Gu Jinli and the others did not speak; clearly, no one cared about this and just wanted Gu Yumei to marry off quickly so that they wouldn't have to deal with the frustration of seeing her again.
Third Grandpa, seeing that no one else was speaking, said, "Completing the gift-giving, asking the name, setting an auspicious date for the marriage, sending betrothal gifts, asking for a wedding date, and the formal wedding procession—getting through all these tasks means that by the time the wedding happens, we will have to wait until next year at the earliest. So, it's not too soon when you think about it."
Da Fu's family and Scholar Wan's family have only exchanged tokens of betrothal and birth date slips so far, reaching only the stage of asking the name, which is to compare the birth details of the two children. To actually get to the wedding procession will take at least half a year.
