Life is full of hardship, and yet it is also full of joy. Life, ah, is a series of ups and downs and more downs. After working like beasts of burden for five years, two sisters both lose their jobs. They grit their teeth and finally decide to rise up from their exploited lives and work the land themselves: no more being wage slaves, they'll become their own bosses. But opening a shop isn't so easy!
Four years ago, Lin Wenqing's help stirred feelings in Chen Chaoshen. How could she simply give up after meeting her again now? Starting a business takes resources and funding, and Chen Chaoshen, who has achieved a little success, naturally steps up to help in every way. Yuan Xiaoxian's on-again, off-again ex-boyfriend, Jiang Linsong, hears about the business and shamelessly inserts himself, insisting that he's good with words and can team up with Yuan Xiaoxian to hawk their wares. Yuan Xiaoxian says she's an honest person and won't join him in swindling people.
Besides happiness, life can bring hurt, too. Those moments of happiness become the medicine that heals the wounds Lin Wenqing has suffered. Lin Wenqing has always believed that hardship and failure are life's norm, but happiness is something you give yourself. Where does happiness come from? From friends, lovers, and family, and from the belief that everything will get better.
Some people are hurt or healed by their families of origin. Chen Chaoshen doesn't even have a family of origin. Surely she must be a poor, lonely orphan? But Chen Chaoshen says, “If I never had it in the first place, what is there to be sad about? Besides, I have Lin Wenqing, and that's enough. No one could be luckier than me.”
Theme: No matter how bad life gets, there is always a way forward.
