Summary

Hang and her mother travel back to Hanoi. When they return, their neighbor tells them someone has been looking for them every day. The following day Uncle Chinh shows up to collect his money. He tells his sister he has found her a job and she can start the following day. She asks him for a week to think about but does not want to take it. She tells Hang he is a tyrant, but to his face still remains respectful. Uncle Chinh tells Hang he does this all for her, so she can have a future full of promise. Aunt Tam visits in honor of Tet bringing a feast with her. She is surprised and disapproving that Hang’s mother does not have a feast set out for the ancestral altar to honor Hang’s father. When Aunt Tam leaves she gives Hang a large...