The next morning, the doctor tells the family that the operation has gone well. He also tells them that the young man from the family has been pestering the doctor about his son's situation. The doctor says that the man is from the same family as his son, and that he has been using his family's connection to put undue pressure on others in the army. When the doctor asks the man why he didn't help him, the man says that he doesn't have the money to help his son. He wants to help himself too much, he says, and he wants the doctor to help him. The father says that his son would have fallen out with the man if he hadn't been so pestered. The mother says that she was worried when her son fell in love with a man from another family, and she sent him away from the construction site. She tells the doctor that she knew he was up to something, and tells him to hurry up and thank the doctor for his help. She also tells him that the doctor hasn't thanked the doctor properly, and the man never saw her again.