The scene opens on a street in Hangzhou, China, where a group of young people, including a little girl and a big brother, are trying to find their way home. They are interrupted by the arrival of a "bad uncle" , who has been following them. The little girl, who is three years old, asks the big brother what is wrong with her flower. The big brother tells her that his uncle has trampled on the flower and that he will help her find more. The girl asks the uncle if she can give the flower to her grandmother, but the uncle says that it is too expensive for her grandmother to give it to him. He tells the girl that he has found a beautiful lily and that she can take it home with her