By the end of the New Year’s Eve feast, everyone’s stomachs were rounded and taut. Every dish on the table had been wiped clean, with even the braised pork gravy scooped up and mixed into rice to ensure nothing went to waste.
The evening meal was to be held at the Educated Youth Point, but Qiao Qingqing had declared early on that she wouldn't be attending, as she planned to spend the evening with the Lu family. Everyone understood her position, and to spare her any unnecessary trouble, they all tacitly kept their silence. The group of educated youths cleaned up the dishes and pots, and by the time they finished, it was already two-thirty in the afternoon. The length of the day had been dominated by the leisurely pace of the midday meal and the accompanying chatter.
Taking advantage of the warmth of the afternoon sun, Qiao Qingqing washed her hair, bathed, and put on clean clothes. What woman doesn’t love to look her best? Yet, Qiao Qingqing was always running from one task to the next; she rarely had a moment to herself, let alone the time to make new clothes.
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