"Don't feel guilty. Old Master Gu doesn't appear to be bothered by this."
"Alright, let's stop talking about this. Xiaokou, you should stop crying, as well. The cake is here. Let's hurry and cut it…"
When an attendant entered the drawing room with a three-foot-tall cake, everyone finally stopped pacifying Liang Doukou and crowded around Old Master Gu and the cake. Although everyone had already eaten a full dinner earlier, they sang a boisterous round of "Happy Birthday" and then ate cake. As it was still early when they finished, everyone gathered in conversation, with the men discussing their own topics of interest and the women complaining about domestic affairs.
