When the narrator enters, he is wearing a scarlet red lipstick. He wonders if his mother is doing well with her work. He tells her that he has never worked before, but that he will be able to complete all her tasks in one day. He asks her to dictate English words to him, and she agrees to do so. She tells him that she has promised to celebrate his birthday with them today, and that they will also go back after he is full. She asks him to wait for her for a while, and he says that he cannot shed tears now, because he cannot bear to eat until he has completed all his homework. He then asks her if she would like to have chocolate milk with him. She says that she will take her to a nearby dessert shop, where she will have the chocolate milk. She then asks him if he can play tricks with her nose, and when he says he can, she says that it is okay with her. She also asks him about his mother's food, and how she cooks better than he does. He says that his mother cooks better, but he still thinks that her cooking is better than his