After graduating from high school, Xia Hua returned to his hometown and became a junior high school teacher in a production brigade in a primary and secondary school run by the team. He met a beautiful and smart female student in the class where he taught. With the frequent interactions between teachers and students, the two got to know each other more deeply. Both sides developed an incomprehensible affection for each other. From the initial mutual admiration to the final mutual love, everything could only develop secretly, hiding it from the teachers, parents and classmates. It was not until the college entrance examination was resumed in 1976 that Xia Hua was admitted to a normal college in Wuhan and the two had to separate. Xia Hua confessed her love to Dong Fangfang. Dong Fangfang also readily accepted Xia Hua's love. Both of them held the hands of their beloved for the first time. One is in college and the other is about to enter high school. The two are far apart and can only express their feelings through letters. However, receiving and sending letters brings a lot of trouble and impact to Dong Fangfang. The school seizes the letters and students discuss them, making Dong Fangfang exhausted both physically and mentally. After learning about it, Xia Hua gave up correspondence with Dong Fangfang, causing misunderstandings between the two. In the end, this beautiful love failed to achieve fruition.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.