In this chapter, we are introduced to a new character named xixi, who is the granddaughter of Madame Bovary and the sister of Madame Pernelle. She is also the mother of the new baby boy, who will be named after her. . She tells us that the baby will be a boy, and that she will give xi the 5 percent of the company that she owns as a reward for her son's birth. She also tells him that the company will hold a party for the baby, and she will be at the party as his sister-in-law. She asks him why he is always hiding from her, and he tells her that he has something important to attend to. He then asks her why she is always giving him a 5 percent share of the stock in the company. She says that she is giving it to him as a gift for her grandson, since he is a boy. She then asks him to sign the share transfer agreement, which will be effective from the date on which he signs the document. He asks why he has suddenly become a member of a company that owns 5 percent shares of his assets. She replies that she does not know, either. He says that he could tell her how much the 5 % share is worth, but that 5 % of a share in the group is worth only 5 percent. He is shocked to find out that his old friend, Madame Poyser, has given him the same share. Madame Po'ser, he says, is giving him 5 percent because she is a woman, and not because she loves him. She gives him the share because she wants him to marry her, but he is shocked that she would give him such a share. He