The story takes place in a small town in the Jiangnan water town during the Republic of China. The town is picturesque, but in that turbulent era, there is also a faint layer of sadness. The heroine Lin Wanxi comes from a scholarly family. She is gentle, kind and talented, especially good at poetry and calligraphy. The male protagonist Su Jinzhi is a son of a wealthy family. He is handsome, talented and has the ambition to serve the country, but he feels depressed due to the constraints of his family. The two met at an accidental poetry meeting, and were attracted by each other's talent and temperament, and an unforgettable love story began.
