Nineteen-year-old Sun Yulan, unwilling to accept an arranged marriage, fled overnight to the provincial capital with her fifteen-year-old younger sister. The two sisters were short of money and knew no one, struggling to establish a foothold by working in a restaurant. Yulan diligently studied tailoring skills and fully supported her younger sister's education. Breaking free from the shackles of fate, relying on hard work and resilience, they carved out a brand new life of their own in a strange land.