Summary

Happy establishes new rules to protect Leftover House. First, "no airing dirty laundry in public," and second "no one was allowed to bring strangers back to Leftover House" (253). Happy dreams that Yichun tells him that fate has dealt her a rotten hand. He decides to start giving some money to Yichun to support her. Trying to impress Yichun, Happy places 100 yuan on the table and they are stolen by a red headed man. He does not call attention to it to avoid making a scene. When he offers Yichun the 300 he has left, she will not accept it, and offers her body as repayment. He refuses and leaves the bag of money behind for her to take. One day, Yichun visits Fishpond. Although Happy tries to have sex, he cannot maintain an erection. He says it is the first time that this has...