Old Mrs. Qin returned home and saw Qin Jin sitting in the courtyard wiping sweat with a towel, her face grim, "Are all the pine nuts fried?"
"They are. Do you want some? I'll peel them for you."
Old Mrs. Qin didn't respond and continued to ask, "Have the clothes been washed?"
"Washed, and the floor has been swept, rabbit droppings have been cleaned up too."
Old Mrs. Qin wanted to avoid the conversation but couldn't find a reason to leave.
About an hour later, Dong Lamei arrived with the candy Yu Feng had sent.
To coax Peng Chunhua to move back in with her father, Yu Feng took Feng Bing to the health clinic to check his ears, leaving only the unhelpful Mr. Feng at home.
Worried that his daughter-in-law and son would blame him if they returned, Mr. Feng dared not accept the candy Dong Lamei had brought back, repeatedly calling her "in-laws":
"We can talk things over, no need to get angry."
