Saturday, 31 May

Yuan meeting. President Sun Fo lost his temper over a trifling matter. I am very much afraid he is suffering too much from the curtain lectures[1] which are straining his nerves to breaking point. Many of his servants have had to leave him with heavy hearts during the last few weeks. Poor fellow! What can we do? Even the Almighty God is powerless when it comes to dealing with untamable wives. I spoke to Guan Suren (關素人)[2] about Yukan. He promised to help.

[1] Curtain lecture; an instance of a wife reprimanding her husband in private.

[2] A colleague who had also worked in the Southwest Political Council.