In 1998, the Yangtze River floods claimed the life of Lin Weiguo, a young man from Pinghu, but they could not wash away the vow made by his 36 brothers: “His daughter is our daughter.”
From the age of four, Lin Xiaoyu had 35 “soldier dads.” They wore white shirts to pick her up from school, painted a starry sky for her on the rooftop, earned her tuition with rainbow-colored paints, and lit up the city with “the heartbeat of the wind.” They stood by her through her rebellious years, livestreaming, business ventures, and travels, turning the “missing love of a father” into “a sky full of stars.”
This is the story of 35 tough men passing tenderness from one to another, and the coming-of-age epic of a girl who goes from being protected to protecting others. Spanning fifteen years, it portrays bonds that go beyond blood, brotherhood built on promises kept at any cost, and the endless possibilities of what “home” can mean.
The story is good, I recommend it 👍👍👍