The BBQ continued until nine o'clock in the evening.
After seeing their little friends off, Pei Tang diligently helped Shen Mingzhu and Pei Ziheng clean up, with Lou Hua also lending a hand.
By the time they had thoroughly tidied up the lawn, it was already nine-thirty.
What remained was to deal with five large bags of trash.
Lou Hua helped carry away two bags, leaving three remaining.
Pei Ziheng, being considerate, picked up two of the bags, prepared to accompany Shen Mingzhu to dispose of them. But Shen Mingzhu asked her daughter to come with her instead.
The trash drop-off point was at the back door, roughly two hundred meters away. That evening, Pei Tang had eaten her fill at the BBQ, and walking there was a bit of exercise.
Although Pei Tang was too lazy to move, she obediently picked up a bag of trash from the ground and followed Shen Mingzhu out the door.
"Mom, can my brother and I come to London for a visit during the National Day holiday?"