Kind of a common attitude in Asian / Chinese relationships, business, friends, love. Where it's better to save face and not let the entire world know about your

Kind of a common attitude in Asian / Chinese relationships, business, friends, love. Where it's better to save face and not let the entire world know about your issue, in this context the authors reaction starts to make sense. He is interested in saving face and his family - and doing so requires keeping everything behind closed doors.