Aqing felt downcast and in a moment of indiscreet speech, accidentally revealed her own secrets. But luckily, after spending time together, she already regarded Harano as half a family member, second only in closeness to A-Man. Harano's nature was "kind and benevolent," willing to lose money to sell medicine to treat the poor villagers. He didn't humiliate her even after outwitting her, would remember if she'd eaten daily, and would worry about her being too bored, taking time to teach her how to read. Indeed, he was a very kind and gentle person.
Since, in her view, Harano was a good and kind person, even if they revealed their secrets, it didn't matter. They might even take him with them in the future to beg for food. He would learn about these things sooner or later, so talking to him now didn't seem to matter much.
