The scene opens with the mother of Gao's boyfriend, Mr. Ganymede, on the phone with her daughter's teacher. The teacher tells her that the production team has invited her to a party and that they are going to surprise her. She tells her daughter that the party is going to be "a part of kinship" and that she should be prepared for the unexpected. The girl's mother tells the teacher that she will buy a new fan when she gets her salary and that her daughter is being punished for making mistakes. She also tells the girl that she is taller than she is, so she is able to bear "a thrashing." The teacher thanks the girl for her hard work and thanks her boyfriend for helping her. He is the father of the girl, Gao, and the teacher is surprised to learn that he is also the father.