Tang Muqing grew up in a loving but silent family of deaf parents. Their simple wonton stall supported the family of three. She didn't dare open her mouth to speak until she was eight, afraid that being different from her parents would drive them farther away. She later became a journalist, earning her living through words, and crossed paths again with the wild, unruly Xiao Chu. One "Long time no see" came ten years later...
Tang Muqing: "I'm a flower that grew in barren soil, blooming toward the sun."
Xiao Chu: "Then I'll be your Apollo, seeing no one else, with you all around me."
Love can make up for many regrets and awaken sleeping hope. But those willing to give always seem to weigh their gains and losses from opposite ends of the scales, holding back in fear.
