Healing Days for Left-Behind Children in the 1990S

Qiao Wu has had a miserable life. Nearly thirty, he works at a construction site and has spent his whole life saving up to get married. Then his wife runs off with all their money and another man, and a falling chunk of cement at work breaks his foot... Qiao Tiantian is an orphan. Abandoned beneath a bridge right after she was born, she nearly froze into an ice sculpture in the dead of winter. A real contribution to the art of human ice sculpting??? Just as Qiao Wu climbs onto a high bridge, ready to jump and become a lonely ghost at the bottom of the lake, a baby's cry rings out. It completely changes the fates of Qiao Wu, who was destined to die young, and Qiao Tiantian, who was destined to die in childhood. Along the way, it changes the fates of many others, too!!! With the help of the System, Qiao Tiantian sets out to defy fate. Little scene: "Mommy, Mommy, how was I born?" "I found you in a trash can." Qiao Tiantian has known since she was little that her dad, Qiao, found her in a trash can, but she's never thought she wasn't really part of the Qiao family. Just like the kids who grew on gourds, floated down a river, sprang out of watermelon seeds, or came as a free gift when you topped up your phone, they're all real children. Qiao Tiantian scrunches up her nose. She's so clever. Just look how much she and her dad look alike: she's got a baby face, and he has a big, round face. She's six and not even 1.26 meters tall; Dad Qiao is thirty-six and 1.76 meters tall. Most importantly, they both limp a little on their left feet. Little scene 2 Qiao Tiantian asks, "Grandma, when is Dad coming home?" Grandma Qiao: "He'll be home for New Year's!" Qiao Tiantian: "When is New Year's?" Grandma Qiao glances at the calendar on the wall. "When the calendar's all torn off!" Qiao Tiantian looks at the calendar, still brand-new, takes it down, and starts tearing. "I'll tear it! I'll tear it! Rip, rip, rip!" Theme: Left-behind children healing one another, discovering their strengths, and making their dreams come true