A dusty past, an old alley that is about to disappear, a girl looking for answers with her camera, and a young boy who protects gentleness with silence.
Lin Weixi never thought that at the age of seventeen, she would return to the damp and ancient Nancheng Alley from the bustling city to live with her almost stranger grandmother. Alienation, confusion and the haze of family changes enveloped her until she met Gu Huainan, a young man who always stayed quietly in "Nanshan Bookstore".
He is taciturn, as if he is separated from the world by a layer of glass, but he can use ancient embossed flowers and notes filled with words to outline the four seasons of the alley for her. She raised her camera, trying to capture everything here that was about to be erased by bulldozers: the sweet pastries made by her grandmother, the time flowing in the bookstore, the human fireworks under the banyan tree, and the glimmer in his clear eyes.
When the renovation announcement was posted at the entrance of the alley, the peace of the past was broken. Only then did Wei Xi discover that the traces of her mother's youth she was looking for were closely intertwined with the fate of the alley. Behind the dusty wooden boxes, abandoned mailboxes, and grandma's silent tears, lies the love and regret of two generations.
The wind blows through Nancheng Lane, do you choose to say goodbye or protect? Between the camera and the pen, the young girl joins hands with the people in the neighborhood to give the warmest answer to retain the home in their memory.
This is a story about growth, healing and protection. Avoid bloodshed and exaggeration, only the most delicate flow of emotions in a small southern town, like grandma's handmade cakes, slightly sweet, but enough to warm the entire youth.
