In the winter of 1979, in a small village in Lushun, Dalian City, the Cao family added a little princess. Named Cao Qian, she is the only daughter of this poor farmer who lives on farming, and her parents have placed infinite expectations on her since she was born. 
Although she was destitute, her parents always left her with the only good food, for fear that their daughter would suffer a little loss. As she grew older, the smart and sensible Cao Qian gradually showed an amazing talent for learning. She is diligent and studious, and her grades are among the best all year round, which makes her parents with ordinary quality shine. Golden awards are plastered all over the walls, and his father, Cao Zhaogang, often holds a small stool and shows his face to the neighborhood. Cao Qian in the girl's heart also yearns for the scene of life in the downtown area, and she is determined to go to the prosperous area of the south to make a career. However, after the college entrance examination, her wish was ruthlessly stifled by her parents, who strongly demanded that her daughter go to the nearest university. 
For a while, the seeds of resentment quietly sprouted, and she was no longer the well-behaved and obedient Cao Qian she used to be. On the day the college entrance examination scores came out, Cao Qian happily informed her parents that she had obtained the opportunity to study in the United States, and asked them to pay a huge advance fee of 70,000 yuan. This middle-aged couple who are living in poverty were dumbfounded, they have such a large amount of money? Even if you sell the little tattered belongings you left behind, you can't make up for it. Seeing his daughter looking at him expectantly, Cao Zhaogang took a deep breath, straightened his waist and said, "I'm going to borrow money, and I will definitely let you get your wish!" From then on, the poor couple began the arduous journey of begging for money. 
Because of Cao Qian's dream of going abroad, they are no longer the envy of the people in the village. finally borrowed 60,000 yuan from relatives and friends, and when it was handed over to her daughter, she left the house without looking back. After going abroad, Cao Qian still wrote to her parents from time to time, asking for high living expenses. Once again, the husband and wife are burdened with debt, but they are often so excited that they can't sleep - their daughter will still think of them! Day after day, they watched the mailbox like autumn water, hoping that there would be a letter from their daughter. That was the only hope that sustained their old men in the wind and rain. The beautiful life abroad was not as good as Cao Qian imagined, due to the language barrier, she could not find a job in Germany, and her life was already overwhelmed. Unlike the original appearance of being full of confidence and longing for independence, Cao Qian, who had no choice but to find her parents again and extend a helping hand to them. 
However, her arrogant personality has not been restrained in the slightest, and every time she calls, she gets straight to the point and says, "I don't have enough money to spend." Her tone was neither humble nor arrogant, as if she was talking and laughing with her classmates and friends. Faced with the father who was so excited that she wanted to persuade her to turn back, she hung up indifferently and planned how to spend her money next. Cao Qian, who is high up, is used to the days when her family feeds, and she changes the address and mobile phone number of the letter from her parents, and she turns a deaf ear to the urgent inquiry from the other end. The scene of her pleasure was in stark contrast to the yellow-boned old man in her hometown, and she didn't care. In her eyes, the existence of her parents is like an ATM, and she doesn't feel that there is anything wrong with her. Cao Qian, who has made unremitting efforts in Germany, has finally gained a firm foothold in language and life. She entered the University of Bayern Munich, where she was named a tenured professor with excellent results. 
At the same time, Cao Qian also gained a lot emotionally, she married a lawyer, and gave birth to a son and a daughter one after another. Many years ago, her vision of longing for urban life has been realized, and now she has a successful career and a happy family. The parents, who had been separated from their daughter for a long time, received a diagnosis of terminal cancer at this time, and the remaining months were destined to be spent in the torment of illness. Their only hope is that their daughter will be able to rush back to their hometown at the last minute to complete their last journey for them. On a sunny spring day, the old pear tree at the entrance of the village ushered in its 17th year. For 17 years, the gray-haired old couple had preferred to open their misty eyes to the stars than to return their daughter from Germany. 
They were running around with a lot of enthusiasm, and finally got their daughter's current ***, but the cold reply from the other end was undoubtedly another blow to the dying parents - she said that she was very busy now and didn't have time to go home to visit. The news of Liu Hongyu's unfortunate death due to breast cancer has not yet cooled, and Cao Zhaogang, who lost his partner, also fell one after another after a lonely and long wait. Even though they couldn't get their daughter back for the last time, the daughter who was flesh and blood connected with them was ruthless and didn't care about it. Now, the gilded font in front of the tomb reflects the condemnation of the villagers, this out-and-out "unfilial daughter" is immersed in the joy of her own success, and does not send half of her condolences to the deceased.