Nianyang complained, "I just saw that Uncle's family's food was running out, and I thought that they had helped us many times before, and after all, we're all relatives. So I gave the stuff to Uncle to help them out a bit, also hoping to gain a good reputation for our family. But Mom wants me to get the stuff back. If the neighbors see this, wouldn't they think our family is cold-blooded and heartless? Dad, your reputation would be ruined then!"
Gu Yuandao, like Wang Ying, felt that Nianyang was being too generous to outsiders and was ready to scold her. But after hearing what Nianyang said, he felt he couldn't save face and said with a stern face, "Woman, Yangyang gave the stuff away, it's already gone, how can you still urge to get it back? You may not care about face, but I do!"