su Ying from afar and immediately called out, "Auntie!"
Once Xu Su Ying was closer, he scratched his head sheepishly and said, a little embarrassed, "I've been studying so hard at the academy my head's all muddled, and I got my cousin's wedding date mixed up. Please don't be mad at me, Auntie. I'll go find my cousin and apologize to her later."
In truth, it wasn't that Chen Lian had gotten the date wrong; Mrs. Li had simply never told him when it was.
It just so happened that he was completely swamped with his year-end exams around that time, so the matter had completely slipped his mind.
When he got back to the village and heard people asking why he hadn't returned to see his cousin off on her wedding day, Chen Lian suddenly remembered, and he was completely floored.
