Because traditions varied from region to region,there were some cases in which the groom stops to have dinner with the bride's family. There hewould receive a pair of chopsticks and two wine goblets wrapped in red paper. These gifts were symbolic of his receiving the joy of the family in the person of their daughter. In some regions,the groom would be presented with other symbolic gifts such as sweet longan tea，two hard-boiled eggs in syrup and transparent noodles. Yet another regional custom was the groom's given soup with a soft-boiled egg. He was expected to break the yolk of the egg as a symbol of breaking the bride's ties with her family.