The next morning, the three of them sit down to play the game of "volleyball," which is a team sport in which three people compete against one another in a round robin fashion. The three decide to play as a team, but they are interrupted by the sound of a bong going off in the distance. They do not know what to do with themselves, since they have not yet decided on a strategy for winning or losing the game. They decide that they will play as two teams, one with "cheng zong" and the other with "ah jie" and "xue tong" . They discuss the possibility of winning some money, but the three decide not to do so, since "you have integrity . . tea . cook .and do the laundry . without a word." They decide to "hit lightly ah" , which is an athletic term for hitting someone lightly. They are losing, and they are ashamed of their team's defeat. They try to cheer each other up, but "you are not lightly . you are not good at playing or playing easy on us." They are not on their side, they say,