"Really? That was truly good news. I even visited their home last time."
"Yes, his son was no longer young either, nearly at the age to marry. I heard he had already found a girl to his liking. If his father didn't hurry back within the next year or two, he might not even be able to witness his own son's wedding."
"Hehe, the amnesty really came at the right time. If he could go back now, he would make it to his son's wedding and have fewer regrets. Say, you two, since this is such wonderful news, shouldn't we hurry and tell his family when we go back this time? Let them prepare properly too. He hadn't been home for so long—when he returned, shouldn't they celebrate properly?" One of the three proposed.
"You're right. Though we don't know where he is now, once this news comes out, he'll definitely go home. The whole family can finally reunite. It hasn't been easy!" Another man was also beaming with delight.
It was clear that the man they were discussing was on good terms with all three of them.
However, the man sitting opposite them immediately raised an objection, and his reasons were fairly sound.
"But is this really true? Didn't you just say that this was only something you'd heard? No specific announcement has been made. What if it's only speculation, or even if it was carried out before, what if it isn't carried out this time? Wouldn't getting happy for nothing make it even harder to bear? We've already endured six years, so there's no need to insist on being a day or two early. Why don't we ask around some more, then bring the news back to them after we have confirmation?"
"Mm, you have a point!" Upon