A story about an upper middle-class family of American Chinese. A flourishing high-end Chinese restaurant, a booming law firm, two kids in elite colleges, a big house and fancy cars----all are impressive status symbols and keep reminding other people of their "successes". Yet, behind the glittering facade, there is a story of their struggle, their pains and expensive life lessons learned...

The story was about a Chinese-American family in the suburbs of Washington DC., who got their education, worked hard, played by the rules, realized their American dreams by owning a successful restaurant and a law firm. They became obsessed with the pursuit of Ivy League colleges, where they insisted, their kids must go to study to pave the road for their future success. In the process, they lost their way as they never understood the true essence of education and even put their kids' mental health in jeopardy. It turned out to be a nonsensible pursuit which resulted in the losses of relationships with their children, marital failure and physical illness and even the "escape" of the husband.