[Period setting + energetic heroine + rural and urban life + family squabbles + face-slapping + a touch of ensemble cast + comeback]
Wen Ying drops out of school because she can't bear the rumors, leaving her in a terrible situation.
Deng Xiaohai, five years older than her, says, “I want to take responsibility for you!”
She's only eighteen when they get engaged. Her boyfriend in the 1970s is clingy and has a high sex drive. If she doesn't get pregnant today, he'll try again tomorrow...
But she starts thinking about escaping from this man...
Have a baby before turning twenty? Spend her life serving her husband and raising children, with him as her whole world?
To hell with that! The wonderful world around her has only just begun, hasn't it?
The heroine has a clear growth arc.
It's not the stereotype of favoring sons over daughters, or selling daughters. The heroine's family was originally quite loving, but due to some combination of circumstances, she lost her virginity to her ex-boyfriend early on. But life at the age of eighteen is just the beginning, not the end. Her future holds unexpected possibilities.
It's not the stereotype of favoring sons over daughters, or selling daughters. The heroine's family was originally quite loving, but due to some combination of circumstances, she lost her virginity to her ex-boyfriend early on. But life at the age of eighteen is just the beginning, not the end. Her future holds unexpected possibilities.