Our Shining Youth

Nan Bei, a high school student born in the 2000s, is devastated by her parents' divorce. In a fit of anger, she transfers from the school's honors class to an ordinary humanities class, and chooses to live with her mother, Nan Yan, who is less well-off. Gu Xidong, the school's eccentric heartthrob, becomes Nan Bei's new deskmate. The two clash constantly, and their conflicts gradually escalate.

Past the age of forty, Nan Yan struggles to find work, and an unexpected second pregnancy pushes her to the brink of collapse. Chen Jiaqi, divorced for cheating, is caught in a midlife crisis. His career has failed and he keeps hitting dead ends, but with his life at a crossroads, which way should he go?

The gray-haired parents of the 1970s generation and their rebellious, headstrong children of the 2000s come face to face. As the adults rediscover their values and emotions, and the teenagers embrace the many possibilities of youth and their dreams, both generations weather storms and setbacks, and find growth and happiness together.

When the young are safe and well, the family is at peace and the nation is secure.