![]() ![]() Shi’s conversation with Madame once again ends with both of them praising America, for they are able to share such stories freely. He wishes it was his daughter talking to him, but she is not interested. He realises that nobody has listened to him with such understanding before- he did not even talk this much to his wife before he died. ![]() He then thinks about his daughter, who probably feels that he is a nuisance. She is dressed in bright colours, and he thinks about the old Chinese saying that people are lucky to cross paths even once in their lifetime. Shi tells Madame that his daughter is not happy. He is taken aback by this uncharacteristic directness from her. When he asks why she is not happy, she denies, telling him that people can be both happy and quiet- just like he used to be. ![]() But no matter how much he asks, she never talks to him. Her father is sure she is hurt, though he doesn’t know why the marriage ended- his main intention is to find out. She doesn’t talk much, only praises the food he cooks, albeit half-heartedly. In the end, he disguised it as a wish to see America for his birthday and she had no choice but to fly him out. It is then revealed that he had flown from China to America to help his daughter recover after her divorce from a seven-year marriage, despite her telling him there was no need for the visit.
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