It's dinnertime at a fancy hotel in Shanghai, and the narrator is there. He's there to meet up with his old school chum, Lanlan, who's been living in America for the past few years. He tells the narrator to grab a bite to eat first, because he's going to be meeting up with Lanlan's old school buddy, Fang Linglan, soon. The narrator advises Fang to order some good food first, since he'll be able to go back to China and develop his career. He also warns the narrator that the food will be authentic, since the ingredients are all imported from abroad. He says that he can recommend the food, but he doesn't know if it's authentic. He adds that the atmosphere at the hotel is weird, because the two old friends are trying to follow the orders of their uncle, but their uncle isn't interested in talking to them. He knows that Fang likes Lanlan but he can't accept Fang's love for his mother, so he was cold to her back then, but now he feels that there's some kind of secret behind this.