After paying respects to Second Old Master and Second Mrs. Shen by serving them tea, it was time to meet some of their peers, all from Second Old Master's family.
The couple had one legitimate son and one legitimate daughter; the elder son is named Duan Rongyu, who is one year younger than Duan Rongjing but is already married. His wife is his cousin Mrs. Xiao, and they had a son named Jie.
Since Duan Rongyu was still studying, Zhong Lan gave him an ink slab. For Mrs. Xiao, it was a set of gemstone hairpins; for the little fatty Jie, a gold-made fortune lock.
Second Old Master and Second Mrs. Shen's legitimate daughter is Duan Wen. Zhong Lan had met her yesterday, found her spirited and quirky, so this morning she switched the prepared gemstone hairpins for ones made of eastern pearls, which suited this young and beautiful girl better.
The eastern pearl hairpins were round and smooth, the craftsman's work excellent, and Duan Wen was indeed very pleased, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"
