[1] Tan Xiangchun is a traditional, Chinese-educated senior teacher who deeply feels unappreciated at work because of his poor command of the English language.
Gradually, Xiangchun becomes disillusioned with education and upon facing some health issues, dejectedly leaves the teaching line.
As a doting elder brother, he even attends match-making sessions with his wife in tow, in the hope of finding Xiangfeng a suitable other-half.
Luoyun belongs to the new generation of teachers who is skilful at using innovative methods (like bringing students for a ride in her sports car, giving them CDs of their idols, etc.)
To raise the standards of the centre, Luoyun suggests the starting of elitist classes, much to Xiangchun's objection as it contravenes his philosophy that education should be non-discriminatory.
Together with Yuxuan(her friend who had just graduated and returned from abroad) and Xiangfeng, she starts a premium tuition centre that accepts only outstanding students.
A quarter through the events of the story, Andi and Guijian take 13-year-old student Jiang Jun in as a boarder of sorts, the latter having come from China with his 'peidu (study) mother'.
Enlightened, Andi and Guijuan finally come to terms that their son is not academically inclined, and no longer subtract the possibility of letting him pursue his career in the food & beverage industry.
Troubled, she gets to know that Jialing is suffering from depression because of her poor studies (for which her mother pressures her) and parents’ divorce.