In this chapter, we learn that Caixin's sister-in-law, Madame Bo, has just returned from a trip abroad, and she is upset that she has been snubbed by Caixin. Madame Bo tells Caixin that Madame Bo's family has a reputation for being snobbish, and that if he does not change his ways, the family will not forgive him. Caixin, however, is determined to change the subject, and he tells Madame Bo that he has already changed his mind about the matter. He tells her that his father is in debt, and the gang has been hunting him down, so he has returned to the family's home in order to protect his reputation. He asks Caixin to cooperate with him, and to pay a lesson. He also tells her to shut up, because the family is from the upper-class, and if she does not do this for herself, she will be disgraced by the family