Twelve years ago, Shen Zhiwei’s aunt sold the family plow ox to scrape together five thousand yuan for her tuition, lifting her up so she could enter Jiaotong University. Twelve years later, she returns to the countryside after succeeding in her career to build a house as repayment. Faced with endless demands from her elder aunt’s family, she stands firm on her boundaries. Amid tangled grievances and bonds, she holds fast to gratitude and finds her own path of feminine independence.
