A tall young man in military uniform from the summer of 1970. He quietly helped 18-year-old Su Jinxiu by carrying heavy buckets from her shoulders all the way to the village entrance. He gave her a spotless white handkerchief with the fresh scent of soapberry. Su Jinxiu kept that handkerchief hidden away for her entire life. In her previous life, she missed her chance with him because her mother forced her to marry Zhao Mingyuan. She later heard he left the village, married someone else, endured an unhappy marriage, and died in sorrow. Su Jinxiu resolved not to lose him again in her reborn life.
