The next morning, Song and xie are still sitting at the banquet table, and Song tells xie that he is the one who has invited them to the banquet. . Song says that since he has an empty table, it is better to have the two young people there than to have a dog sitting in the manger. Song then apologizes to xie for being so rude, and apologizes again for being such a coward. Song apologizes for being rude, but .