In this chapter, the narrator tells the story of her childhood friend, the ice man. The ice man was nicknamed the "ice man" by his classmates because he was too shy to socialize. The narrator's mother told her that the teacher thought that she was not sociable, so she should let her take ballet classes so that she would not have to avoid talking to her friend. She also tells the narrator that the day of their wedding will be 587 days old tomorrow. She tells the pig that she will bring him something yummy from her business trip. The pig is docile, and the narrator promises to bring her something tasty from his trip. After the pig leaves, he asks the ladies how they usually send messages to their husbands. They reply that they do not usually do so. He then tells the ladies that he will be back the next day. Two weeks later, the house is decorated and the cat is shy and timid. He tells the women that his company has assigned him a project that recreates people's nostalgia. He asks everyone in the room how they like the person they used to be when they were students. The person he liked when he was a student, he says, was "dingding dingding" . He married and had children. During his school days, he only liked mock tests. The meeting is over, and he asks everyone how they liked him when he