The narrator tells us that working in a pub isn't as bad as he thought it would be. He's not the only one who thinks it's a bad place to work: his co-worker tells him that the place is full of "excessive affection" and "excessive waiter" . The narrator also tells us about a girl named "xiaohang" who is a student at a nearby high school and takes care of his elderly mother, who is recovering from a stroke. He asks her if she's taller than him, and she says yes, but she doesn't know if he's growing taller or not. She gives him the money he earned in the past year, and he gives her the rest of it as soon as he finishes his studies. He tells her that he still needs to study, but he decides to have a party before the college entrance exam so that he can pass. When the narrator asks if the guy was drunk, he says yes. He also tells the story of how he gave the guy liquor, and how he didn't tell the girl about it earlier. He says that the guy hasn't yet come of age, though there's only a little over a year left before the entrance exam. He then tells the girl that he likes her so much that he won't be able to resist kissing her, because he'll be shy when