Based on the novel of the same name and the hutong where cultural relics restorers live, the play tells the audience about the endless continuation between the traditional feelings and modern trends of China people through their life and emotional background. "Once upon a time there were glazed tiles" mainly tells the life stories of the children of several cultural relics restoration craftsmen, such as Shao Xue (Chen'), Zheng (Lin Yi) and Zhang Qi (Yan Zidong).
Yukee Chen' Chen plays the heroine Shao Xue in The Past. She is a translator. She is beautiful, kind, strong and independent, and unwilling to give up her dream for love. For Chen Lai, it is a brand-new attempt to mold such a career-oriented young woman. She has played many costume roles before, and this time it is rare to appear in a modern play, which is refreshing. The play is pure and lovely, full of vitality and youthful girlish atmosphere, which is very consistent with the image of the heroine of idol drama.