The narrator describes the young man as difficult to describe, although he has seen many strange things and people. The young man asks the boss to give him a bowl of soup, which is the first bowl he has ever seen. He is afraid that the boss will not like him because he is a beggar, but the boss assures him that there are other places to sit if he does not like his appearance. The narrator is amazed at the disparity in treatment shown to him by the boss and the young master. He has always thought that men could take advantage of women's beauty, but now he knows that handsome men also can take advantage too. He says that the food is not the best but the cooking is not bad. The boss tells him that his money pouch was stolen by the beggar, and that he is too generous. The beggar says that he wants to thank the boss for earlier, otherwise, he would be a How could it be okay. He wants to return the favor, and the boss agrees to let him go first.