Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhao, though a little disappointed, clasped her hands together in delight when she learned that Chen Song and his wife might come to the Prefecture. "Thank heavens, and thank the bodhisattvas… Your father is so capable, he should have been promoted long ago… The family will be reunited soon. This is truly wonderful news, just wonderful."
Sheng Kaolin and Jinbao came running over, roughhousing as they went. When Mrs. Zhao saw the fair-skinned, handsome boy, she froze for a moment.
"Whose child is this?"
Sheng Saya hurried forward to greet Mrs. Zhao and offer her apologies.
She explained that they had come in a rush and hadn't prepared a visiting gift. Her younger brother was being playful, she added, which was why they hadn't immediately come to pay their respects upon arriving at the Zhao Family's home. She insisted it was terribly rude of them.
Mrs. Zhao frantically waved her hands, rushing to help Sheng Saya to her feet.
