After spending a night at her parental home, Cheng Su and Qi Taiguo had breakfast and were ready to head back to Huangtian Village. Cheng Su was extremely reluctant to leave. Once she got back, she would have to cater to her mother-in-law's moods and serve the whole family; it was truly exhausting!
Mother Cheng pulled her aside and said, "You haven't gone back to Qing City these past two days, have you? We have some cured pork at home. Come and collect it when you leave. I won't give it to you now; if you take it back, I'm afraid it won't be you who ends up eating it."
This was her way of protecting the food, fearing that if taken back home, her daughter's in-laws might consume all of it, leaving nothing for her to bring back to Qing City.
Cheng Su found it amusing but felt a warm feeling inside. She said, "Okay, I'll swing by the house before I leave."
