At eighteen, Shuisheng dropped out of school to fish, supporting his older brother's studies and marriage, but his own saved bride price was taken down to the last penny by his family to buy his brother a house. He made no fuss, simply signing a legal document and turning to leave home. No one expected that this fishing boy, looked down upon by his entire family, would haul things back from the sea that left everyone with too much regret to catch up.