The banquet began late afternoon and lasted until the beginning of the night watch. The last group to eat was the Xu family's own relatives and the wives who had helped out. Once everyone had finished the banquet and the wives had cleaned up and put away all the dishes and bowls, they said their goodbyes.
Mrs. Zhu and Mrs. Han packaged up some of the dishes for each person who had helped, and the hired chefs were all paid their wages. Additionally, they were given red envelopes, which sent everyone off in high spirits.
Naturally, the household was bustling with activity as they prepared the dumplings for the next morning's matrimonial procession. Together, they worked on making dumplings until midnight.
The next morning, Jingya was up at the break of dawn. After freshening up and dressing in a bright red wedding gown, she sat quietly, waiting for the wedding procession to arrive.
