The chapter opens with the arrival of the second master of the family, the young man named xiaoli, and his wife, the pregnant woman xixi. The two men greet each other heartily, and s/he tells xi that he has completed his work for the day, and that he wants to talk with her. . The first master tells his wife that she is already a member of his family, as she is the wife of the first master. He tells her that she should prepare herself for the opportunity to join the family if she is able to secure a position in the family. She tells him that her granddaughter, the granddaughter of the third master, is pregnant with a son-in-law of the fourth master, and she asks him to advise her on how to deal with the situation. He says that he will try to help her, but that she must be the daughter of the fifth master.