"Sure. I'm free today, actually."
Zhang Yang laughed it off. There were treasures on Antique Street, that much was true, but fine pieces were rare and fakes were everywhere. One careless moment and you could be fooled. Even if you found something good, the seller would have the price locked down so tightly there was no profit to be made.
"..."
Yang Gang stared at him. What good did being free today do? It was already dark. Where were they supposed to go?
"..."
Cheng Hai was just as speechless. He might as well have said he'd been free yesterday. What use was that?
"Then let's make it next week."
Yang Gang was good at accommodating people. As with a client, he had to let the other person pick a time first, then fit it into his own schedule.
"Sounds good..."
"My sister still isn't here, and it's almost time to eat!"
Cheng Dongxue came out carrying a dish. Still no sign of Cheng Dongyu and her husband. She couldn't help complaining.
It wasn't that Cheng Dongyu and her husband weren't coming. They had hesitated for so long that they'd been slow to leave. Only when dusk fell and lights began coming on outside had they finally headed out. They were still on the road.
They had thoroughly offended Zhang Yang. As an elder, Yang Su could be forgiven for criticizing him out of disappointment and making sarcastic remarks, but why had people his own age felt the need to be so unkind?
Little did they know, it was Zhang Yang who had suggested this Cheng Family dinner.
"The food's ready... What's going on with those two? Why aren't they here yet?"
Yang Su came out and, seeing no sign of Cheng Dongyu and her husband, began to complain.
Just