Ong and Hui ask to cash out their shares so they can pay the loan sharks and medical bills respectively, but all their money has already been spent on equipment and other business running costs. Hui's mother dies and at her wake, which raises ten thousand dollars of 'bai jin' (contributions toward funeral expenses) initiated by his sisters. Later, before the funeral march, Hui lashes out at his sisters for their selfishness and greediness (refusal to pay medical fees and having people donate money for their funeral expenses rather than using their own).