![]() ![]() ![]() When she casually mentions that someone as wealthy as Wang Lung has every right to buy a concubine, the solution to Wang Lung's problem becomes obvious: he will buy Lotus Flower and keep her as his concubine. The uncle's wife sees immediately what no one else has observed-that Wang Lung is having an affair with another woman. ![]() The solution comes, ironically, from his uncle's wife, whom he overhears talking to O-lan. Wang Lung himself cannot quench his passion for Lotus Flower and does not know what to do next, as he is consumed in his love for this dainty person. In China, where ancestor worship is the main type of worship, Wang Lung resents his uncle and his uncle's intrusion, but he knows also that "it is a shame to a man when he has enough and spare to drive his own father's brother and son from the house." Consequently, Wang Lung now has three more people living in the house. It is, however, modified by the arrival of Wang Lung's uncle. These two chapters continue with the love that possesses Wang Lung. ![]()
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