A young woman Shan Fei, who has worked hard for her job in a distant city far away from her hometown, gradually neglects her loved ones in the midst of her struggle in the workplace. One day she suddenly receives the news that her mother Fang Wenzhi is seriously ill
저에겐 아주 특별한 아들이 있습니다. 3살 때부터 바이올린을 켜기 시작한 녀석은 이제 13살인데 지역 콩쿨에서 1등을 할 정도로 바이올린 천재죠. 그래서 사람들은 제 이름 ‘리우 청’은 몰라도 ‘샤오천’ 아버지라고 하면 다 안답니다. 사실 가난한 시골 요리사인 제가 바이올린에 대해 뭘 알겠습니까. 하지만 녀석의 연주를 듣고 있으면 안 먹어도 배부르고 하루 종일 일해도 기운이 펄펄 납니다. 전 어떻게 하면 녀석을 북경에 데려가 좋은 교육을 시킬까 하는 생각 뿐입니다.
A humble noodle-maker in a remote Chinese province, Ermo feels that she's being taken for granted by family and friends. She decides the best way to impress them is to bring home the biggest, most expensive television set she can find - no matter how many noodles she has to peddle.
Xinghua lives with her husband, who makes money by selling stones from the Great Wall. But she is unable to give him a son to inherit this wealth. When her husband hatches a plan to tear down the local historic fortress to find a legendary hidden treasure, she finds herself drawn to a gentler, more educated man who wants to preserve it.