After returning home from the government office, Zhou Shuren changed out of his clothes while saying, "Ask the eldest and the others to come over for dinner today."
Zhulan thought to herself, there must be something going on. "What about Mingyun?"
"Mingyun should come too."
The eldest and the others arrived quickly. As the dishes were brought to the table, Zhou Shuren gestured for his sons and grandsons to sit down. He first drank a bowl of soup—vegetable soup—since he could no longer stomach rich broths.
After finishing his bowl, Zhou Shuren said to the eldest, "I have secured a position for you from the Emperor."
"Cough, cough, cough!"