Vibha is in the kitchen rolling the puran polis and Daksh comes and calls for Naina who is not there. Later Naina comes and tells him to go and sit at the table and she will bring his breakfast. She makes tea, and places some biscuits in his plate and tells him to eat. Daksh argues why she is starving him. She tells him, that he can eat at the canteen, if he feels hungry. Both look sideways at their mother, who places the polis in a dish, with a bowl of some sweet dish, and brings it towards them but she moves ahead to go upstairs. Naina opens the lid of a dish, and shows him instant doklas which she made for him, but seeing his mother's attitude he gets frustrated and he just gets up and walks to go to his work.
Two eunuchs come to their house, and in a loud excited voice, shower their blessings on the grand child and the family stand there with the belief of the efficacy of their prayers, and Rohini says, that if they do not give the money they want, it is a bad omen. One of them, asks for a donation of five thousand rupees. Father argues and gives less which on counting they show their dissatisfaction at the amount. Naina from the other side of the battle line, is offering him the money, and picks a wad of notes and offers it the eunach, who willingly accepts and stretches his hand to Naina, and Ayee says not to accept it, as she does not belong to the famiy. Naina says, it is from the uncle of the child, and she asks for two specific blessings: one that he stops crying which upsets the whole house, and the Kaka, gives a thumbs up, and supports Naina's suggestion. The second blessing Naina wants is for the child to grow healthy. The eunuch, blesses Naina, with wishes for long life, a child of her own, and happiness. This galls the Ayee, and the others show indifference.
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