Yutaro asks his family about registering Meiko into the family. For the time being, Meiko decides to endure this year. Kazue throws away the soup Meiko made. Noriko also refuses to take her lunch. Oshizu forces her do laundry once again. After thinking, Meiko asks Kazue to tell us about the taste of the Nishikado family's kitchen, but she is about to throw away her precious bran flour. Finally, Meiko declares that she's going to leave the house. She reconsiders it once and decides to return, but when she returns, her luggage is already gone!