On the move
"Please have this tea," Madam Han said to Su Wan as she offered her a cup of the best tea in her house. She wanted to serve something better to Su Wan but there was nothing in the house. Their financial condition also did not allow them to purchase expensive tea.
Su Wan nodded as she took the teacup from Madam Han. Earlier she had asked Madam Han not to serve anything as she did not want to put any sort of burden on the Han family but as the Han family was once an official family, it was impossible for them to ignore the etiquette.
What was more, Madam Han stayed on her knees the entire time, she did not even raise her head in front of Su Wan. What could she do? Even if she was old enough to be Su Wan's mother, she needed to lower her head in front of Su Wan.
Though the young ones bowed to the elders, the ones who were in a weaker position needed to remember their positions as well.