Facing his tearful children, Feng wants to tell them that the next time they see something they like, it would be best not to reveal their feelings to avoid people recognizing those feelings and using them to get the upper hand in negotiations. But, halfway through his speech, he realized he was teaching the children to be sly, to say things other than what they felt, and couldn't go on.
面對淚眼婆娑的孩子，豐子愷想教導孩子下次看到喜歡的東西，最好不要流露心情，免得被人識破，失了談判的優勢，可是，他話才說一半，就發現自己在教導孩子心口不一的機詐，而說不下去。