[Synopsis]
Su Miao wakes up one day to find herself an orphan in the 1970s, with both her parents dead.
Her greedy grandmother and uncle have their eyes on her few remaining possessions and come by to mooch off her.
To get away from her greedy grandmother's family, she volunteers to join the educated youth sent to the countryside.
Rural life is chaotic, but there she meets Gu Xiaoyang, another educated youth. In their years of hardship, they look after each other and gradually fall in love.
Before long, Gu Xiaoyang enlists and leaves Hongqi Village for a military camp, steadily rising through the ranks. They write to each other from afar, their feelings unwavering.
It isn't just Su Miao's greedy relatives who are hard to deal with. The male lead's parents cause endless trouble, too. Whatever storms lie ahead, the two of them face them together.
When the national college entrance exams resume, Su Miao seizes her chance and gets into university. There, she takes advantage of every opportunity to start a business and steadily build her wealth.
He rises through the ranks in the military, while she excels at both her studies and business.
