At 8 o'clock in the evening, Lao Song's family's courtyard was once again crowded with people.
Seventh Uncle, who rarely went back, was now guarding the stove, preparing to make a midnight snack for everyone later in the night.
Song Tan even urged him, "Seventh Uncle, you should go back. At your age, don't stay up late. In the evening, we can just cook some noodles and slice up some of the marinated meat we prepared during the day... We can handle all of that."
Adding a little bok choy to the noodles should keep everyone from feeling neglected.
Seventh Uncle harrumphed, "What's there to fear about staying up late? I'll tell you, don't look down on us older folks; we eat well, sleep well, normally don't stay up late, and are in better shape than you are."
