Letter: Zhang expresses interest in Dr. Hsia's jury duty and tries to guess what type of case he will be a juror on. She asks him if he will have to cut off contact with the outside world. Zhang informs Dr. Hsia that she is occupied with writing Xiao Tuan Yuan and has already written half of the novel. Lastly, Zhang mentions to Dr. Hsia that Wenxue de Qiantu did not arrive in time for her to look at the text.