In this short scene, we learn that Dong Xing's mother and father are quarreling over the whereabouts of their son. The father is annoyed that his daughter-in-law is not at home to celebrate his son's 21st birthday; the mother is upset that her son is spending his birthday without her. The quarrel is interrupted by the sound of a piano, which reminds the father of the piano that his son is a prodigy.