Winnie helps Peanut and Wen Fu arrange meetings in the greenhouse to talk and kiss while the family sleeps after the noon meal. Winnie is worried and realizes she could be punished if they are found out. She tells Pearl that there was no reward for good behavior, that was expected, but bad behavior could be punished severely. Winnie refuses to continue as go-between, and Wen Fu finds a woman to deliver his letters and a marriage proposal.
Auntie Miao, the matchmaker he had chosen, knew Winnie. A member of the Lin family had spited Auntie Miao and when a match might have been made between a Lin boy and Winnie, she intervened. This time, however, she must have told Wen Fu's family about Winnie's rich father. Winnie noticed right away that when the.....
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