The Mid-Autumn Festival passed just like that, neither here nor there. After Qi Fenglian's incident of chasing guests away, no matter how thick-skinned her aunt and the others were, they were embarrassed to stay longer. After breakfast, they said they were leaving.
Mother Qi tried to persuade them to stay again and again. Her aunt said sourly, "No need, lest these old bones of mine become an eyesore. We better go. But Erzhen, I'm entrusting you with Weiqiu's matter. You are her aunt by blood; you should pay some attention to this."
Mother Qi quickly agreed. She packed some of the festival gifts that Cheng Su had brought back for them to take along, and personally saw them off before turning back home.
As soon as she got home, Mother Qi grabbed Qi Fenglian and scolded her vehemently: "That's your blood aunt, and you had the nerve to tell her to leave."
