In Xinyang, southern Henan, old and new ideas about marriage collide as the countryside and the city meet. Lin Zhou and Su Wan have been in love for three years, but their wedding plans have stalled over the exorbitant bride price. Grandma clings to tradition, seeing the bride price as a lifelong security for her granddaughter; the young couple believe in love and commitment, and refuse to burden their marriage with debt. Three generations of women, three marriages, and one drawn-out dispute over the bride price: as customs change across Xinyang, can the evening breeze off the Huai River sweep away worldly clamor and reveal what marriage truly means in a new era?
