What does それ refer to in それでいい in this exchange? … … … In this exchange I'm a bit confused as to what the is actually referring to. In this conversation they were trying to convince him to go with him and the to a and after much persistence(other stuff before this part of the exchange has been removed to keep it short) he eventually gives in and gives the excuse/reasoning . Now normally I'd think that would refer to the actual utterance itself but I can't see it literally referring to the previous utterance apart from the fact that it's basically agreeing to what the other person had suggested(i.e ). Can anyone explain exactly to what refers to in this situation? edit: Does it refer to 's desire () Does it refer to 's acceptance of his idea Or what does it refer to?

here does **_not_** refer to an actual utterance made. Instead, it would refer to 's logic, reasoning or way of thinking that has been expressed by the line …{}{}{}= "Alright. Nothing could replace our wives' good health and smiles.".

often means {}{} or and this one is no exception. It is an expression of approvement of another person's action or way of thinking.

It is kind of close to **_"Way to go!"_** in feeling.