In the 1970s, Miao Yidong, the youngest daughter of the Miao family, graduated from high school. With all three of her older sisters sent to the countryside as educated youth and the family facing hard times, she clenched her teeth and gave up her dream of dancing so she could earn money to support them. Through her mother's tear-filled eyes, she joined the railway work unit, known for being "pretty darn tough."
Before her first day at work, the brat from next door stood at her doorway, pushing up his glasses. With a handsome face and a shy look, he said, "Yidong, I'm going off to school. Um, once I've earned some money, I... I want to set up a stage at the biggest workers' club in the city and ask you to dance on it."
Miao Yidong declared righteously, "I've resolved to devote myself fully to our motherland's great railway-building cause. From now on, these legs are retired from dancing. Besides, Yun Zilai, what does it have to do with you whether I dance or not?"
Yun Zilai said bashfully, "I just want to be your dance partner."
Did Yun Zilai eventually succeed in becoming Miao Yidong's dance partner?
He did. Seeing how exceptionally good he was at cooking, Miao Yidong slurped hungrily, let him take her hand, and they walked through life together.
A warm note:
An optimistic, brave, baby-faced heroine who drives trains x a goofy but handsome, money-making hero with excellent cooking skills/
Two-year age gap/Warm, sweet romance/Food and an occasionally exciting everyday life/
From childhood sweethearts to marriage and having a baby/
Theme: Three generations of women in one family experience different lives as the motherland develops through the ages. They are not only mothers, but also shining stars in their own right.
