Having a meal with Mrs. Tian is a very pleasant thing—the old lady introduced by Old Man Bai has the surname Tian, and she jokes about herself saying that it's because of this surname, she has tilled fields all her life.
She is not what one could call a looker.
Her hair is kept short at ear-length for easy maintenance, and her skin is not fair, but rather shows the dark tan of long hours of farm work, mixed with a sickly, waxy pallor.
It's apparent that even in her youth, she probably wasn't considered a beauty.
Yet her laughter has a different kind of infectiousness.
It's that hearty, slightly boisterous, and even, at times, somewhat indecorous laugh—her mouth opens wide, her head tilts back ever so gently, and sometimes you can even see her upper jaw.
Mrs. Tian is a talkative person.
Not to mention between good friends like Old Man Bai.
She can also chat with Tang Lingwu; the two can go from discussing their favorite milk tea to the latest styles in dresses.
