At this time, it was already late, and Wen Shi and the others were returning on the last ferry to the port.
This meant there were no more ferries leaving the island, so Ning Jiandong had to stay overnight and wait until morning to leave.
A guest is a guest, so Wen's mother prepared several good dishes to entertain him.
She even called over Old Li from next door, and Mr. Zhang, who came back with He An, to accompany him.
The evening was lively with clinking glasses and laughter.
The topics of conversation covered everything under the sun, but they carefully avoided topics that should not be touched upon.
Yi Chichi and Wen's mother didn't join the conversation, focusing instead on eating their meal and taking care of He An, letting the men talk if they wanted to.
After they were full and satisfied, Ning Jiandong also fell asleep.
Not naturally asleep, but rather he was drunk, courtesy of the old men.
