The narrator tells us that he's been working on his master's degree for a long time now. He's also been studying for his exams, which are supposed to take place every two years. He wants to get a job so he can go back to his old life in the southern part of China. He also wants to know if there's a place in the world called the southern area that belongs to him. He doesn't know, but he'd like to find a way to get there. The narrator also tells us about how hard he worked to pass his exams and get his degree. He says that if he had been a pet, he would have been a "great pet" instead of a "work team" .