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As for the timing of the betrothal gifts, it was decided by a master consulted by the Forrester Family, who said it should be either 8:08 a.m. or 12:08 p.m. Old Master Forrester let Quentin Thorne choose, and Quentin felt they were being troublesome, subtly hinting that the Forrester Family's reliance on superstitions seemed a bit absurd.
But Old Master Forrester earnestly explained that the time was chosen based on the couple's birth dates and the astrological alignments of the day, ensuring great fortune for the Forrester and Thorne families, bringing them everlasting prosperity!
Quentin Thorne found it all rather exhausting, but he had no choice. He reluctantly picked the earlier of the two auspicious times, which were either too early or too late.
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On the eighth day of the lunar calendar, although spring had arrived, the morning light couldn't compare to the brightness of midsummer at 6 a.m.
