Back at the chief's house, a'tang asks Ruan-tang if he made her dress up like a girl. She tells him that she is his wife now, and that he can do whatever he wants with her. He asks if he really wants to die, and she says that he does not. A'cheng tells her that according to the customs, after they marry, they will be husband and wife. She asks him how she could marry someone she doesn't like, and he says that she has no parents to support her, so she has to live on her own. He tells her to marry into her house instead, because she is not good enough to be his wife.