The next morning, the two of them go to bed, and the narrator apologizes for not telling him sooner. He admits that he should have told her sooner, because he was afraid that she would not accept the news, and he also feared that she might regret coming back with him. The narrator says that he doesn't blame her for keeping the news from him, and that he promises to take good care of her. He tells her to stop looking for her medicine, and to stop searching for it. He says that each pill costs two thousand yuan, which is more than enough to feed her for the rest of the day. He asks the narrator to tell him if anything happens to the family in the next few days.