Two years later, Lin's cousin Liang Meng, who is a widower, contacts him, asking for help finding a wife, as he would like to remarry. The previous summer, Lin had returned home and again asked for a divorce. Shuyu agreed, but when they got to court, she could not stop crying; she then changed her mind. Manna is disappointed, as always, and undergoing a personality change. She is becoming more quarrelsome with others as Lin returns to placidity. People call Manna a "typical old maid" and he feels badly for her, but doesn't know what to do other than try for a divorce again the next summer.
When Lin gets his cousin's letter, it occurs to him that Manna could find another boyfriend outside of the hospital. He decides he can let.....
