Amid the bustling life of Luzhou, Meng Yuhan, a young woman born in the 2000s, has a sweet face and a pair of playful dimples. She was once the textbook definition of a “bad student” in her teachers' eyes. In middle school, her grades were at the bottom, and she had no idea what to do with her future, until one day she suddenly awakened to a dream: becoming a diplomat and taking the international stage!
From then on, Meng Yuhan sets out on the road to a comeback. She studies day and night, staying up late to memorize English vocabulary and reading French aloud at dawn. She tackles Arabic script and Russian grammar, and even squeezes in time to study Japanese. Step by step, she climbs from the bottom of her class to the top of her grade, while her personality quietly changes. Her innocence fades, giving way to a cool, calculating side. She uses her talent for languages to earn pocket money doing translation work, carefully planning each step of her growth.
But another dream is hidden in her heart: meeting her idol, the exceptionally talented singer and music producer who came from Guiyang. She longs for his autograph and a photo with him, and hopes to attend his concert. Meanwhile, she presses forward alongside her spirited best friend: one dreams of becoming a female pilot and taking to the skies, while the other is determined to make her mark in diplomacy.
Family is the foundation of her life: a mathematics professor for a father, a physics teacher for a mother, grandparents who farm in the countryside, an engineer uncle living far away in Hangzhou, and maternal grandparents and an uncle from a family of scholars in Guangdong. Each of them quietly influences the choices she makes.
This is a coming-of-age story about transformation, dreams, and the undercurrents of personal growth. Through hard work and careful calculation, Meng Yuhan writes her own legend, whether among the pages of her books or on the road to meeting her idol. And her connection with him may amount to more than just a photo together…
