In this chapter, the eldest child, the son of the eldest brother, tells his mother that tomorrow is the wedding of his brother and sister-in-law. He tells her that his life is hard and that he wishes he could be happy at the wedding. His mother tells him that she has never seen such a wretched banquet. The eldest brother gao comes to congratulate his sister on her upcoming marriage. He is a wealthy man and seems to be a friend of the groom. The elder brother meng, who is a small merchant, comes in and congratulates his sister. He says that he hopes that his niece can keep the gift of land because it is a very expensive one. He also tells her about his niece's good fortune and how he has finally seen how to be considerate of elders. He wishes that he and his sister in law could grow old together and have many descendants. He then tells his sister to wait until rock-head marries a girl and then he can return the gift.