Listening to Qing Zhu's words from outside the window, the man began picturing a child breastfeeding and the woman's bare chest as she nursed, his face growing hotter with each imagined detail. His heart raced–a reaction he had not encountered before. Was he that deprived of female companionship? With this shocking realization, he couldn't bear to listen any further and hastily left.
Unaware that her words had been overheard, Qing Zhu mistook the slight noises from outside to be a neighbourhood cat knocking something over.
Hurrying away, he decided he needed to finish his task quickly and rush back home. He wondered if she was obediently waiting for him there.
From that day, Fang'er's stepfather was seen no more in the Qins' village. Given the recent scandal of Su'E, there was no gossip about Fang'er and her mother, saving them considerable emotional strain.