After the sisters returned to their room, Madam Xie called them into hers and lectured them for a long time, teaching them that they must always endure, saying things like endure a moment of calm, step back for a boundless view.
Mo Yaner was very impatient, occasionally rolling her eyes and pouting, indicating that she didn't agree with her mother's arguments.
Mo Yaner, truly bored, couldn't help but interrupt Madam Xie's continued nagging, saying, "Mother, I understand what you're saying, you just want us to be 'shrinking turtles,' don't you?"
"What do you mean 'shrinking turtles'? That sounds so awful. You, girl, are out of line; don't you know to endure things a bit? Suffering is a blessing, do you understand?"
"I don't, I only know that when I can no longer endure, I need not endure any longer." Mo Yaner turned her face away in disdain; it was clear she was being asked to act like a shrinking turtle, yet she found the term unpleasant.
