Morning broke.
In the room, the phone rang. Dong Xuebin was awakened by the ringing.
"Hello, Xiao Bin." Mom, Luan Xiaoping's voice came from the other end. "Still asleep?"
With his eyes closed, Dong Xuebin mumbled, "Mm-hmm, Mom, what time is it?"
"It's not even eight yet, but you should get up. Don't sleep in every time you have a day off. Go downstairs and get some exercise. It'll be good for you."
"Exercise for what? I was planning to sleep a little longer with Hui Lan."
"Huh? Hui Lan has already taken office? Where are you two?"
"At the Municipal Party Committee Family Compound, in the building next to where Uncle Yang used to live. It's the apartment assigned to Hui Lan."
"Fine. With Hui Lan there to take care of you and keep an eye on you, Mom can rest easy. Hui Lan is more mature and sensible than you, so listen to your wife more, understand?"
"Oh, come on, I'm not a child anymore. Why do I need looking after?"
"Hehe, you'll always be a child in Mom's eyes. You don't understand anything."
"You called this early just to put me down, didn't you? Right, what did you need?"
Luan Xiaoping paused and coughed. "There is something I need to tell you. Well... your Uncle Yang and I got our Marriage Certificate yesterday."
Dong Xuebin shot upright in bed. "Huh? Why didn't you tell me?"
Luan Xiaoping smiled. "It was already settled, so what was there to tell you? You don't approve of Mom marrying Old Yang?"
"It's not that I don't approve. For something this big, I should at least have come over! How could you just quietly get it done? What about the wedding? What have you decided? Forget it, forget it. You and Old