Shen Mu sat around Hu Yuting's family, and they were talking like they have known each other for years. She didn't look like someone who just met them today.
"Mam, the dinner is ready." A maid came and told Mrs. Hu.
"Everyone it is time to eat." Mrs. Hu announced, and everyone stood up and headed towards the dining room.
The maid led the kids to another room to have their meal. Hu Yiting wanted to sit with Shen Mu, but his mother beat him to it, he wanted to pull the other chair, but Hu Li grabbed it as well.
"Don't you both have your own husbands to sit with?" Hu Yiting asked his mother and cousin with an annoyed expression.
"I see your father every day, let me sit next to my daughter." His mother said.
"Yeah, I will see my husband back at home, so let me sit with my new best friend." Hu Li said.
"In case you don't know, she already has a best friend." Hu Yiting said.
"I know that you have been singing it. I will be her best friend in the family." Hu Li said.
Hu Yiting decided to leave the issue and went to sit opposite Shen Mu, if he couldn't sit next to her, then at least he could sit opposite her. At least he was able to look at her.
"What does your parents do?" Mr. Hu asked.
"My father is a judge, and my mother is a professor." Shen Mu replied.
"Is he judge Shen?" Mr. Hu asked.
"Yes, sir." Shen Mu said.
"You call my wife mom and me sir, Yiting your wife is biased." Mr. Hu joked saying.
"Sorry dad!" Shen Mu said, and Mr. Hu smiled and waved it off.
"How many siblings do you have?" Hu Li asked.
"Three brothers and one sister." Shen Mu replied.
"Two of my brothers live abroad with their family, my elder brother lives in another city. and my sister also lives in another city." Shen Mu added.
"So, when do you guys ever meet?" Mrs. Hu asked.
"We meet during the holiday when everyone comes back home." Shen Mu replied.
Mr. Hu couldn't find a fault with her even though she was not from their class. Her father was a respectful figure in the country; her brothers had their own businesses. She was not a gold digger, besides if had a problem, from the looks of it Hu Yiting would never ever bring another girl home.
She was the first and the last one, everyone around the table saw it and knew it as well. In all his thirty-five years, he had never seemed to be interested in the opposite sex. She was the one he brings home with the news of marrying.