The narrator explains that he and Ching-Li are not destined to be husband and wife, because the heavens deceived him into believing that they would be married on the same day, month, and year. The narrator says that he is dumb, because a rich man is born to marry someone who is also rich, while a rich and pretty man is not born to be married to someone rich. He says that there are plenty of rich men out there, and that he should not beat himself up over a "scumbag like him." The narrator buys lottery tickets and loses money on them. He asks the god why he is so unlucky, and the god tells him to calm down and to get off him. The woman asks him what is in his pocket, and he says that she will regret it if she keeps touching it