Double the Good Fortune Beneath the Horse-Head Walls

Tired of the grueling life of a Shanghai drifter, Jiang Yuan never dreamed that her mother, who had become a Douyin sensation for her videos at the foot of Huangshan, would one day call her with such swagger: “Forget that lousy job. Quit and come home. Mom will support you and pay you a salary of 20,000 a month. What do you say?”

Jiang Yuan: “Yes, yes, yes! I’ll quit immediately and come home to be your full-time daughter.”

Her mother throws herself into livestreaming to help local farmers, still fighting hard in middle age. And Jiang Yuan, now past OO, won’t squander her money either. Who says you can’t grow a business in your hometown?

From coming home to lie flat to providing technical support for her mother, Jiang Yuan embarks on a journey to discover a new version of herself. Along the way, she meets Cheng Yubai, who has come to Huangshan seeking inspiration for a “intangible cultural heritage plus gaming” collaboration. Love, too, flourishes wildly beneath the scenic white walls and dark tiled roofs of Huangshan.

It’s the season for drying crops in the autumn sun. In the farmhouse courtyard beneath the horse-head walls, the persimmons have ripened red.

Jiang Yuan asks Cheng Yubai, “Are the persimmons from my family sweet?”

Cheng Yubai smiles. “Not as sweet as you.”