Generally, it's the child's maternal grandparents, maternal uncles, paternal grandparents, maternal uncles, etc. If there aren't enough seats at one table, they'll be seated at a second table, which includes the child's aunts, uncles, maternal aunts, maternal cousins, etc.

In addition to the central seat for guests, a "VIP" seat will be set up on the right for relatives related to the child's father, but excluding uncles and aunts.

Uncles and paternal uncles do not have a place at a child's full moon celebration; they are essentially the hosts.

Besides the two main tables, the other three tables are for accompanying people, such as neighbors, fellow villagers, friends, classmates, and other casual acquaintances.

Generally, the first two rounds will be used to seat the guests and the important guests, and in the third round, everyone can sit wherever they want without any further restrictions.

The older generation has many rules.

Therefore, at the beginning of a banquet, people often spend a long time being polite because of seating arrangements.

It was troublesome, but also lively.

Wang Tianxiao knew less about these rules than his wife and Li Guanping, so the three of them discussed it for half the night and summarized some points to note.

I didn't rest until late at night.

When Wang Tianxiao got up in the morning, he took a moment to check on the progress of the bird-catching net, but there had been no results yet.

I don't know what went wrong.

But he doesn't have time to focus on the birds right now; the full moon celebration the day after tomorrow is the real important event.

The planting was temporarily entrusted to Wu Wenhua's family, and Liu Yuanzhao was also asked to look after the small animals.

Wang Tianxiao's child's one-month celebration was a joyous occasion for the station, and everyone was naturally very happy. Wang Tianxiao told everyone that they would all have a day off the day after tomorrow to go to the banquet together.

Everyone was naturally delighted.

After a month or so of getting to know each other, everyone at the station is now quite familiar with each other. Since there are no conflicts of interest, they get along very well.

Wang Tianxiao didn't believe in the saying "a kind heart cannot command an army." He ate and worked with everyone on a daily basis, without putting on airs. Gradually, everyone stopped treating him as an outsider.

Then it was a busy day.

From morning to noon, he and Wang Tianxin went through all the villagers and relatives they could invite, and asked their brothers and sisters to convey the message to those who had married out or were temporarily away.

There are two types of requests. If you're asking someone to do something for you, you'll need a pack of cigarettes.

If you're inviting someone to a banquet, then you don't need to do anything; just offer them a cigarette and say hello.

I was busy until the afternoon, and I had basically finished my tour.

Of these people, the person who will do the work on their behalf will almost certainly participate, either one or two people.

When someone invites you to a banquet, about 70-80% of the people who attend usually do so. The remaining people will bring a small gift or a dollar or two as a token of their courtesy, even if they haven't arrived in person.

In the afternoon, Wang Tianxiao went to Wang Dabao again to inquire about the tarpaulin. He learned that it was settled, but a deposit of 100 yuan was required. Wang Tianxiao then gave the deposit to Wang Dabao and instructed him to have the person who set up the tent with the tarpaulin come early the next day to set up the tent, so that any problems could be rectified.

Then we communicated and confirmed some details again.

After finishing his work, it was past nine o'clock at night. When he came out of Wang Dabao's house, he was exhausted. Although it was freezing cold, his heart was burning, his face was hot, and even his palms were burning hot.

Instead of going straight back to the mountains, he rode his bike to the hospital and chatted with Wang Tiancheng for a long time.

Wang Tiancheng advised him not to have too much of a falling out with his family during the full moon celebration, as it wouldn't be good for the child. Regardless of his relationship with his family, the child only has one full moon celebration in their lifetime.

He told Wang Tiancheng that he and his mother had reached a preliminary consensus, and Wang Tiancheng was very happy.

The young man is recovering very well, and it looks like he will be able to be discharged from the hospital in another half month.

He regretted not being able to attend his nephew's full-month celebration, but Wang Tianxiao comforted him with a smile, saying that these customs were just formalities, meant for outsiders, and that as long as there was genuine affection, it didn't matter whether they were there or not.

Both of them tacitly avoided mentioning Mi Xiaoqing.

Wang Tianxiao knew that the young man couldn't let go of the girl he liked for the time being, but time would eventually heal all wounds.

When spring comes next year, he will go to the army as planned and see a bigger world. Mi Xiaoqing will then become a passerby in his life.