In this chapter, we are introduced to Lu, a young woman who is about to be married to a man named Feng. She tells us that she has prepared her mind for the wedding, but she is afraid of her husband. She tries to comfort him, but he is too scared to help her. He tells her to go to bed, and she tries to calm him down by saying that she can turn off all the lights if she thinks she is ugly. She then tells him to stop looking after her, because she is pregnant. She says that she is only 17 years old, and that if she were to marry Feng, it would not be a good idea for the two families. Lu tells her uncle that if the feng family withdraws its investment, the xia family would go bankrupt. He asks her to consider marrying him as a way to repay him for raising her for 20 years.