The chapter opens with a flashback to the beginning of the novel, when the narrator explains that he was a member of a wealthy family and that his name was "rich" . The narrator then explains that his family name is "shi panzhi" , which means "the second generation." He explains that the first generation of the family is rich, and the second generation is "fatty," meaning "the big brother." Fatty is the brother of the narrator's father, and he and his brother have been waiting for each other for years. Fatty tells the narrator that he is now his big brother, and that he and the narrator are brothers living together. The two men decide to fight the three men in front of them.