[No formulaic tropes] [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [No cheats] [Traditional] [Modern] [Rural life] [Hardship] Centered on the Zhou family's life, this story portrays the challenges and choices they face as they struggle with poverty and pursue education, love, and marriage. The Zhous are an ordinary rural family. The father, Zhou Aimin, is timid and introverted; the mother, Guo Yuqin, is strong-willed and kind; their daughter, Zhou Xiaoyue, is diligent and eager to learn, while their son, Zhou Xiaofan, is a school dropout addicted to online gaming. Because of their different personalities, education, romantic lives, and social circumstances, the siblings follow very different paths. Yet through repeated highs and setbacks, they both continue to grow.
