Chapter 60

During this period, several interesting things happened. For instance, the young girls who returned with their families brought back their mothers, and the young boy, just as he had hoped, brought back his grandmother. The awkward part was that the boy had no house of his own and had to stay at his sister's place. Previously, they had all lived in dormitories, but after getting houses a while back, everyone moved into their own homes. Since these houses were so nice, the girl was naturally worried about leaving them unattended. However, once the old grandmother arrived, she started pointing fingers and making demands wherever she went, and the boy was too stunned to react at first. At mealtime, the grandmother saw them eating white rice—something she had never tasted before—and then watched as her granddaughter cooked plenty of meat and several stir-fried dishes. It was clear these were rewards for her mother. The old woman, perhaps used to barking orders at home, saw the mother and daughter eating meat and began to shriek, "How can you eat meat? This meat is for the boy! My darling boy is the pillar of this family’s future. Girls should just eat some vegetables; having such a nice house to live in and clothes to wear is already a waste!"