Li Shi had mistaken, Zhou Lin, his cousin, had already finished junior high school. With poor academic performance and strong disinterest in learning, Zhou Lin was supposed to attend vocational school after graduation. However, he vehemently refused and found a job as a waiter at a local hotel instead.
The salary as a waiter was low, but at least it was a regular job. But it didn't take a month for Zhou Lin to surprise his parents by calling to tell them that he was off to work in Nan Yun Province with a friend. He claimed that his friend had connections there that would allow them to earn a lot of money.
For a while, he continued to ask his parents for money under various pretexts such as buying living supplies, changing cell phones, and not being able to afford meals.