In this chapter, we learn that Ching-ying's mother wants to give her opium, but she doesn't want to give it to her son-in-law, so she leaves him to his own devices. He tells us that he used to be jealous of her, but now that she's gone, he's decided that he'll take care of her instead.
In this chapter, we learn that Ching-ying's mother wants to give her opium, but she doesn't want to give it to her son-in-law, so she leaves him to his own devices. He tells us that he used to be jealous of her, but now that she's gone, he's decided that he'll take care of her instead.