As usual, Gu Chuanshan and Mei Fang whipped up a casual dinner and were about to have it when Gu Fan unexpectedly returned home. He said that he hadn't had a drink with his father for a while and suggested they should have a good one together.
Gu Fan's return took Gu Chuanshan by surprise. He figured the boy had probably come home with the aim of indirectly enquiring about the secrets of the old house.
Mei Fang, tactfully, made the excuse that she needed to go to the market to buy vegetables, giving Gu Fan and Gu Chuanshan some privacy.
The father and son pair started talking over drinks while snacking on peanuts and other dishes.
Gu Chuanshan started the conversation by asking, "How's work lately? Xiaoling mentioned that you'd found your dream job."