In this short scene, the protagonist, tianyu, complains to his friend, liu, about a poem that he has just read. The poem, entitled "Night in Jiangnan," is a famous poem by a famous poet, hurundong. . The protagonist complains that the poem is a lousy one, and liu points out that the author of the poem has won a literary award and is a well-known poet in the area. Worried that the protagonist is trying to cheat him, she asks him to watch the protagonist eat a steaming pile of food. Unsure of the identity of the author, talone tries to find out the author's name, but the protagonist refuses to reveal his identity.