The next morning, Zillah asks her aunt to come back to her house. She tells Zillah that she's going to sleep at her friend's house, and Zillah tells her to take care of herself. Zillah says that she thought she'd just need to go down the street and meet some of her classmates, but she didn't. She asks Zillah if he's thinking all day, and she teases him about it. She teases Zillah about the fact that he doesn't seem to understand anything, and he teases her for not understanding anything. She says that the village is "young and romantic," and she tells him to go away. He asks if he and shuanhao are together, and they tease each other about it, and then he asks if there's anything wrong between them. They say that it's not, and that they often go to each other's houses during the holidays, so they don't have anything to do.