After becoming a wealthy man Wang Lung begins to grow tired of O-lan. He starts to realize all her physical flaws and how unattractive he finds her. Believing O-lan is ugly and he deserves better, Wang Lung buys Lotus to meet his desires. Buying Lotus does not bring Wang Lung inner peace like he hopes it will; instead it brings him more stress. “But after all this matter of the new kitchen became a thorn in his body, for Cuckoo went to the town every day and she bought this and that of expensive foods that are imported from the southern cities” (Buck 434). Wang Lung’s uncle and his wife stay in Wang Lung’s house when Wang Lung moves his family into the House of Hwang. When his uncle’s son decides to join the military, Wang Lung believes the last weight is finally lifted off his shoulders and he can now enjoy his own life and watch his grandchildren grow up. “Then at last there was peace, for there were only the two old sleeping ones in the house in the country besides his own,