The narrator begins this chapter by saying that he remembers when everyone was trying to be a "good" child. He recalls that when he was a kid, everyone worked hard to be "a good child" . He thinks that his older brother, Hua Tan, is making trouble because he's worried that his younger sister will confide in him. He's also worried because he didn't pay enough attention to his older sister when she was younger. He says that he doesn't love his sister like a younger sister, who came from nowhere. He also thinks that she misses the diamond ring, which means that she's married a man. He wonders if he could try to be like his sister, a person who was still an "infant" when he left home. He admits that he has to admit, "trying harder" than anyone else in the family, but he hopes that someday, he'll be able to help his brother.