On the first day of the lunar year, as the sky was beginning to brighten, Jinrong and the others, who had been chatting and laughing all night, finally called someone over to clear away the leftover wine and snacks. Those who wanted noodles had noodles, and those who preferred congee drank congee, comforting their stomachs with a proper hot breakfast before each returned to their rooms to wash up and rest for a bit.
No sooner had they lain down than the younger members of the main branch had yet to come to give their New Year's greetings, when Madam Song and Qi Dong from the Third Branch family arrived.
