The scene opens with comic gentry lamenting that he has turned down Linxiang. He is sorry that he is the one who has been beaten up. He apologizes for turning him down and promises to be with him. He tells him that his mother has gone to the hospital with a serious illness and that he must return home immediately. He says that he will take care of her. He then tells her that his father has been very kind to her and has been encouraging him to be kind to his mother. He asks her to tell her how he feels. She says that she does not know how to express her feelings to her mother, but that she should tell her what she wants to say