The party ended some time after midnight and everyone helped clean up so it only took a couple of minutes. He and grandma saw the guests out with smiles on their faces, with a few even pushing some blessing money to their palms.
"Well, I'm going to bed now," Grandma said after they left their line of sights, turning to look at Naia who was sitting a little dazedly at the chair.
At some point, he allowed Naia to take a sip of alcohol diluted in soda. The night was already over anyway and she seemed to really want a taste.
Fortunately, (very) diluted alcohol seemed to be something within Naia's tolerance. Rather, it gave her enough time to metabolize it, so she was only a bit red when he carried her back to their room after saying goodnight to grandma.
She looked adorable in her partially-dazed state though, and he paused his steps, leaning down to take her lips.
