Ever since Han Lie returned home, there had never been a break from visitors. One group arrived at noon and another in the evening, none leaving before 10 p.m. This kind of scene was unimaginable in big cities but all too common in the countryside. Sometimes, those old state-owned enterprise residential quarters were even worse. Han Lie couldn't possibly entertain everyone the whole time. He just ensured basic politeness, leaving the rest for Old Han and Old Ma to handle freely.
「The next day」
