Father got leukaemia. Mother was laid off long ago. She had to borrow money for her husband everywhere. Sister went to a night club to be a waitress secretly and soon became a ācall girlā. Lin was cold-shouldered at school because of fatherās illness. He became disgusted of school. One day, at the riverside, he found a dilapidated ship and knew the strange āfather and daughterā. Lin made friends with that girl and helped them to steal iron stone. Because of Linās frequent absences the teacher came to see mother. He was sympathy for her. One day, Lin discovered his teacher was at his home with mother togetherā¦Lin went to see father. He could not help emerging out such a fantasy: He pinched fatherās transfusion tubeā¦Lin came to the riverside once again, but that ship disappearedā¦