In 1968, after completing high school, Ma Lifeng successfully passed the entrance exam for a steel factory through his own efforts, but his father insisted on sending him to the countryside. The justification provided was that he was too pampered and needed to be reformed by the poor and lower-middle peasants. Although Ma Lifeng was reluctant, his father ignored his desires and promptly assigned him to the rural work team. On the third day of his stay in the countryside, Ma Lifeng got married...