Chapter 51: The Qi Family
On the other side of the street, a middle-aged couple in wool coats walked past and spotted Su Can and Tang Wu up ahead. They stopped, exchanged a look, and could not help smiling at the young couple's reluctance to part.
"Oh?" The middle-aged woman noticed something. "Isn't that Old Tang's daughter?"
The man looked carefully through the bushes and nodded. "Yes. I really never expected this. Tang Wu has a good family background, looks, and talent. Old Zhang's family has always wanted her as their daughter-in-law. She was so little when we first met her, and now she already has a boyfriend..."
The woman looked intently in their direction before drawing her gaze back. "Auntie Song works at the provincial justice department now and only comes home two or three times a month. Old Tang is away for long stretches too, always traveling from place to place on business. A young girl like her is bound to feel lonely. Even if she's outstanding, it's perfectly normal for her to have a boyfriend. Besides, I think that boy looks quite nice. They make a good match. Honestly, even when you tricked me into going out with you, we were never this reluctant to part. Still, hee, does Auntie Song know little Tang Wu already has a boyfriend?"
Su Can could ignore the strange look on the face of the old gatekeeper at the Justice Bureau when he saw Tang Wu entering with him, but he could not ignore the almost hostile stares of the little brats on the lawn inside the Family Compound. Seven or eight children were clustered together. The moment a few of the boys saw Tang Wu, they hid behind their companions, their cheeks burning, as though even looking at her was