The children left cheerfully after they ate, but those who did not manage to get the buns refused to move. Aunt Zhou, Ms. Zhou's mother, coaxed them away and asked them to come back earlier next time.
Some women could not help but complain. "But we have so many left, let's just give them one!"
Aunt Zhou said, "The owner is too kind-hearted but we can't just indulge ourselves. They make money with hard work too. 40 steamed buns for free every day… that is so generous of our owner! How about we not offer any starting from tomorrow, so we all save trouble?"
The woman said with a smile, "No, no, you are right. Our owner is already generous enough and I should not have said such a thing…"
If the 40 free steamed buns and rolls were gone because of what she said, many people would blame her for being nosy.
Her intention was to show her generosity through others' generosity, but she did not want to ruin what existed right now.
