This is a story about the youth of three female cousins in one family. They all come of age at the same time and enter society, stepping from dreams into reality, where they touch upon the true, even cruel, nature of life. Each of them finds themselves facing an ultra-difficult question. Life waits for them to make fools of themselves, but they refuse to be defeated. Not only do they want to use their intelligence to provide perfect answers, but they also need to overcome the high mountains of their parents' wills. Their personalities and ideals are the destinations they aim for.
Zhao Qingchu has to make a choice between "reason and emotion," and cannot have both. Does choosing one mean that she will forever lose the other?
Qian Xiaoyang pays a heavy price for pursuing "individuality and freedom." But was she really wrong? After giving up her self-centeredness and choosing to take responsibility, does her ideal now go against her and drift further and further away?
Li Pilipili struggles desperately, trying to break free from the growth model created by her mother. She wants to find a direction that her heart truly desires between "worldly success" and "self-actualization," either compromising or rebelling.
In each girl's life question, their mothers try to play the role of controllers and directors. They firmly believe that their children's idealism will crash against their own experientialism. Every parent and child are competing: who should have the final say in my youth?
At the start of youth, confusion arises. Should I turn left or right? Stick to myself or compromise with my parents? No one can grow up without obstacles, and all maturity comes at a cost.