his wife, li sichui is 60. they both used to work but since retiring five years ago say they live on their pensions. >> translator: this is our daughter when she was 8. >> reporter: their daughter, sao, was born around the time the one-child policy was introduced. they doted on her and expected her to look up to them the way they had taken care of their own parents. sao decided to enroll in the university in beijing. after graduating, she found a job in the capital and got married. she has never returned home. this summer, rinshudo was injured when a thief broke into their house. >> translator: i was cut right here. >> reporter: fortunately it was a light injury but the cost of the medical treatment was more than he could afford on his pension. he and his wife are worried about what will happen to them now that their daughter is living so far away. >> translator: things are all right now while we are still in good health. but i don't know what would happen if one of us falls ill. >> reporter: while the one-chil