The narrator begins this chapter by saying that his "ideal type" is dying, and that he will introduce a "ready-made", "extra handsome", and "two-legged" man to him. The narrator then goes on to describe the man's annual salary, social insurance, housing fund, and estate. He says that the man has cars and estates, and he introduces the man to the narrator. After introducing the man, the narrator returns to the original subject of the novel. He tells the story of a woman who was depressed after she had sung a song about her future. She had confided her problems to jianghuan and chuan, and the narrator says that she has a monthly income of 8,000 zimbabwe dollars. She wonders why she can't find a man who truly loves her.