Synopsis:

     Lei Xiguan has had cerebral palsy since early childhood, and communicates with others using his foot. Far from being shut off from the love of his family, however, he in fact seems to experience greater warmth and joy of family life than do most healthy children.

     Cut off from society and from people in general, however, and having to witness the suffering of their child, their own flesh and blood, the despair of his peasant parents begins to grow.

     As their child's sickness worsens, they reject the advice of others around them to just give up on him in order to release him from suffering. Instead, they choose to stay and bear with their child, together by his side.