In the summer of 1995, under the sycamore tree in the old lane of Nancheng, 10-year-old Liu Deliang and Li Runan made an agreement with a safety button and a notch - he would go north to work with his father, and she would wait for his return in the old lane. Kong Jing on the side clutched the undelivered toffee and hid her secret love in time.
This wait is eight years. The old alleys were demolished, leaving the Wutong alone. Li Runan grew up to be a normal college girl, but Liu Deliang became a down-and-out young man soaked in rainy nights in a convenience store. His father died of illness, and he returned to Nancheng with his pension, leaving only his toolbox and the faded safety buckle around his neck. The reunion broke out in the rain. The childhood bond remained, but the reality gap between them was: he worked at the construction site during the day and thought about starting a business at night; she was studying part-time while silently caring about her, and the appearance of Kong Jing added to the undercurrent of this relationship.
From a quick encounter in a convenience store to side-by-side support on the road to entrepreneurship; from the embarrassment caused by poverty to the test of temptation and betrayal from the outside world, Liu Deliang used his hands to carve out a foothold in the neon city, and Li Runan has always been the steadfast light behind him. Eighteen years of time are like cicadas, and they have overcome separation, poverty and ups and downs, and will eventually fulfill the old covenant under the sycamore tree, and let the friendship between childhood sweethearts grow into a perfect love amidst the urban fireworks.
Intention: The joy of meeting again after a long separation, the sadness of love.