Li Qiang gets into a prestigious university but is driven to desperation by the 480 yuan tuition fee. His three maternal uncles refuse to help or lend him money, never handing over a single yuan of the 300 yuan they promised. His childhood sweetheart gives up her tuition money, and the entire village pools its resources to send him out of the mountains to attend university. Several years later, he returns to his hometown with a hundred cars and distributes one million yuan to every villager. His three uncles watch with envy and jealousy, regretting their decisions for the rest of their lives.