"No, Auntie Wan, I'm starting school again tomorrow." Pei Yining declined and had the family driver take her home.
Wan Hongxing returned to the dining room where Pei Guozhong sat with a stern face, clearly angry, while Pei Yijian sat there uneasily, saying, "Mom, Dad and sister had a fight."
"It's alright, Yijian, be good. Dad and sister were just talking a bit loudly. Eat your meal, and later you can go watch TV," Wan Hongxing soothed Pei Yijian.
As soon as Pei Yijian heard he could watch TV, he started eating his meal in big bites.
"Guozhong, eat up. Don't let it go cold," Wan Hongxing sighed, "I've prepared a whole table of dishes, and none of you are eating. It's really in vain."
With her words that were part complaint, part reproach, Pei Guozhong's initial anger softened. He said, "We'll eat. Eating is most important; we can't waste Hongxing's kind intentions."
Pei Guozhong started eating heartily.
