*First Encounter in the War of 1942-1945**: The young Jin Mingyuan met his childhood sweetheart Xing'er in the war-torn Zhangjiakou, and the two formed a life-or-death agreement at the foot of the Great Wall. When the Japanese army bombed Dajingmen, Xing'er fell into the Qingshui River to save Mingyuan.
-**Youth Lost 1958-1961**: Su Yurong, a geological exploration team member, met and fell in love with Mingyuan in Zhangbei Grassland. The political storm of the special era forced the lovers to draw a clear line. On the breakup letter on a rainy night, the tear stains were deeper than the ink stains.
-**Twist of Fate 1976-1978**: Qi Fengying, who was widowed with her daughter, reorganized her family with Mingyuan at Xuanhua Steel Plant. During the wave of reform and opening up, the husband and wife's ideological differences gradually deepened. The quarrel under the old city wall became the final footnote to the breakdown of the marriage.
-**The ups and downs of the business world 1988-1992**: Businesswoman Lin Yuehua joined hands with Mingyuan to start a business on the ancient business road of Zhangku Avenue. In the game of interests and true feelings, the two broke out in a fierce dispute in the trading market warehouse and eventually parted ways.
-**Twilight Reunion 2008**: Retired teacher Shen Qiu
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.
