In the Northeast in the 1990s, Gao Hang, a doctor in Kochi, took a look at Li Xiaoyan, a reviled barber shop girl who had fallen into a chaotic society and insisted on marrying her despite rumors. The marriage agreement was for the purpose of first-come-first-serve, but he gave her a luxurious betrothal gift and a matching wedding. When his family ran into debt and her father-in-law suffered a stroke, she tore up the divorce agreement and gritted her teeth to support the family. After enduring all the hardships and living a good life, when the gangster was released from prison, he understood her love and righteousness from the beginning to the end. It turned out that this marriage that started with calculation was already full of deep love that went both ways.
Purpose: Breaking the inherent prejudice of "well-matched" marriage and love in the 1990s, through the emotional bond between Gao Hang (a doctor) and Li Xiaoyan (a self-employed barber), it shows the transformation of people's understanding of love from "class matching" to "heart-to-heart connection" in the changing times. It praises the courage of love that "acts by the heart and has nothing to do with the world". It also reflects the dignity of self-employed people who stand on their own hands in the wave of the times, and the background of struggle when the economy is rising after the layoff boom.