The novel talks about "surrogacy". The surrogate girl Chen Mei (aunt) was originally a very beautiful woman. Because the fire destroyed her beautiful face, she finally decided to use surrogacy to help her family and her father overcome the difficulties in life. Mo Yan said, "I wrote very cruel facts in a seemingly light-hearted tone. This fact contains major human issues. After the child was taken away after birth, Chen Mei faced great mental pain. When she decided, 'I don't want money anymore, I want to breastfeed my child,' it was already too late."