 Though he eventually follows in his father's footsteps, Xiangyang resents his father's pressure and the two soon fall out.The next segments, in 1987 when Xiangyang is a 19-year-old, and 1999, when he is in his 30s, continue to chart the course of Xiangyang and Gengnian's tense relationship.It is a moving film depicting the tension between Xianyang and his parents and also the marital relationship between his parents.