When the school year starts, the chores pile up. Uncle and Sanma are always busy, but Uncle is especially busy. He wants to go shopping, but he's worried that his brother is going to tell him something. He asks his son-in-law if he wants to play with him, and he tells him that he'll make him something to eat. He also wants to know if they have any recipes for fish, so he asks her to send him one. She says that she's been meeting with the family to cook lately, and that if she asked Uncle to do it on her birthday, it would be like he wanted to celebrate with her. She's never cooked before, but she'll do it fine. She tells him to wash his nails, and to scrub his scrawny skin. He'll mince onions and garlic, and they'll roast the fish. They'll add salt, broth, and mush rooms to the fish, and it's done. Uncle's a guest, so they're going to cook it for him.