The next morning, Elaina and Jalen got into the car heading to Peach Village.
She looked at the trunk filled with all kinds of gifts and was confused. "We are going to pick up the two children, not visit relatives."
"We'll be visiting relatives," Jalen said.
He smiled and added, "There are elders who watched you grow up there. They are all your friends and relatives. I can't go empty-handed, can I?"
"They don't know you. Why can't you go empty-handed?" Elaina retorted. Strangers would think that Jalen was her boyfriend if they overheard the conversation.
"It doesn't matter. Things will change. I need to leave a good impression on them in advance, right?" Jalen was planning for the future. He hoped that their relationship would be blessed by her relatives and friends.
Perhaps they did
