Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Zhu busied themselves in the kitchen for a while, and soon all the food was ready. It happened to be lunchtime when Pengcheng returned, and Wenhan and Zixuan, having sorted out their matters, also came back, so everyone ate together. Hearing that Wenxuan and the others had done well on their exams, Wenhan and Zixuan were also very pleased.
After lunch, Wenhan and the others returned to the County School, while Zhixin and his group went to check on the restaurant, discussing how to manage it, how many people needed to be hired, and other such matters. Mrs. Xue stayed at home to keep Jingya company, while Mrs. Zhu and Jinghan went to the restaurant with them. They also brought along Guoxing and An Shun, two clever lads, so Zhixin took them as well. Wenxuan and his fellow examinees, having just finished their exams and without other affairs to handle, also went along.
