Li says that he had three purposes on this trip. The first was to thank his wife for taking care of his family for all this time. The second was to see his mother and pay respects to his father, who had since died, to be as filial as possible. The third was to see old friends and family.
李光明返鄉的三件要事是：一感謝太太多年的照顧家庭之恩；二看看媽媽、為死去的父親上墳；三跟久未謀面的親戚朋友見面。