Nancy stuck her tongue out and didn't dare say another word. Luis now held the highest status in the household. In Ruth's eyes, he was an absolute treasure.
They poured the cognac and dug into the spicy lamb spine hotpot. The pregnant woman conscientiously stuck to juice, enjoying the food with a hearty appetite.
Setting down her glass, Ruth was the first to speak, her tone full of bewilderment. "Things are really strange today. The sun didn't rise in the west, it rose right out of the toilet, I tell you. Isn't that bizarre? Weird things just keep piling up."
"What weird thing?"
Ruth chuckled. "That uncle-in-law of yours. The one who's always so high and mighty. He actually said he had a wonderfully pleasant conversation with our son-in-law.
He invited us to find a time to go to his place for dinner. He said he'd get a wild mountain stream soft-shelled turtle and some free-range chicken to nourish Lily."
