Old Wang arguing with the old lady was futile, so the next day, the old lady had her second and third sons take her directly to the county town.
The second son had no choice, fearing that his own mother had never traveled far, finding her way by train and all.
He could only buy a train ticket and personally accompanied the old lady there.
The two went to the village chief for Wang Yan's address because Wang Yan had never written home. Initially, when he had moved to that provincial city, Wang Yan had written a letter home, but his father tore it up without even reading it.
Later, by the time the second letter came around, the second son secretly wrote to Wang Yan, telling his older brother not to write anymore because their father would tear it up without reading.
The letter was carried away by the village chief, so they had no address for Wang Yan.
The second son accompanied the old lady on a hard seat for over ten hours until they finally reached the provincial city.
