Mother Zhang chatted with the in-laws for a bit, then quickly got up to leave, declining her son-in-law's offer to walk her out. It's just a few steps, she's not that old to need an escort.
As she reached the intersection, she saw her second son smiling foolishly at her from afar.
"Why didn't you go home?"
"I just left home; I thought I'd go to sister's place to pick you up. Mom, Xiao Wu wrote again, asking us to see you and dad onto the train. Maybe you should stay there for a while."
Mother Zhang quickly waved her hand, "No, I won't feel comfortable. You have to go through two gates, show IDs and all that, it's too much trouble. Don't listen to him."
Zhang the Second already knew this would be the case. He wants to go see for himself but doesn't have time, while his parents, having been once, refuse to go. Even Uncle Zhao invited them to the provincial city, and they wouldn't go.
