In the early Republic of China, Xu Shuhua's parents died in the war, so he was adopted by the Su family. After his adoptive father passed away, he took on the important task of supporting the family business and married his eldest daughter. However, since he first heard the bells of the south, his life and mind have always been troubled by that distant land. He has always felt dissatisfied, but he doesn't know why. Is it the times, a tragic fate, or a dying "love"?