She is still unable to connect to any maternal source of wisdom. Ying-ying as an adult has pushed this memory away until she sees Lena suffering in a loveless marriage. At that moment, Ying-ying remembers the wish she wanted to tell the Moon Lady: she wished to be found.
The first one. All of the other examples are talking about things price-wise, whereas a cheap excuse is a very bad excuse.
Freedom.....................................................
