This novel describes the love story of male and female college students in a certain university in Xi'an in the mid-1960s.
A couple had been in love for six years. When they graduated from college, due to some misunderstandings, the woman abandoned her boyfriend. The emotional frustration makes the man extremely frustrated and unable to extricate himself. He wanted to enter Buddhism and live in seclusion for the rest of his life, but failed, so he went to teach alone in a poor and backward county deep in Nanshan. Eight years later, he started a family there. He had achieved outstanding results at work. He was proud of his career and had a bright future, but he suddenly resigned and went to work. The reason is that his ex-girlfriend is terminally ill and he wants to earn money to treat her illness. Why is his ex-girlfriend sick? What disease do you have? Has your ex-girlfriend's illness been cured? The storyline is complex and full of ups and downs.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.