Upon returning to the West Room, Mrs. Wang clutched Chen Afu in her arms and burst into unrestrained tears. "Afu, my Afu, it is all my fault. I lost face for you all, and you nearly got beaten up..."
Seeing Mrs. Wang weeping in distress, Alu and Dabao embraced and wept with her. Chen Afu shed tears and said, "Mother, you didn't lose our face, because you have done nothing wrong at all. You should not bear the disgrace, so it was right to teach those two gossipy women a lesson. Don't worry, mother. Before I had my fight with them, I had asked my sister-in-law to call for Junior Officer Gao and Manager Luo. I'll be fine. Oh, and Zhui Feng, it's amazing. It will protect me..."
Zhui Feng was sitting at their feet, and upon hearing its mistress's mention of its name, it immediately got up and whined, nuzzling against her feet.