Who would have expected that a young woman fresh out of university would take an unconventional path, skipping both the civil service and public institution exams to become a village Party secretary in a remote mountain region? Li Yiyi, a graduate of Jingbei University, stood at a crossroads after graduation and chose to devote herself to building up her hometown. She still remembered telling her teacher that she studied so she could do a better job of developing her hometown, not so she could leave a poor one behind! She would repay her hometown with all the passion in her heart!
