"I keep mulling over this thought: Has this natural, simple, non-calculating character of the common man been lost under the capitalist system with its private ownership of property? When these three people begin to specialize, they will become more adept at running the restaurant and become more calculating. Will the three of them be as happy then as they are now?"
「我一直再咀嚼這一幕：那種自然、純樸、不懂算計、樂在其中的老百姓本色，會不會在資本化的個體戶經營中失去，當他們逐漸專業化之後，必然也學會了經營與算計，母子三人的快樂，是否仍能持續。」