In this chapter, we are introduced to Mr. Qu and his wife, Madame Guizhou, who have just returned from a trip to the Middle East. They are on their way back to Guizhou from the trip when they run into Mr. Yang, who is also on his way back from the Middle Eastern trip. He is very excited to see them, as he is sure that they will soon be married. He tells them that he has some urgent business to deal with, and that he will return once he is done with the business. He asks if he has had dinner, and he assures him that he did have dinner. He then asks if his wife is sleeping, and she says that she is. He says that he is qualified to be a father, as she is sleeping "like an angel." He tells her that she does not get a reward for her work, but that she will get more power when he becomes a father to her. He also tells her to get her work done and he will be more powerful than her. They go back to the business, and Mr. Duan asks if Miss Guizhou agrees with the idea