Early the next morning, Cheng Su went to buy fruits for the festival, carrying mooncakes for her mother’s family. She greeted Father Qi and Mother Qi, saying she’d have lunch at her parental home, and then headed there.
The two houses weren’t far apart, just a ten-minute walk away. Knowing Cheng Su was coming today, Father Cheng had been waiting for her.
Receiving the gifts Cheng Su brought, he said, "I thought you’d come after lunch!"
"There are a lot of people at home, and I’m not in the mood to deal with them, so I came early to chat with you!" Cheng Su said.
"What, your Aunt from Taiguo hasn’t left yet?" Mother Cheng handed her a glass of honey water, saying, "This honey was collected by your dad from the mountains. It’s wild honey, very tasty."
Cheng Su thanked her, took a sip, and indeed, it was fragrant and sweet. She smiled and said, "No, they haven’t; my mother-in-law thinks that if they go back, it’ll just be the two of them, feeling lonely during the festival. She suggested they stay at our house for Mid-Autumn and then return!"
"What, staying at your house for the festival?" Mother Cheng said, "How can an aunt stay at someone’s house for the festival?"
Cheng Su knew this was rural superstition, where a married daughter wouldn’t spend festivals at her natal home, fearing it would disturb the family’s feng shui and affect her brothers’ luck, let alone just an aunt.
Logically, her aunt was traditional and should know this. But since Mother Qi suggested it, she didn’t decline and stayed.
What a character!
"Mom, don’t be superstitious. Look at our family, my elder sister has been living here for half a year after her divorce, hasn’t caused any harm, has she? My life in Taiguo is still smooth sailing!" Cheng Su said.
She just couldn’t stand the aunt saying one thing and doing another.


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