No one at home rested because Su Binglan had yet to return. Before going to the county, she told Shen Qiuhua to make dinner as usual and not wait for her because she would come home late at night.
Even so, Shen Qiuhua and the rest of the family waited for Su Binglan. The family had their dinner as usual and stayed up until it was late. Although they had eaten, they left some food for Su Binglan to reheat.
No one slept after dinner and waited for her to return. They would be worried if she did not return in the middle of the night. Shen Qiuhua and Su Fengmao had nothing much to do at home, so they did their accounts.
After Liu Yinyin coaxed her two children to sleep, she continued peeling corn with Su Wenzhe. They were busy peeling peanuts initially and only started working on their corn afterward.
