Ethan scratched his head, "Is there any real difference between a simple reception and a standard one?"
Great Scholar Stewart tugged at his beard, "Huge difference. Both visitors and hosts must observe these distinctions."
"When superiors ask for simplicity, it means the inspector travels light—so our welcome must match that modesty."
"But a full ceremonial welcome? That's far more complicated than this."
Ethan sighed, "Great Scholar Stewart, isn't the Confucian Order's entire system built upon these rituals?"
"Exactly!" Stewart's eyes gleamed. "These rites are the outward expression of our core principles—they demand respect."
Truth be told, Ethan understood the logic. Before his transmigration, his world had briefly obsessed over "the whole ceremony thing."
Like every passing fad,
