The chapter opens with a quote from a book called "The Birth of Life," which says that people are born from blessing, and that children are a cord that extends a mother's "life." The narrator says that he thinks every child is born from a blessing, because children are the "cord" that extends mother and child's lives. The narrator tells us that his mother is busy with work, but she rarely comes home, and she can't remove the attachment she has with her husband. He tells her that his father died when he was still alive, and he left his books to his daughter, who will be a "treasure" that he will spend his life protecting. He says that his daughter has always been sad, but after she entered middle school, she was "always sad." He asks his daughter about it, but he doesn't answer. He hopes that his ancestors will bless him with a strong man to protect his daughter. He asks if he is teaching him to practice Chinese kungfu, and his daughter and son-in-law are too naive to protect him.