In this chapter, we are introduced to Mr. Qin, the owner of a pet shop in Shanghai. He is the one who picked up a stray kitten named nuonuo three years ago. The kitten was scratched by the owner's son, and the two have been fighting ever since. The owner of the pet shop, Mr. Quin, tells the young man that the kitten is not his, and that he should have gone to hell with his "lunatic mother" . The young man tells the owner that he will buy another kitten that looks just like the one that was scratched, and then he will explain that he is the rightful owner. He says that he hopes that the owner will return the kitten to him, but that the milk bottle looks familiar, so they will try to find and adopt the kitten. However, the kitten has already been adopted by another owner, and he is now his own owner. Mr. Guppy, the young owner, is shocked by the kitten's behavior, and asks the owner if he likes the name "Nuonuo." The young owner replies that he does not, as he is a "thieve taking advantage" of the situation. He offers the owner a hefty sum of money as compensation for the care he has given the kitten, and Guppy says he will take leave of his business to do so.