For the new son-in-law, the second day of the Lunar New Year has an even more extraordinary meaning. On this day, the new son-in-law expresses "thank you" to his father-in-law and mother-in-law for marrying their daughter to him. Therefore, the gifts are particularly "grand" and should be shown in front of the father-in-law and mother-in-law. For the mother's family, the son-in-law is a "distinguished guest". Whether it is eating or chatting at home, the son-in-law must be at the table. The reason for these "extraordinary" treatment to the son-in-law is because the family hopes that the son-in-law can treat their daughter better.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, I "go back to my parents' home" early in the morning. I usually stay there for a day and don't leave until the evening. Even if you can't stay until evening, you still have to have a "grand" lunch. This lunch usually includes chicken and fish. Even in the era of relatively scarce materials, this lunch had to have 6 dishes. In order to show the dignity of the son-in-law, when fish is usually served, the fish head should be pointed towards the son-in-law. Generally, a more "humble" son-in-law will turn the fish head to "Old Taishan" to show respect. If he catches up with a son-in-law who is not too "fastidious", he will ignore it. These etiquettes should be followed without fail.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, a married daughter has to return to her parents’ home, and her husband has to go with her, so it is commonly known as the Day of Welcoming a Son-in-Law. When you go home, you should bring a gift, called a hand-carrying gift or a accompanying hand. On this day, the daughter who returns to her natal family must bring some gifts and red envelopes to distribute to the children of her natal family, and have lunch at her natal family. When a daughter returns to her parents' home, it is forbidden to give them an odd number as a gift. Traditionally, odd numbers are considered unlucky, so the gifts that a son-in-law brings back to his parents' home must be in pairs.

Not only that, in the past, families would also choose this day to take a family photo. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, children will carry carp lanterns to ask for good wishes.