Qian Yixiu saw her young mother with a flushed face, awkwardly bringing out a book and a sachet from somewhere. She knew that her mother was about to give her a lesson on sex. She hung her head and fiddled with the handkerchief in her hands, pretending to be unaware.
Pan Yue stuffed the book and sachet into Qian Yixiu's hands and said, "After I leave, take a good look at these. Tomorrow night, you must obey your husband, whatever he asks you to do, you do. Only then can you become a mother, bearing children."
These words truly echoed what Grandma Wu had said to her mother; Qian Yixiu nodded in agreement.
Pan Yue then adjusted Qian Yixiu's hair and said, "Xixiu, you'll belong to someone else's family from now on. Your mother knows you're capable and have your own ideas, but you should still be docile in your husband's family. Although your husband-to-be has a good temper, don't be too willful..."
Qian Yixiu nodded with each sentence her mother said.