In this chapter, Ling's sister, Fang yiyan, tries to find out what's going on between Ling and Luo. She finds out that Luo has gone to university and that she's married into the family to be the wife of the feng xin, a wealthy man. Ling is horrified at the idea of his sister marrying into a family that worships money. He's even more horrified when he realizes that his mother has discovered the whole thing and has dragged him back to the states.