Luo Beixing and Luo Donghao grew up together in Yushun Alley.
As the eldest daughter and eldest son of the family, they were expected to take on more responsibility.
As their mother transformed from a capable woman into a domineering head of the household,
Luo Beixing was successfully molded into a blindly obedient daughter who accepted whatever came her way.
She once had every chance to begin a wonderful life,
but it was only years later, amid the fierce battles of her parents' divorce,
that she learned her mother's decisions had redirected her at every major turning point in life.
An unhappy life left Luo Beixing repressed and frustrated.
Her awakening and rebellion may have come too late for her,
but they were a necessary salvation for her daughter, still in the bloom of youth.
The next generation must not repeat the same mistakes. They must be free to shape their own lives.
After enduring several family upheavals,
Luo Donghao took responsibility from a young age for caring for the younger brother his stepmother left behind.
He gave up his studies early and went into business to support the family.
He always kept Luo Beixing in the most important place in his heart.
Even when they were worlds apart and each weathered their own storms, he never forgot her.
Born in the 1970s, the two of them drifted through life's ups and downs,
following fate's lead as their paths twisted and turned.
This is the fifty-year story of two families from Yushun Alley, and the two people who came from them.
