The old man is overjoyed to see his granddaughter, who is the future of the family. He tells her that her father was a stubborn man, who refused to become an official in the city. After surviving the disaster, she has found her fortune in the businesses left by her father. She is now the goddaughter of the doctor, and she has a range of businesses, including banks, food storages, and shops. She asks her sister, Ling'er, to show her around the city, but the fabric is starting to lose its threads. She also asks her to get her mother's hair pin, which reminds her of the hair pins her mother left behind. She tells her sister to go back to her mother and get her hair pin. She then asks her auntie to take her to her room, where the old man will discuss the rebuilding of the ancestral hall with her.