They set up two tables for lunch. It was a rural custom to invite relatives to keep distinguished guests company. Secretary Mo and his wife, their eldest son and his wife, and their several children all came, as did Mo Linghui with her parents, Sixth Uncle and his wife, and Eighth Uncle and his wife. With the old and young, the two tables were filled to the brim.
Lin Liuping had heard there was a jeep parked outside Xiao Man's house, so she was eagerly waiting for Squad Leader Zhao to come buy salt. When he never showed, she couldn't wait any longer and ran over to Xiao Man's house herself. She found guests there and wanted to slip away, but it was too late. Zheng Shaolian shouted, "Lin Cunhua, stop right there!" It was a rather peculiar way to address her, and everyone looked at Lin Liuping and laughed. Flustered and annoyed, Lin Cunhua couldn't throw a fit, so she had no choice but to listen to Grandpa and Grandma and stay for lunch.
