Ye Shuying couldn't get an answer from her elder sister and didn't want to go to her mother, feeling that seeing her father and asking him would be acceptable.
She waited patiently and finally caught sight of her father and older brother at lunchtime, just when she wanted to ask them.
At this time, the construction workers began to wrap up their work. On the first day of starting the construction, it was customary to treat the guests, and for the following days of construction too, as the house welcomed so many additional mouths to feed.
As the hosts, Hongji and his son were too busy to pay attention to Shuying.
The men and women were seated at separate tables. Shuying noticed that her brother and father had different expressions—her father's face was beaming with joy.
In contrast, her brother did not share their father's radiant smile amidst the housebuilding; his face seemed a mix of resignation and irritation.
