Xibao's birthday was simply an excuse for everyone to gather and share a meal, so the main task was to eat, drink, and laugh without a care for those ancient rules about not speaking during meals or while in bed.
Looking at the table full of food and drink, the elders were all deeply moved.
Though they did not have their younger years' appetite for delicacies, for them now, the food was no less than a feast of the rarest delicacies.
"You've all gone to so much trouble," He Qingyin said, her frugal nature making her feel pained at the expense.
Today's meal alone must have cost the equivalent of what two people would eat in a month.
