Longzhou Calendar, 1786
On the eighth day of the eighth month, Tang Luo celebrated his birthday.
In the main residence of Lanshan City, the Tang Sen family gathered together.
Besides Tang Sen, Xu Shuhui, and the eldest daughter Tang Nuannuan, who was already of marriageable age.
There were also Tang Xing with his wife Tang Zhen and their two babies about to turn one year old.
The family sat in that familiar banquet hall, yet there was one chair unoccupied, one set of bowls and chopsticks unused.
There was also the sorrow between Xu Shuhui's brows; people always say, "A parent's road for their child is long, but a child's road for their parents is as short as chopsticks."
If she had known that a whimsical marriage arrangement would cause her beloved eldest son to run away from home, she would have never done such a thing.
"Don't wait any longer, let's start the meal."
