Both are "so pleased they would have agreed to anything," and they give him a large reward. Also, while the flowers are still fresh, Baoyu's clever maid Xiren makes a "steamed cake of osmanthus flowers, sugar and new chestnuts," which she sends to Baoyu's cousin Shi Xiangyun to make a good impression on her for her master.
只有巴巴地取下對瓶，親自灌水插好，分別往老太太、太太那裡送，樂得兩老「喜得無可不可」，大發賞錢。而巧襲人也趁鮮做了「桂花糖蒸的新栗粉糕」，差人送給史大姑娘作公關。