Oh Ae-chun, a rebellious literary girl born in Jeju Island in the 1950s, lost her father when she was young. After Haenyeo's mother remarried, in order to raise her daughter and family, even if her lungs and respiratory tract were not good, she still went to the sea every day and shouldered the burden of the entire family. Her mother passed away before Ae-chun could buy her a pearl necklace. Wu Aichun was fostered in the home of her uncle, who favored boys over girls, and was treated harshly. Later, she fell in love with her childhood sweetheart Liang Kuanzhi, but was blocked by worldly prejudices. The two eloped and were severely beaten by reality. After marriage, she also faced difficulties from her husband's family and financial difficulties. But the two people who fell in love supported each other and worked hard to live, and eventually their daughter left Jeju Island and became a working woman.
