The scene opens with a conversation between a young man named hao and his mother. hao tells his mother that his future mother-in-law is very hard on him and that he has to "shape up" to win her love. He tells her that he is thinking about her all the time and that she should not blame him for being "hard" on him. He then tells his mom that he feels sorry for his father and that his mother is funny. He asks his mom why she didn't tell him that her parents planned to visit him after New Year's Day. zhengcong tells him that his parents had a fight but that he blames it all on his fault. He says that his brother has told him that the quarrel was over and that they still love one another. His mother tells him to invite jiamei and him to a dinner party.