After the death of her best friend, Xu Hongdou's life and work fall into a slump. She goes to the "windy courtyard" in Yun Miao Village, Dali, to recuperate alone. There, she meets Xie Zhiyao, a local who quit his high-paying job and returned to his hometown to start a business with a group of peers from big cities. Xie Zhiyao begins to recognize Xu Hongdou's kindness and seriousness. He invites her to use her years of experience in the hotel industry to help local employees improve their service awareness and assist in developing Yun Miao Village's cultural tourism business. At the same time, Xu Hongdou is moved by Xie Zhiyao's ideal of building a hometown where villagers can be independent and lead purposeful lives. The two fall in love and eventually come together. As they work together, they re-examine their past, help and inspire each other, start to heal, and gain the strength to begin their lives anew in this "windy place."
