Li Yutong, a woman born in the 1990s, was unemployed and in debt when she received the news of her grandmother's death in a basement apartment.
After returning to her hometown, she found a silver coin engraved with a moon among her grandmother's belongings, and uncovered the story of two generations of women who defied fate:
Zhang Guixiang, born in the 1950s, ran barefoot out of her village at sixteen to escape an arranged marriage. She went from laundrywoman to general-store owner, supporting her daughter through school all on her own.
Li Hongmei, born in the 1970s, headed south for work, taught herself computers on an assembly line, and raised a child alone while opening an online shop. She carved out a path against all odds.
Three generations, three kinds of hardship, one answer: they refused to accept their lot.
On the night the moonlight shone into the basement, Li Yutong made up her mind: she would get back on her feet, just like her grandmother and mother.
