Zhang Meng had made thorough preparations for this trip, having alerted his family in advance and tidied up the house properly.
In fact, over the years, since he had made money and renovated a new house for his family, the once shabby and impoverished home had undergone significant changes.
His family, knowing their child had found a girlfriend, were naturally overjoyed, slaughtering chickens and sheep, and cleaning inside and out for two whole days until the floor was so shiny it reflected their images.
Zhang Meng's family were all ordinary people born and raised here, with not much education, but Zhang Meng, as their village's first college graduate who went abroad to study, drew special attention from everyone in the village.
When neighbors heard that Zhang Meng was bringing a city girlfriend home, they even brought over their best items to help his parents put on a good show.