Zhao Wensheng called home to tell Jiang Mei that he couldn't make it tonight and asked her to go eat at a restaurant with Dongzi, charging it all to his account. Then he turned to Jun Ye and said, "We're doing pretty well, better than someone else."
At least for them, the husband works overtime, and the wife can celebrate and shop at home. As for someone else, both husband and wife have to work overtime together. Whether this counts as a more unique way to spend Valentine's Day as a couple is unknown.
Yao Ye knew they were implying him and turned his pen sullenly: "Fellow sufferers in the vast world, why rush to drive each other out?"
Zhao Wensheng gave him a hearty pat on the shoulder: "Valentine's Day is about two people being together. It's more meaningful than cake or dining out."
"Exactly."
Yao Ye was just using these words to comfort himself and his wife when Jun Ye received a call and told him.
