空服员吴杉杉与飞行员佐藤秀中相恋，奈何因母亲不光彩的过去而被佐藤家族棒打鸳鸯。
吴杉杉离职后进入东洋瓷砖公司任职，大老板和小老板均与吴家母女有着千丝万缕的纠葛，加上小儿麻痹症患者山崎和彦的加入，吴杉杉的恋情一波三折......
这是作者B杜一系列异国恋情N部曲中的第二部，通过一个纯情女子追求爱情的过程，带出日本森严的门第观念，同时把华人在日本的奋斗史及母女间的矛盾刻画得入木三分。阅读此书，对日本的风俗、服饰、食物、景点......也有进一步的了解与认识。
Wu Shanshan is a flight attendant, who has fallen in love with captain Hideo Sato. However, with her mother's complicated history and the captain's infamous family background, things take a nasty turn, causing a complicated situation between the two star-crossed lovers. Later, Wu Shanshan joined the Oriental Tile Company where she caused problems between the boss and his son. Then, a third man appears.