"That's ridiculous. You've already called them Mom and Dad! How can you joke about that?" Xu Changqing shot Shen Weimin a disdainful look. 'Hurry up! We need to get back!'
'I see now, so that's what it was. The issue back then was that I didn't take you home to get my parents' official approval. And here I thought you didn't care about such formalities.'
'Looks like calling them Mom and Dad from the start was the right move.' He said, "Hold on tight. We'll pass Grandpa Shi's place and go straight home. Do you think Mom knows we'll be home tonight?"
"She's probably been waiting since dark." 'And not just my mom,' she thought. 'Grandpa and Grandma are probably waiting too, since this trip took longer than we said it would.'
"Then I need to hurry and get you home by nine. It'll be hard to justify leaving for my own place if it gets too late. I haven't slept well at all these past few days. I'm not getting up before ten tomorrow."
