While the mother and daughter were in mid-conversation, Chen Ming returned. Seeing Mrs. Wang's red and swollen eyes, he was startled and hurriedly approached her, asking, "Madam Juen, what's wrong?"
Chen Afu felt that Mrs. Wang should have a private conversation with Chen Ming, so she left the main hall.
She moved to the south room in the west wing, where the three generations of the Chu family were sitting on small chairs, playing with building blocks on a little-legged table. They were all big lads, and Chen Afu was worried they might break the small chairs.
Seeing Chen Afu, the elderly Marquis Chu gave her a thumbs up and said, "Clever girl, even thinking of this method. This way, they can exercise their attention, patience, and observational skills."
