Mrs. Meng entered the room and saw her daughter looking at cosmetics as she stepped through the doorway. She looked at her daughter's back, but she could see her expression in the mirror!
Mrs. Meng... has someone upset you, my daughter?
Knowing her proud daughter, Mrs. Meng understood that an unhappy mood after a trip to the streets was surely caused by some wealthy and powerful young lady who had made her daughter displeased.
Isn't it so that all ordinary people find it normal to be unhappy because of jealousy over others' wealth and power?
Her daughter bought such expensive cosmetics, enough to buy a whole set as a gift for her. How much exactly did this cost?
They certainly were not as wealthy nor as powerful as others, capable of supporting such expenditures!
Buying a set of such cosmetics cost them a year's income—how could she be happy about that?
Mrs. Meng understood her daughter's unhappy mood and entered the room to comfort her.
