In this chapter, we learn that the young artist is studying painting, and that he has just won an exhibition prize for his work. The young artist asks his father what prize he would like to win, and his father replies that he wants to win money, fame, and a contact with the gallery. He also says that the only thing he wants from his father is "honesty" , which means that he does not need to worry about money in the future. We learn that his mother does not care about her son's personal life, but only about his reputation as a member of the "xu family" . This means that she does not want her son to give his father a bad reputation, which is why she wanted him to learn how to paint.