The narrator returns to his room and asks Duan fei why he came back so late. He says that he was stuck in something that night, and he didn't want to go home early. He promises that he'll be home before midnight. Duan-fei asks him if he likes the color of his nails, and the narrator says that only he in the world can harness the color. He also says that his wife's "silent tricks" always make him "black and blue." He asks if he can join him in watching cartoons, but he's afraid that he won't be able to make it through the night if it keeps up like this. He's so naive that he doesn't realize that he has to pretend to like the cartoons even if they're not his favorite. He thinks that Duanfei is trying to teach him that he should be obedient no matter what. He asks what his wife thinks of the cartoon, and she says that it's pretty good. The narrator is so impressed that he promises to promise him anything he wants