If the old man could do it, then she could stay at home and clean up the house and prepare the old man's meals as she had done before. That would be all right with her.
But Father Wei was unwilling to do so either. Not only was farming hard work, but it also did not earn much money. More importantly, everyone in the village knew that their son had done well and had married a chief's daughter. That was why they could lead such carefree lives.
Now that their family was returning to the village, what would they tell the villagers? Could they really tell them that their son had not been able to resist his urges and had been caught in the act by their daughter-in-law? Father Wei could not afford to be embarrassed like that.
