The scene opens in a hotel in Binglan, where Lingnan is trying to find a room for his friend, who has just arrived in the city. Lingnan tries to get the two of them to stay in his standard room, but they refuse, saying that they are not allowed to be "registered guests" at the hotel. He tells them that his friend has arrived at night and will need to find her own room the next day. He says that he took her to the hotel to stay the night so that she can find her room the following day, or else he can rent her another room. He warns them that he will not let their plan succeed, as there are many "unreasonable people" in the hotel, and that they should get lost.