Cheng Su wasn't sure if Hualing listened to her advice, maybe she did, but whether she can follow through is another unknown.
Some people aren't easily persuaded. Cheng Su feared most those who are advised one moment and forget the next, the kind that hears and doesn't act on it; stubbornly getting stuck, advising them is futile.
But seeing Hualing like this made Cheng Su uncomfortable, she tossed and turned at night unable to sleep.
Qi Taiguo reached for the light cord and turned on the lamp, looking over, said: "Can't sleep? Let's talk?"
That sounded good, Cheng Su wanted to get up, but Qi Taiguo held her down, saying: "Just lay there, it's cold outside; you'll lose warmth soon."
Cheng Su had to lie back down.
"What did Hualing say to you?" Qi Taiguo, with one hand under his head, lay on his side, his other hand resting on her waist.
Cheng Su replied: "Nothing much, just the same three lines back and forth."
