Chapter 1 A Traditional Peasant Family of China 1.1 Mao's Parents and Family Music Mountain Culture Diligence and Thrifty My Noble Mother 1.2A Boy Determined to Go Beyond Local Borders The Stubborn Village Boy Bitter First Love A Monk-Like Husband at Home A Poor Student at East Mountain School Chapter 2 A New-Style Family 2.1 Brotherhood in the Vanguard of the Times “Mao the Hero”from Hunan Provincial First Normal School The Eldest Son and Eldest Brother 2.2 Husband and Wife,Soulmates in the World A Good Teacher and Faithful Friend Do Something Extraordinary A Family Teeming with Love Wish Runzhi's Revolution Be Successful Soon Chapter 3 Family in the Revolutionary War 3.1 Family on the Horseback Love During the War Bitterness of Love Confidant in Adversity Interconnectednes of Hearts Lost Children Staying with Her Whatever Happens 3.2 Home in the Cave Dwelling A Farewell Handkerchief Lively Cave Dwelling Working Ethics of the Eighth Route Army Affection in the War Time Contribution to the Society 3.3A Special Family in Moscow 3.4 Sacrifices for the Lofty Ideal Chapter 4 Family in Peacetime 4.1 First Family in the “Forbidden City”(I) Homecoming Once Loved,Affection Lingering Forever A Qualified Brother and Uncle 4.2 First Family in the“Forbidden City”(Ⅱ) Breaking with the Feudalism No One Superior 4.3 First Family in the “Forbidden City”(III) Equal Treatment for All His Children Growing up in Twists and Turns I Should Model the Way Gentle Paternal Love Sacred Marriage Be an Ordinary Person Playing an Exemplary Role Treating His Attendants as Children A Nostalgic Man Epilogue Heritage Cherished by His Children References Afterword