This chapter opens with the return of xiaoman and his servant, Cai Ming. Cai Ming tells Cai Ming that he and fei Ming have been having tea together and that Cai Ming has to listen to Cai Ming's advice. He also tells him that he has not asked Cai Ming why she is always wearing a girl's uniform and that he cannot find the time to ask her why she always dresses in boy's clothes. He says that he would like to know the reason, but that he is too busy with his homework to think about it. He asks Cai Ming if he has fallen asleep during the tea, and Cai Ming replies that it is easy for him to fall asleep in rainy days, but he has written his homework notes and analysis while Cai Ming was there