"An Zhiqiang, that kid, never learned his lesson. He dyed his hair blond a while ago and got into fights; later on, things got so bad that the police station got involved. His mother was so anxious, pulling strings and spending money..."
"His mom has it tough too, a single woman raising a child. The man she found is a slob, just idling his days away playing Mahjong. He even uses Zhang Yi's money for gambling. They had hoped their son would turn out better, but he's just as useless, a lost cause."
"Zhang Yi used to be quite feisty herself. Her husband's family had a factory, and when she talked she carried herself with an air of superiority. 'Our factory is this and that,' she would say. But then the factory went bust, and with it, so did their lives."
Jiang Yuan and Mu Zhiyang listened while taking notes.
Mu Zhiyang was mainly responsible for the note-taking, while Jiang Yuan observed.