Wang Erniu didn't believe it. She stubbornly believed that Chen Xueniang's refusal to get married was an attempt to flirt and be promiscuous. However, under Wang Cuilan's threat and bribery, she assured Wang Cuilan that she would never scold Chen Xueniang again, nor would she beat Xiaoyan anymore.
After such an incident, both Wang Cuilan and Feng Qingxue lost all their sleepiness.
Just after sending away Wang Erniu and her daughter, there was a sequence of four chimes. The mother and daughter looked up to see the wooden wall clock pointing exactly at four o'clock.
"Shoot!" Wang Cuilan, being older, found it hard to sleep if she missed her sleep window. She said to Feng Qingxue, "You can go lie down in the room for a while. I'm going to queue up for meat. When I get back, I'll make minced meat for Xibao. Also, I'll check if there's any pork liver."
"Aunt, I'll accompany you. I can't sleep either." The matter of favoring boys over girls unsettled Feng Qingxue.
