Dinner was brought to the table which, although considerably large for a normal-sized family, soon became a bit crowded as a total of nine people sat around it, leaving only one of the ten chairs free.
The truth was that although Ye Linger said dinner would be ready soon, it wasn't until 30 or 40 minutes later that everyone was able to sit down to taste the dishes.
This was because Ye Linger certainly did not expect so many people at home today as Bai Zemin had told her earlier that he would not be bringing many people, so Ye Linger was right in thinking that her son would only bring one person, but due to different coincidences of fate, that number grew and Ye Linger was forced to cook more.