In this chapter, the young lovers discuss their relationship. The narrator explains that they are not in love, but that they have become close because they are in love with each other. They are like sisters and brothers, and they are also very close to one another's families. They do not know each other well, so they do not get to see each other very often. The young lovers also discuss the fact that the man from the Yao family is trying to introduce his son to the young woman from the Yose family. He is using her as a tool to gain money and favors, and she does not know what she wants in life. She wants to be remembered, loved, and recognized.