A cute coed leaves her mother's home and gets involved with a pastry chef who has links to the local criminal element.

1999 Taiwanese film directed by Lin Cheng-sheng

A rather dejected Mei-li Chen lives with her extended family in the suburbs. She drops out of college when the boy she has a crush on finds a girlfriend. Mei-li eventually ends up selling tickets in a movie theatre. A great camaraderie then builds up between the two cashiers in the small ticket booth.