At first, while the old man could still speak, the two of them would sit and chat, giving the younger Lee a chance to finally get to know the story of his father's youth. Lee Yueh-yu had come to Taiwan for a visit in 1949 and found himself stranded when the Communists seized power in China.
剛開始，父親還能說話，父子倆人天天聊天，李鼎也才有機會瞭解父親「前半生」的故事──民國 38 年從大陸來台灣旅遊，就此回不去；想著還要回家，所以選擇當飛官；民國 39 年和母親結婚……。