Neither of them wanted to go, but they didn’t dare offend the village chief, so they went, dragging their feet. When the Ma family saw them arrive, they assumed they were there to finalize the wedding plans and were overjoyed, pulling them in to sit down. “What brings the Chief here as well?” Ma Wenwu’s mother greeted them with a wide smile. “Please, sit, sit! Wenwu, get some tea!” Ma Wenwu was st