Fireworks and Ordinary Life Path

Gao Jialin returned home in despair, and under the instruction of his grandfather Deshun, who was seriously ill, he picked up books to prepare for the college entrance examination, but failed repeatedly. His younger brother Jialin went south to work, and gradually became estranged from Qiaoling, who loved reading, while working hard on the construction site. Destiny changed with the times. The geological team discovered a large coal field in their hometown, bringing vitality to the barren land. Qiaoling was admitted to college and became a "Golden Phoenix", and Gao Jialin was finally admitted to the mining major. The two met again in college, and their hearts moved closer to each other after going through hardships, but they fell into emotional struggles. After graduation, Gao Jialin devoted himself to the construction of the coal mine in his hometown, growing from a technician to a chief engineer; Qiaoling served as a cadre of the County Statistics Bureau, and the two got married, and together they witnessed the transformation of their hometown from a backward mountain village into a new mining city. Unfortunately, Qiao Ling died of illness early due to overwork, and Gao Jialin lost his true love at the peak of his career. Many years later, with the help of his children and grandchildren, the white-haired Gao Jialin married Qiaozhen, who was also widowed. The two revisited their old place, walking on the old path that has become an asphalt road, reminiscing about the life-changing summer in their youth. Their weather-beaten souls finally found their destination in their later years, completing a life cycle that spanned half a century. The story takes coal mine development as the background, continues Lu Yao's portrayal of land and human nature, and composes a hymn to the life of a generation.