After sitting at the Xu family's home for a while, Lady Fang said she had to leave, as she had already moved to the residence arranged by the state with Tang Guangbo. Before leaving, she said to Xu Huo:
"Your Uncle Tang is quite the conversationalist, you can go have a chat with him when you are free."
Xu Huo agreed, and he visited Tang Guangbo's office the very next day.
The office was decorated in a simple and elegant style, but the shelves along the walls and the desk were cluttered with small items in boxes. Tang Guangbo was cleaning when he saw him, put down the towel, and as he was cleaning his hands he said, "Move the things on the desk aside and take a seat first."
Xu Huo didn't approach the desk but instead sat down on the sofa nearby.
When Tang Guangbo came out, he carried a cup of tea and a cup of coffee with him, handing the tea to Xu Huo, "I heard from your mom that you don't like coffee."