Chapter 127

Back in the courtyard, the adults sat together in a circle, chatting about the amusing events and gossip of the past year. Hearing that Mufeng Su's family was planning to open a shop, his eldest aunt was thrilled and showered them with praise, declaring that they were really making something of themselves now that they were going to be bosses. Among all their relatives, the relationship between Mufeng Su's family and his eldest aunt's family was the closest. Since the aunt's family ran their own small business, their living conditions were somewhat better than the others. Growing up, the aunt had looked after Mufeng's family a great deal, always bringing gifts whenever the holidays rolled around.