The chapter opens with a soliloquy by xixi, in which she tells her lover that she will never let him go. She tells him that she can solve all of their problems, but she will not allow him to leave the family. She says that her mother will never allow her to divorce her, but during this time, she does not want to believe that he will free himself. . They decide to go on a vacation to the sea, but before they leave, she wants to see an elder of her family.