The long novel directly describes the new era. With a broad vision, the author Xu Kun incisively writes the drastic changes and complexities of the new era and probes into the adapting process of the overseas returnees, those who come to and live in Beijing, urban intellectuals, and cadres taking a temporary post, depicting the value of times featuring the changing life and the eternal truth. The novel came out of Xu’s ten years of experience. Her personal experience, the piercing pain, and the final relief and tolerance demonstrate not only Xu’s unique style of irony, but also the abundant emotions. Xu presents readers with both the distinct characters and a moving story.