The chapter opens with a flashback to a time when Shuyin was a young boy and his mother was still alive. The flashback shows Shuyin's reaction to his mother's death, and it also shows that Shuyin is still in love with his mother, despite the fact that his mother is dead. Shuyin tells his mother that he loves her more than his own mother, and he tells her that he is going to marry her. He also tells her about his plan to take over the family business, which Shuyin does not approve of.