The excitement lasted until evening. Just as everyone was getting ready to go home, Mo Yan had prepared a big pot of osmanthus-flavored sweet dumplings in wine sauce. The dumplings, infused with the fragrance of osmanthus and the aroma of wine, were soft, smooth, and pleasantly sweet; not only did the children enjoy them, but even Xiao Ruiyuan, who wasn't fond of sweets, ate two large bowls.
After the big pot of osmanthus-flavored sweet dumplings was finished, Mo Yan took out the mooncake gift boxes she had brought, distributing five boxes to each family, while the remaining four were kept for her own family.
Encouraged by Mo Yan and the others, Shengsheng mustered the courage to present the little mooncake box she had made and wrapped herself. She called out crisply, "Stepmother," and carefully offered the small mooncake box to Cui Qingrou.
