Four-eyes

Luo and Ma met Four Eyes because he was stationed at another site for the re-education. They immediately connected with him because they were all in the same situation. The three boys felt very close with each other and they became good friends. Four Eyes was the son of a writer and his mother was a poet. However, he was not as intelligent as one would think.
The boys wanted to be friends with Four Eyes even more because he had smuggled in a suitcase full of books to his reeducation site. He had many novels from Western society that had been banned or destroyed by the Red Guard. Luo and Ma stole the books from Four Eyes and read the stories to the Little Chinese Seamstress so she could learn about cultures other than her own.
Four Eyes told his mother that the only reason he was friends with Luo was because he was the son of a dentist. Four Eyes thought that if he became good enough friends with Luo, Luo’s father could give him and his family reduced price on dental work. This shows Four Eyes’ true character. He is very materialistic and does not really care about true friendship. All he looks for in a friendship is what he can get out of it that will be beneficial for himself and his family. Four Eyes is not a true friend, unlike Luo and Ma who are just trying to have a good relationship with Four Eyes.