song fei met mu xinan when she was sixteen.
that year, she had been admitted to the best high school in yu rao.
in september 1991, the weather was still hot, and the school reopened on a wednesday.
as teachers, song guowei and his wife couldn't be free on this day, so they let their daughter sign up on her own. it wasn't that they didn't care about her, but they believed that she could handle it herself. after the couple got married, they only had one child. even though the idea of valuing boys over girls was prevalent, they didn't have a second child.
after song yao signed up, she followed the other parents to collect the bedding and toiletries for the school.
