Lin Wan fled from Shanghai to an ancient town in southwest China. She just wanted to open a B&B in an old house to rest her tired body and sleepless nights. However, the ancient mural on the wall of the study pulled her into a long dream.
In the dream, she became "Chaoyun", the young owner of the braised meat shop in Yunxi Town in ancient times. There is no hustle and bustle of the city here, only the slow simmering sound of the braised pot, the sweet smell of osmanthus honey, and the ambiguity of the neighbors. She guarded the small braised meat shop and slowly learned to eat well, sleep well, and live well in the smoke and smoke.
She met the taciturn bookstore owner Shen Yanhe. He was burdened with the obsession to overturn his father's case, and his heart was as cold as ice. However, Chaoyun's warmth and the small town's warmth melted him little by little inadvertently.
When Chaoyun found evidence that had been hidden for many years in the mural scroll and helped Shen Yanhe realize his long-cherished wish, he gave up on his future and returned to the town, saying, "This is where I belong."
They get married, have children, and grow old slowly under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree. Fireworks accompany you all your life.
When she woke up from her dream, Lin Wan woke up from the floor of the study room. On the mural, the young braised meat lady and the scholar have turned into a gray-haired old couple, holding hands and looking at the world with a smile.
She walked into the courtyard, the sun was just right. There was a knock on the door, and a man holding a book stood there, as if he was in a dream.
"Hello, is there a bookstore near here?"
Fireworks in this world are the way back. It turns out that all the searching is for the reunion at this moment.
