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I was very interested to know what this chapter was about because there was a possibility of what the story could be about. It thought this chapter could have been about one of the daughter's relationships with their father's or one of the mother's relationships with their husbands, both of which have not been talked about in the story yet. However, my assumptions were not entirely correct but I did find this story interesting. I thought one of the weird things was that Jane was actually taking what her mother's thoughts were into consideration early on in the story. I found this strange because due to their "relationship," I would think that she would be as concerned with something like that. I also thought this chapter was a lot more confusing because of Ying-Ying's interventions throughout the story. But I thought that although it explained the strenuous relationship between Lena and her husband while they had the business going, as well as before that with the expenses, it was not clear what this entire chapter was about. I thought that the vase that was broken was a possible metaphor for the sense of stability in their relationship. Especially since Ying-Ying asked her about it. I seemed reminiscent of her situation with Arnold, where she felt like she had no control over what happened to him but the same time, she still felt responsible. I am hoping that "Four Directions" puts things into better perspective about this chapter’s situation.