Early in the morning, Li Guodong and his wife Zhao Qin took their nine-year-old daughter Li Junmei to go back to their hometown for the New Year. They were in the countryside and had to worship their ancestors during the New Year. The man in the family wanted to kowtow to their ancestors and parents on the first day of junior high school. Li Guodong's family has been poor peasants for generations. There are five brothers. He ranks third. Although his parents don't know much literacy, they support them very much in school. Both of his elder brothers have high school education. The eldest brother worked as an accountant in the village, and his second brother worked as a teacher in the primary school in the village. Now he is the principal. Li Guodong studied well back then and was very active. He was recommended to study in the provincial capital. After graduation, he worked in the municipal party committee. Both younger brothers were admitted to university and settled in the provincial capital.