The next morning, Li Xiangyang and Brother Yong arrived at Lin Lan's house.
Wu Shufen pulled him aside, looking at him with affection. "Xiangyang, there's an old saying: a good son can't compare to a good daughter-in-law, and a good daughter can't compare to a good son-in-law. I know you're a good, capable man, and I'll accept anything else you buy for us. But the television and sewing machine are just too expensive. We can't take them."
Li Xiangyang looked at Wu Shufen and said earnestly, "Aunty, I got them with an Uncle Da—they're smuggled goods, so they didn't cost much at all. In two more days, when Uncle Lin and the others arrive, they can take it back, set up an antenna, and start watching."
