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This story tells that the heroine was born during the season when lotus flowers were in full bloom. Her parents named their daughter Xia He because they liked the spirit of lotus flowers that emerged from the mud and remained unstained. When Xia He's mother Lin Qiu gave birth to her younger sister Xinya, her father Xinran died suddenly in a car accident. Xia He's mother was so distraught that she fell ill and stayed with her husband in June of the following year. Young Xia He and Xinya, who has not yet weaned off breast milk, grew up with the help of Grandma Liu. Their story slowly unfolds...

One day, the village chief brought two people to Lan Xiang's house. It turned out to be Director Li and his son Li Mu from the city. From this day on, Lan Xiang was responsible for Li Mu going to and from school. Li Mu, who grew up in the city, did not adapt to the life here. Lan Xiang infected him with her kindness and enthusiasm. Time flies, and more than two years have passed in the blink of an eye. Director Li has successfully completed the poverty alleviation work and is about to return to the city with Li Mu. The two people, who had already formed a deep friendship, were inseparable and agreed to enter the same university. What will happen between the two when they meet again?

This is a family that has been ruthlessly teased by fate. Su Ran and Li Dai worked hard after being laid off and ran the snack bar with their sweat, focusing only on the stability of their families. But the storm of fate came so violently that Su Ran fell ill and died, leaving behind a heavy debt. Li Dai had not yet recovered from his grief. Later, Su Ran's parents passed away one after another. In the face of this endless suffering, Li Dai used his tenacity and responsibility, like a pine tree, to guard this broken home and write a touching tragedy of life.

This novel truly depicts the survival, life, and marital status of young rural women, and reveals their emotional world. The story begins with the unfortunate birth of a rural girl, Ai Xiang, who experienced countless hardships and challenges during her growth. On the road to pursuing love, marriage, freedom and happiness, Ai Xiang encountered secular prejudice, the shackles of fate, the troubles of superstition, domestic violence and the tests of various human hardships. She endured unbearable humiliation and hardship in life, work, and love and marriage. Through Ai Xiang's growth experience, difficult life path, and unfortunate marriage, this novel arouses people's attention to the survival, development, love and marriage of rural young women. It also shows rural young women's pursuit of a better life and their challenging spirit towards traditional marriage. Through the development of characters and events, this novel praises the fearless spirit of a new generation of young women in pursuing a happy life, love and marriage. It also truly depicts the ideas and behaviors of people of different generations in rural areas, and shows the value pursuit spirit of northwest rural people who have integrated into the times and strive for self-improvement.