The chapter opens with a conversation between Lu Qian and his parents, who are discussing Lu's decision to go to China with his father. The parents are worried that their son is going to fall in love with someone else, and they are concerned that he will be a spineless person. They hope that he can grow up to be upright and kind, but not a "spineless person" . They are also worried that he is still mad at his father for not bringing him to live with them in China. They want to find out if he is a "good person" or not, and whether or not he is mad at Lu. Lu says that he still wants to see his father, but he is worried that his father will be mad at him if he goes to China.