For dinner, Wen Xiuqing adhered to the custom, making small pancakes and a dozen sweet sponge cakes. She cooked cabbage and noodle soup, a big pot of braised pork, stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar, pan-fried tofu, and scrambled eggs with scallions.
Xiaopang and Mo Wang both loved shredded potatoes and sweet cakes, they ate happily, switching between sweet and savory bites. Gu Xiaobei initially wanted to prevent the two children from eating the sweet cakes, but Wen Xiuqing encouraged it, saying that eating the sweet cakes for the Kitchen God would bring blessings. So, he didn't object anymore.
Lu Songyuan had his two sons join him for a drink. After a year's hard work, it was the beginning of the lunar New Year's festivities, so they had to have a few drinks.
