- A Turning Point in Fate: After family upheaval forces high school student Lin Xiaoman to drop out, she takes the blue cloth bag sewn by her mother and heads to Shenzhen. She rents a tin shack in an urban village and begins her working life.
- Hard Lessons at Work: From the assembly line at an electronics factory to a job promoting products at a mall, she faces workplace injuries, unpaid wages, and bullying. At a fast-food restaurant, she meets Chen Wenbin, a Taiwanese businessman who changes her fate.
- Bonds of the Heart: She falls in love with Zhou Xiaoyun, a fellow migrant worker from Hunan, but they break up under the pressure of reality. She develops feelings for Li Xinyi, the daughter of a Hong Kong businessman, but ultimately chooses to return to her original aspirations.
- The Ups and Downs of Business: She goes from wholesale clothing to creating her own brand, then suffers a major blow during the financial crisis. After Chen Wenbin opens her eyes to a new path, she pivots to e-commerce and eventually establishes a nonprofit vocational training school.
