The narrator tells us that hao-wuyi is in love with a childhood sweetheart who is in college. They have a good relationship, and sometimes their parents call each other "in - laws" . They are both beautiful, simple, and straightforward, and the narrator wants to make her happy. He tells her that she has always been straightforward and beautiful, and he wants her to look as beautiful as possible. She tells him that she wants him to break up with her, because he has always spoiled her, and she wants to look good in front of his eyes. She also tells the narrator that girl friendships are "so fake" , and that they boost one another's self-esteem. The narrator then tells us about how he and his friend, the teacher's student , are going to get her boyfriend, who has asked her to "fold" 9,999 stars for him on his birthday. He asks her to do it for him, but she refuses, saying that she is too clumsy to do so. The students in the class learn of the situation, and they all volunteer to help. When a 12th-grader is diagnosed with leukemia, the school encourages each class to raise money for that student. The teacher buys the jar of stars and puts them in his office. A few years later, some of the students go back to visit the teacher and tell him that the stars are still there.