Governor Duan asked when seeing off the guests, "Lord Zhou, when do you plan to depart? We would like to send you off when the time comes."
Manbao smiled and replied, "We will leave early the day after tomorrow."
Governor Duan was surprised at the quick departure. After a moment of pause, he said, "Then tomorrow, I will host a farewell banquet at Laike Building, inviting Deputy Chief Duan to join us."
Manbao gently declined, saying that they needed to prepare luggage tomorrow and purchase some items. Since the farewells were just about eating and drinking, and they were not lacking funds for a meal, it was unnecessary to attend as they were not familiar with each other.
Zhou Man decisively refused, and since their communication today was smooth, Governor Duan realized she wasn't being disrespectful but simply uninterested in such formalities. Therefore, he didn't insist and smiled as he saw them off.
