The next morning, jinzhi tells his father the truth: his father sold the silk workshops. He's spent his whole life studying, but he's never been able to do anything with his business. Now that the emperor has abolished the imperial court, his scholarly rank is worthless. Now, all the factories are importing silk and satin from China. The only two silk workshops that he can save can't sell any more, so he'll have to close the last shop. . The next day, weicheng chuqing tells his uncle the truth. He wants to know why his father wouldn't agree to back him up. He explains that his name is "weicheng" , which means "little shepherd boy" . And his last name is Duan, which is a phonetic combination of "du" and "dan." . He says that if he stays in the guest room for a few days, he won't have to worry about his father's death. And he'd be able to go back to his studies in Japan, which he didn't plan on doing. He calls his uncle "old chu" and then "duan'er," which is the last name duan used in the novel.