Faina, on the other hand, spent all day with her mother-in-law. This gave her a good grasp of the latter's Ningbo dialect, which ultimately became her main language, and the art of Ningbo-style cooking.
芳娘與婆婆朝夕相處，習得一口寧波方言，成為她此後的主要語言，也學了一手寧波菜。