Xia Xiaoman quits her job to escape the rat race, then stumbles into Wutong Alley, a lively lane brimming with everyday warmth, and becomes the troublemaking neighbor upstairs from an antique repair shop.
The shop owner, Wen Gu, seems aloof but is deft and softhearted. He’s a quiet repairman in public, but behind closed doors he’s afraid of bugs and can’t help being kind, so he spends every day cleaning up her messes.
One is absentminded and clumsy, the other cool-faced but gentle. Add a sharp-tongued, softhearted old woman, a pet shop owner who loves the drama, and a socially anxious illustrator, and daily life in the alley becomes chaotic yet warms the heart.
Old things are restored, troubled hearts are gently tended, and even a life in disarray slowly finds a place to belong.
It turns out the best life is simply one filled with the bustle of everyday life beneath the parasol trees, with joy in the ordinary days, and you right beside me whenever I turn around.
