Seeing the shy looks on Xiu and her sister, Juhua felt a wave of embarrassment. She'd forgotten to offer them an egg and could only manage a sheepish smile. 'That was close!' she thought. 'Thank goodness we're engaged! Since I'm engaged, what is there to be afraid of? Mom is truly farsighted. She must have predicted this kind of thing would happen, which is why she pushed so hard for the engagement.'
'Listening to an elder's advice really does save you from trouble!'
After Zhang Huai settled the two in, he came back to the front, smiled gently at Juhua, and said, "It's a bit bumpy, so sit tight and hold on to me. If you want a drink of water, just call out. I'll stop so you can drink, otherwise you might chip a tooth." He noticed a tightly-sealed bamboo tea canister in Juhua's Lanzi.
