After living in the city to attend college for the past three years, Chou returns home to see his grandmother, who is bedridden and sick. However, Chou’s father chastises him for not having learned anything useful, stating that he still lacks common sense and understanding and has never managed to do anything right. Chou’s father says that Chou has one last chance to redeem himself by finally marrying the woman his parents have chosen for him, who he has previously run away from and left in shame. Chou speaks with his sister, who says she is excited to have a sister-in-law, but Chou exclaims that his fiance needs to make her own way in the world and reject their “feudalistic” culture. Chou’s sister cries, saying that her brother is not considering the well-being of his fiance. Chou’s mother then reveals that his wedding is to be the next day, and Chou tells her that he is already married to a girl from his college. Even so, Chou’s mother does not recognize the marriage as legitimate, and when Chou speaks with his grandmother, she expresses again her excitement that he is finally getting married. After the ceremony, he tells his new wife to go to sleep. He thinks of his real wife Yung-Chu, who he knows will be upset; they often disagree, but he loves her. Chou’s new wife does not go to sleep as Chou ordered, and he gets angry but sees that she has begun to cry. He then thinks to himself that she is beautiful and helps her remove ornaments from her hair.