The next morning, Yulan's father comes home from work. He tells his son that he has finished his work and is about to leave, but that he is tired and wants to go home. Yulan asks his father what he is doing, and his father tells him that he just finished his job and is on his way home. He then tells Yulan that his grandmother is waiting for him at the restaurant, and that the president will be impatient if he does not get home in time to see her