Wang Yanqin is a former educated youth who was sent to Tianjing Village and called Grandma Wang her godmother. A few years before the story's events, she got into a worker-peasant-soldier university, and her family has stayed in touch with Xiaomei's family since then. Xiaomei accompanied her grandmother on a trip to Su City (Suzhou) to visit her, which was a memorable experience that opened Xiaomei's eyes and earned her a new outfit and two hair clips.
