Urban Fugue: A Middle-Class Family's Dream of the Big City

Jia Dongliang isn't extraordinary—his career rides the wave of industry luck, his credentials are average at best. But he's the pillar his family leans on, their one true hope. When he secures his daughter's admission to a prestigious school in China's top-tier city, euphoria sweeps through the household. His parents bask in glory, his wife and granddaughter prepare to relocate, and even Jia Dongliang dares to dream of a future as brilliant as Van Gogh's starry night. Then he meets Jiao, and everything he thought he knew begins to unravel. A poignant slice-of-life tale about ambition, family d…