In this chapter, we are introduced to Lingzi, a young woman from the countryside who has come to live in Shanghai with her aunt and uncle. She has arrived at the city with a new necklace, which her aunt has bought for her. Lingzi tells us that her aunt bought the necklace for her while she was traveling abroad, and that her cousin, who is from the country, has tried to flirt with Lingzi but has been rejected by the young master. She tells Lingzi that if she were her, she would jump off a building and kill herself. She also tells him that when he rejected her love letters, he would have bashed his head against the wall and killed himself. She reminds him that if he gets wind of her slandering him again, he will not just be slandering her, but he will also be ripping her mouth.