"Auntie, here is the thing," Dad Gu said, keeping it brief, knowing long-distance calls were expensive, "Her mom, Nuannuan's mom, wants to go there to see Nuannuan, but she doesn't want Nuannuan to find out. She wants to surprise Nuannuan, so after arriving there, she plans to stay at your place for a few days first."
Auntie Qiu was already strapped for cash, so upon hearing this, she immediately wasn't too happy about it.
If Mom Gu stayed at her place for a couple of days, she'd end up mooching off her food, drinks, and utilities.
Hearing silence from the other end, and listening to Dad Gu make the call, Mom Gu, who knew exactly what Auntie Qiu was thinking, immediately snatched the phone from Dad Gu and said to the person on the other end, "Auntie, we still haven't received Nuannuan's consultant fees from you."
Auntie Qiu's scalp tingled, "Didn't I give your family a check?"
