He was a poor mediator with a good heart and weak stance. Madam Yu was a woman of great strength and pride.

( these were not good mixes in personality. he was too much, and too little, and too obvious, all at once. he cannot imagine acting the same, but he knows. he knows. )

They loved their children.

( to the extents they knew how. it wasn't enough. it's what they had.

and love for him, only one had. it was the love of their children that had mattered. )