The narrator tells us that the year before his daughter was born, he ordered the people in his neighborhood to bury three large pots of "nuerhong" under a tree in the yard. He says that the master of the house told him that his daughter would marry a man who would not get drunk even if he drank thousands of glasses of wine. Now, he tells us, he's going to throw a giant drinking party to celebrate his daughter's upcoming marriage. He tells the guests that if they want to compete with him, they should head back to their mansion. He's not going to let this happen. The narrator says that he was once a teacher and a father, and that he'd always been trustworthy. But now, he says, "the nine poisons" in his body are spreading out again. A few days before, Miss Su saw them examining the poor people at a teahouse and fell for the narrator's beauty. This time, she is the original mistress of the party, giving presents afterward and building a ten story luxury medical clinic in the heart of the capital. She's also the daughter of a prime minister, which means that she can cure gout for him in person