Tsepel’s friend tells her she looks like she’s lost a lot of weight and asks her what medicine she takes. Tsepel tells her she hasn’t taken any medicine; the trick is to eat less. Her friend also wants to lose weight but can’t. The two admire the slim figures of models in a magazine. Tsepel warns her friend that if they don’t keep up their appearances, their husbands will desert them for other women. The two start gossiping about Yangdron, who used to be the prettiest in her class but has has since gained a lot of weight and hasn’t kept up her appearance. Then Tsepel gossips about an acquaintance’s husband who was seen out with different women in town. The two then wrap up their gossiping when their friends call them outside.