Not a wish-fulfillment story, but a gradual journey following an ordinary person.
As the saying goes, when you don’t have a real mother, your real father turns into a stepfather, too.
Li Wu has known since childhood that she can’t count on her father. If she wants something, she has to get it herself.
Growing up deprived of affection and material comforts, how many storms will she have to weather?
Where will she end up? Whom will she meet?
A young woman’s journey to save herself, making her way through the hardships of society.
When it comes to marriage, Li Wu thinks love is a lie told to little girls. In the end, it’s rice, oil, salt, and vinegar that matter.
But is marriage a salvation, or a tribulation?