The birth-planning campaign : local experience of population control -- "Life is to enjoy" : the pursuit of the new ideal of happiness -- One tiger versus ten mice : raising one successful child -- "Little quilted vest to warm parents' hearts" : gendered transformation of filial piety -- "Here comes my big debt" : wedding costs and sons as financial burdens -- Emerging from the ancestors' shadow : weakened belief in family continuity -- Conclusion -- Character list -- Appendix: estimation of annual income of an average three-person nuclear household in Lijia village -- notes -- references -- index.