Bing Wu was born in Huaibei, Anhui Province in 1988. He works in a reductor factory. His wife, Lili Yang, was born in Huaibei, Anhui Province in 1988. She works in an electronics factory. They were classmates in middle school and got married in 2009. Their child is 3 years old and lives with his grandparents in their hometown. The couple hope to earn more money in Shanghai and move back to their hometown in their 30s.

It is still common in China for parents in rural areas to help their offspring find a suitable partner, by arranging dates or through introductions. If the couple is impressed, their parents arrange a wedding. China's legal age to marry is 22 for males and 20 for females. But in the countryside, as long as the relatives and friends come to the banquet as a witness, the couple can wed.
 
Young factory workers in the suburbs of Shanghai, born in the last two decades, often come from rural areas of China. Even though many men and women in cities are having difficulties finding a partner, leading to the term 'leftover singles', these young workers have married early and some even have children. They have made important life steps in a short time and often have not thought about love. They frequently do not have wedding photos taken because it is too expensive for them to afford. Before Valentine's Day, the photographer took free wedding photos for each couple in the factory where they worked and then returned to each couple six months later to see how their daily life had changed.
 
Migrant workers face many challenges living in the city. They often cannot afford to raise their children and must bring them to their parents in the countryside. Low wages create a barrier for them to access quality housing and other social benefits. Their lives seems to be fragile in the whirlpool of estrangement.