This evening, many in the Lin family tossed and turned, unable to sleep. The patriarch lay on the bed, restless and wakeful, his mind wholly occupied by the events of the day.
"What are you doing? Making pancakes? It's the middle of the night and you're not sleeping, just fussing around. Children and grandchildren have their own fortunes; what's the use of worrying so much? When you first came here, didn't you have nothing? It was all through your own efforts and toil that you created this family business, wasn't it? So why are you now worrying about such useless things with your children and grandchildren?" The matriarch, disturbed by her husband's restlessness, too, hadn't slept well, so she got up to persuade him.
