New Year's Eve flashed by, and on the morning of the first day of the new year, Mr. Gu still made a lot of dumplings.
This is a custom in the North, where everyone sits around the table eating dumplings.
The Gu family hadn't been this lively in a long time.
After the meal, people started leaving one after another.
Zhao Ningxue, Mo Guo, and Lu You all returned to their own homes.
Xiaoqi also wanted to leave but was persuaded to stay by Gu Xia, because the Prince had given her a seven-day holiday, and going back now didn't seem right.
Yu Xiuli had matters to attend to in the morning and also left after breakfast.
Xiaoqi and Xiao Mei tidied up the place, while Mr. Gu took some things to visit an old neighbor.
Gu Xia suddenly found herself with some free time.
"Xiao Mei."
"Huh?"
"How did you make out last night?" Gu Xia asked her.
