This chapter opens with a conversation between a young woman named daodao and her cousin, the baan. The baan tells her that she has not yet completed her journey, and that she will soon have a child. She tells her aunt that the boy is pale and tender, and she will take him away. She says that she is going to take the boy away because he is well behaved and has a good temperament. She asks who has done the research for the workshop, and the baun says that he has done it for her. He also says that many of the solutions he proposed in the table can be improved, but that if the suggestions are considered, the food will not be ready in time for the meal. He says that if he had suggested a new way of doing things, everyone would have to adapt to the new rules, but if his suggestion was considered, then everyone would pay the price. He asks if he is being bullied at work, and he replies that he is either watching dramas or chatting with his co-workers everyday. He tells his aunt that he wants to be promoted, but he does not have the personal life to do so. He explains that his job is to manage a company, and his mother is usually the one who decides the company's direction. He does not want to mingle in the arts scene, because his mother does not understand the artistic spirit of his family. He adds that his mom is proud and does not like to mingle with the lowbrow local arts scene. He wants to show her something funny, and asks her to show him something funny. She replies that her legs are tired, so she suggests that they have a