But she could understand.
Neither Mr. Han's father nor any of their other sons and daughters-in-law had ever been particularly good students. Even their most educated daughter-in-law only had a vocational school degree.
But then there was Xie Changning—not only was she a top graduate from Beijing University, but she had now secured a recommendation for a postgraduate program!
It was something they could boast about with genuine pride.
Mulling it over, Mrs. Han thought her husband's idea was perfectly normal. She nodded at Mr. Han. "You should call our eldest later. Tell him to visit the graves and burn some extra joss paper."
Since the ancestors were being so supportive, they deserved a bigger offering.
"Sounds like a plan."
Mr. and Mrs. Han weren't speaking quietly, and Xie Changning would have had a hard time not overhearing them.
But she pretended she hadn't heard a thing.
