9/27 Diary | Rare Family BBQ! 🔥

My family doesn't really celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, and we rarely have BBQs. For me, the Mid-Autumn Festival was the time when my retired dad used to make lots of sweet potato cakes and mung bean pastries. 😆 However, my family often gathers for meals during holidays. For example, we already have a banquet planned for the upcoming Double Ten Day. Today, we had a rare, spontaneous gathering at our old house for a BBQ, an event we haven't had in years. We gathered around 3 PM to start preparations, but it wasn't until almost 5 PM that we finally managed to get the fire going. 🤣 My takeaway is that BBQs are really not easy, and the smoke is super harsh! We wrapped things up around 7 PM and I got home by 7:30 PM. Over 30 relatives, young and old, came today. It was certainly lively... But my social energy got pretty much roasted along with the food. 🤣