The novel describes the youth journey of three girls born in the 1980s who were born and grew up in a small town, and then went to study, work, and fall in love in the city. The inspirational and grateful Chen Ziqiu, the disabled Li Ruobing, and the homeless Xie Qingyu. The different personalities of the three girls create different life destinies, recreating the hurried years of country girls. These girls from small towns, they run on the streets of foreign lands, carrying themselves with their small bodies; they shuttle through the deep alleys, measuring a city with their soft feet. Prosperity cannot control the loneliness of human nature, and time cannot stop the pace of progress; even if the flowers are tightly clustered, they are still lonely and helpless, and even if there is thunderous applause, they still shed tears silently. Perhaps, life is a hurdle without an end. Feel the achievements in each climb, and choose to forget after conquering again and again. Only by letting the past become equipment can we live up to the rich colors and ink of the past. Only by paying tribute to the past affectionately can we live up to the imprint of youth...
Intention: The youthful journey of diligence, inspiration, frustration and growth of rural girls born in the 1980s.