The next morning, zhen wakes up to find that her master has not shown up. He has sold the family's property, and some of the family members have come to discuss the matter with him. zhen tells her daughter that she is her "treasure," and that she should not try to keep her feelings bottled up. She tells her that she once lied to her teacher about the cost of a party, and the lie was later exposed. linxuehan scolded her in front of her classmates, and she was even thrown money in her face. After that, everyone at her school looked down upon her and shunned her. She even asked her to pick up money from her teacher one by one. She says that she always knew that she was not good enough to be a part of the linxi family, and feels blessed to have been part of such a family in the past