The chapter opens with an errand boy speaking for his master. The errand boy asks the master if he has any hatred for the family of the wan. The master replies that the family is wicked, unprincipled, and ungentlemanly. He tells the errand boy that the first lot on the auction block is the land that his father wants to build a new hospital on. The reserve price for the land is eight hundred million, and the master says that he will buy the land for shangzhen. The woman on the lot is the fiancee of Mr. feng, and she has changed too much in the past few years to please the master. He says that the woman has changed so much that he is envious of her. He bids on the land, but the reserve price is too high, and he will not accept it anymore. He also says that his mother will hate him if she finds out that he has spent so much on her son. The father says that they don't need the land anymore, since he likes it so much, and that he won't accept any more bids on it. The mother says that she will hate her son if he knows that the land belongs to him. The uncle says that it's hard to be a auctioneer, since the bidding is so high. He adds that the ruby necklace that the emperor gave to the western countries is a tribute to the emperor, so the uncle can donate it to the charity. He then says that feng is in love with the woman, but that he doesn't know why.