Chapter 19: Intimidation

Because Mrs. Wang was busy, Chen Ming has lung disease and Chen Afu was a fool, very few people visited their house. Only occasionally would Mrs. Chen come over to check on them, and then there were a few women like Chen Alan, Aunt Li and Mrs. Changgen who came to ask Mrs. Wang for sewing advice.

Apart from Mrs. Chen, these visitors generally did not enter the house, but rather called Mrs. Wang out into the yard from outside the fence wall. Then there were Shitou and Si Xizi, who were good friends with Chen Dabao. Perhaps because of instructions from their families, they only summoned Dabao from outside the door to go and play.

Even these passers-by, who only caught occasional glimpses of Chen Afu, noticed she had become more attractive and would smile sweetly whenever she encountered someone. Not only had her movements become defter, but she could also help with the simple chores around the house.