In the 1980s, rural girl Wu Xiuli sets off for Jiangcheng with dreams for the future and unexpectedly meets Xu Yunfeng, a university lecturer. Despite emotional twists and turns, Wu Xiuli refuses to lose herself in romance. Relying on her own hard work and determination, she boldly ventures into private business, progressing from selling goods at a street stall to running a clothing store and achieving personal growth through perseverance. Upholding her self-respect and independence, she bravely faces life's many challenges. She and Xu Yunfeng, an honest and kind-hearted man, support one another and treat each other sincerely. Amid the sweeping changes of the times, they work diligently toward their goals and find genuine, beautiful love, writing a happy life of their own through hard work.