"Mom, Dad, what brings you here today without calling me first?" Xiao Yansheng came in, Meng Xiao exhaled in relief and quickly found an excuse to slip away.
Xiao's mother was dissatisfied with Meng Xiao's family conditions and was a bit upset that her son had kept it from her, shooting him a glare.
Seeing the tension, Xiao's father quickly forced a smile and said, "Your mother and I have the day off, so we thought we'd come for a visit. Your Uncle Zheng and Auntie Zheng invited us to dinner tonight, and since you're free now, you might as well drive over to Zheng Ying's company to pick her up. We're going to our usual restaurant. Your mother and I will walk there, it can count as taking a stroll."
Xiao Yansheng nodded, then asked Meng Xiao how she would get home.
Before Meng Xiao could answer, Xiao's mother preempted, saying, "That girl, why don't you walk with us?"