About the dramatic changes in an old southern American city under the new energy war. This is a troubled time, and it is also a magnificent era. In this era, the joys and sorrows of ordinary Chinese people, as well as their love, hate and sadness are all stories. The background of the novel takes place in a city in the southern United States. The city was once quiet and elegant, but it has undergone earth-shaking changes due to the discovery and exploitation of oil. This series of changes has also brought varying degrees of shock to the local Chinese community. People of various personalities and backgrounds have faced a series of major changes and have very different attitudes towards life. Through the perspective of a married Chinese girl, the novel shows bright and colorful life scenes, joys and sorrows of life, allowing readers to feel the complexity and subtlety of human nature, the blending and conflict of good and evil.