The family dinner bustled with activity until past seven o'clock before it finally came to an end, after which Li Hongjun led his wife, child, and an added dog, sauntering back to their own home.
This year, Li Hongjun was at home, and since the main house in the courtyard had been converted into a storeroom, even though it was now devoid of firecrackers, there was no time to tidy it up specifically, making it temporarily unsuitable for habitation, so they decided they would just head back to their own place to make dumplings.
Once inside, they sent the child to watch TV, and Shen Yunfang and Li Hongjun both set to work in the kitchen.
Just having finished dinner, but still, the dumplings at midnight were a must. If they couldn't manage much, they would just eat fewer, of course, at this time, it was rare for anyone to say they were too full to eat anymore; there always seemed to be a little space left to fit in just a bit more.
