"Where has Fengmian been these days? Why hasn't he come back for meals? If you have time, go find him. He can't keep staying away; the family has so many troubles, and he's the pillar of the house now. He can't keep playing around."
Mrs. Xie had been frazzled these past few days, busy looking after Mr. Xie, and hadn't had time to pay attention to other matters. Today, as she felt everything was settling down a bit, she remembered to ask Ye Xiaotong.
Xie Fengmian often didn't come home. Sometimes he returned late at night, and she didn't interfere because she had encouraged Xie Fengmian to look elsewhere if he didn't like Ye Xiaotong.
However, it's not good for Xie Fengmian not to come home for such a long time.
While she ate the meal prepared by Ye Xiaotong, Mrs. Xie planned to give him a good talking-to when he returned.
But she didn't expect that, just as she finished speaking, Ye Xiaotong suddenly burst into tears, covering her face.
