The next morning, Linyuan and his son, Solomon, arrive at the house where the family has been staying. Alone with his father, the young couple tells him that they have just returned from a shopping trip with Caixin, and that Caixin's wife, Madame Pernelle, is also at the shop with Linyuan. The young couple asks their father to lend them some money to pay for the taxi ride back to the house, but the father refuses, saying that he has already borrowed money from another customer. When the couple returns, the father is surprised to see that the young lovers have married without telling him in advance