the 50-year-old butcher and his wife are raising their grandchild, xiang. the parents live in shanghai because the pay is better there. month they send home money. several generations are paying for xiang's upbringing. >> i think no one in the country can afford a third child. >> no one can even afford a second child. >> that's why they don't want one. >> wang jiefu has ambitious plans for his only granddaughter. he helps her with her homework, but that's still not enough. in a few months time, she'll be taking private english lessons. the child's life motto is hanging on the wall. >> when you are confused, you have to read. when you're alone, you can think. when you get mad, just do your math homework. >> i hope she will one day be rich and have a happy life. when she grows up, i hope she can go to a good university and find a good job. >> in the last 10 years, the population of nehe has shrunk by 30%. the city already has a ghostly quality. china's leaders are afraid of a childless future. in nehe, that fear may slowly be becoming a reality. >> in the cou