At night, the couple lay on the kang bed, "Old Kang, is the newcomer next door one of your subordinates?"
"No, they're directly under a major leader."
"Hmm, I thought so."
"By the way, did you not cook today because you were waiting for them to invite us for dinner?"
There's an unspoken tradition around here that newcomers have to invite neighbors over for a meal.
"I saw them moving in this morning, and not long after, they drove out again. They seemed to have bought a lot of things. And they were even stewing fish in the afternoon. I thought they were going to have guests."
"They're still young, might not know about this custom. Besides, it's not obligatory to invite anyone."
This left Zheng Yuhua silent.
"Old Kang, this young man seems quite young. And they have three kids, identical ones."
"Didn't you ask me before? They're the ones who had triplets."
"They're really lucky."
