I'll Take Care of You

As Tian Fande lay dying, he gripped Tian Qi's hand tightly and told him through tears, “Good boy, if you ever can't get by, you can always go beg for food. Don't be ashamed, understand? Staying alive is what matters most. However you manage it, just get through that rough patch, and things will be better when you grow up. Understand?”

Tian Qi kept his grandfather's words close to heart. No matter what hardships he faced from then on, he gritted his teeth and endured them, hoping to make it to adulthood and live up to his grandfather's hopes.

With an erhu in his hands and the graceful, lilting strains of an opera singer on his lips, the little boy took a deep breath and prepared to endure...

Theme: Happiness lies just ahead.