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most productive person in the whole region. However, he is later wounded and disfigured in an accident at the mine. During his recovery in the provincial capital, his sister's friend Xiu Jin expresses her feelings towards him. After careful consideration, Shaoping decides that he, a disfigured miner, should not marry Xiu, a university student who has great expectations in the future.
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